lots of pieces of Duplo (Lego 5588 Duplo: Giant Box)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Lego 5588 Duplo: Giant Box
Date:	01/09/09 (102 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great toy

Disadvantages: none

Duplo are fantastic bricks I recently bought a box for my great niece it is her 1st birthday. Ok I know she will not be ready to play with these bricks yet but it was a case of I wanted to buy something she would grow into rather than something she had already got. Duplo bricks are suitable for 2 to 5 year olds.

This box 5588 is a massive green box tub containing 201 pieces. The box is a strong plastic makes a fantastic storage container for the bricks.
*Duplo bricks
They are made by Lego a Danish firm. They were first made in 1969 after the popular Lego bricks which were first made in the 1930s. The firm had its roots in making wooden items including toys. The name Lego was introduced in 1934 an adaptation of the words that mean play well in Danish or an adaptation of the Latin to put together. By the 1950's the bricks which were a forerunner to the modern Lego brick were mad . Lego evolved from these and then the bigger Duplo for younger children.

*What they look like.
Duplo bricks are a conjoining brick twice the size of Lego . They are made from strong brightly coloured plastic,

Contents of box5588.
This is a huge box containing 2001 Duplo bricks of varying sizes an although her are a few other shapes most are standard 4 or 8 stud bricks . There are red blue , yellow green, white bricks . some bricks with eyes printed on and a few curved slope bricks, No wheels though. There are plenty of bricks for 1 or a small group of children to make a variety of constructions.

Education.
These bricks are great for little hands and developing minds .
Your child will be developing and practice his/her fine and gross motor skills while using these . Your child will develop their constructive and imaginary play. Playing alongside another child with these bricks will help their social skills learning how and how not to play with other children , not to snatch the desperately wanted brick but to share .
There bricks can also be used to develop vocabulary, colour recognition and basic maths. Do talk and play alongside your child sometimes. I know that these bricks can be played with independently by a child I have seen children totally involved in the Duplo world they create .

*Cleaning
These are easy to clean should they need it, just wash with soap and water.
*Durability
These duplo bricks will last a long time many , many playhours of fun . I well my grandkids have duplo 30 years old


*Recommendation.
Yes I would recommend these Duplo bricks wholeheartedly for use at home or nursery . use this as the core box and you can add other Duplo bricks too it as your Childs interests develop , cars people and animals are available in many variations
Have fun playing with your children and their toys . Mary

Summary: cojoining bricks for 18 months and over