Let’s do a quick throw back to roughly 1992. Picture this…
A long, narrow passage with dark brown parquet flooring and a green rug. The walls are white and unadorned with anything. At each end of the passage are blanket forts manned by the fiercest Lego gun fighters in the whole of Cape Town. Namely, my brother Shane and I of course. From behind the safety of our forts we’d build our guns or grenades and pelt eachother with them whenever someone stuck their head high enough to take a hit.
Of course we weren’t always trying to kill each other. There were a few times where we were building houses and cars, towers as high as they could go or just really wanting to make something more awesome than the other. We’ve actually still got all our Lego stored at my Moms house. In fact she won’t part with it, so our kids only get to play with it when they are there.
Seth on the other hand, he’s what one would call obsessed. He buys Lego for himself as opposed to the kids. I’m not even joking when I say that he bought Knox a Lego firetruck when he was TWO. Obviously he knew he’d end up building it by himself and we all know that that’s actually exactly how he wanted it anyway. Sneaky.
Anyway, when I was approached to work with Lego Duplo I was a bit dubious. I mean, my kids are old enough now to play with the “real” Lego right? They won’t be interested in the younger Duplo product. Oh boy was I wrong. Although it’s aged for 2-5 year olds, all three of our kids spent all afternoon playing with it when we got it and every afternoon since!
Just to clear the air, I love playing with my kids and all, but I love it even more when they play on their own without me facilitating the process the whole time. Usually I used to put on the TV so that I could just have a moments peace after a long day, but now I pull out the Lego. It’s great.
So the My First Truck comes with two characters and a cat. They have a big truck that carries pairs of food, from milk to fish to broccoli which you can set up in the little shopfront. Which is cool, because if you’re feeling up to it, it can also be a matching game with younger kids.
The Around The World – Arctic box has to be my favourite though. There are two human characters, a husky dog that comes with his very own sleigh, a whale that can eat fish blocks and a polar bear. Then there’s their kayak, a fishing rod, a fish and the house with instructions to build of course.
The kids had the most fun with this set, especially Knox. In fact, everyone now has a name (and don’t you dare get it wrong), the whale eats the strangest things and the cat and the dog are “fwends – dey don’t fwight”.
So I’m really glad to say that we’ll be working with Lego Duplo over the next few months, testing out their product and letting you know if we love it. But where’s the fun in that for you? Well don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
You can also get your hands on the Around The World Arctic box this month 🙂 Just enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below.
WIN the “Around The World – Artic” Lego Duplo Box
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42 comments
my son would love this #awesome
Well when I was little and played with lego I always sabotaged myself and feet by messing around with lego before bed. Suffice to say my poor feet found them either during the middle of the night or early morning lol and now I sort of go through that with my son with his toys. And with my daughter due soon I’m sure she will be a huge lego fan just like her big brother 🙂
i would love to win it for my kids, helps with hand and eye co-ordination, but also creative side of things. Keep them entertained which is awesome considering mom also needs a bit of me time and in winter cannot always take them outside
Hours of peace for any parent and so much pleasure for any child
Would love to win this for my little guy who loves building.
When I was a child, I was a big Lego fan. I used to love creating large and complicated Lego creations. I have fond memories of sunny weekend afternoons spent in my room creating new inventions. I created medieval battle scenes, suburban villages, rocket ships and more.
I LOVE LEGO! I was just telling my hubby the other day that I love that my son loves something I played with 20 odd years ago… My mom NEVER wanter to buy me rollerbaldes. So i used to take the train ones and tie them under my shoes… DIY rollerblades LOL,
My son would love this… and me too. I just love building WITH him… creating things… laughing over his silliness. Really a creativity builder and one of those toys you can be proud of buying.
I have a 5L ice cream bucket filled with Lego pieces stored by my dad. I’m waiting for the boys to be old enough to play with them before bringing them home. I know how much I loved playing with my Lego’s when I was younger and begging my dad to buy me the green mat to build on. He never did buy it but I had hours of fun regardless. My sister could never sit still long enough to play with, so there was never any fights over Lego pieces lol. I can’t wait to carry over this joy to my boys (here’s hoping they’re as into it as I was!).
I love duplo and still have all my childhood duplo, my mom used to let us set up a whole duplo village in the tv room over school holidays and only have to pack it away at the end of the holidays. Hours of fun were had!
I am just considering buying a set for my son, thanks for the detail about the different types!
Strangely, I don’t recall playing with Lego as a child. Weird, right? I’ve sure made up for it in adulthood though, I play with Lego just as much as my kids do. 😉 Like you, I too would use the electronic rectangular babysitter in the afternoons, just for 5 minutes (or two hours) peace. A few weeks ago we decided no more TV in the afternoons, instead the boys spend a good two hours building with their Lego. This prize will def come on handy here.
My lil 3 year old is OBSESSED with LEGO! He would so enjoy a set he can build himself without the help of dad!
When I was pregnant I remember shopping for a birthday gift for my friend’s daughter. I came across the Duplo Lego (being pregnant with my first child and not knowing anything about kids this was a first!). I fell in love with all the Duplo (and of course bought Duplo as the birthday gift) and became so excited for the day I would buy my baby his first Duplo. This would be an amazing gift for him!
Fab prize!
One of the greatest things about lego – well duplo that K currently has – is the way I get to watch him and J play. It just makes me all gooey seeing my guys (my kid and his dad) build things together. The current project is to build a tower that reaches the ceiling, but we’re a good few blocks short. *hint, hint* 😉
We love Lego and duplo in our house. Pretty much our favorite toys ever!
I never had lego as a kid (not sure why, to be honest?) and always said that I would get my kids interested in lego as early as possible. And that’s what we did, Lia-Mae is such a girlie-girl, so loves lego friends and Adam is currently expanding his duplo set, which he calls dublowers. Secretly, I’m waiting for us to get those big lego sets with spaceships and the like… So I’m crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.
My mom saved our lego from when I was small – in one of those old brown suitcases! But Duplo is still my favourite – all my kids still enjoy it (even the 9yo!) and it’s a favourite in my playschool too. Hope we win!
We’ve got a small farm set with a farmer girl, bunny and chicken. Emily is fascinated with this set – meaning that I can pretty much expect to find a block no matter which cupboard door I open! ?
This would be a great win for my 5 year old daughter. A great way for her to expend her endless energy…..and later eventually share with her 4 month old sister
I have fun memories of my sister and I building together. Back in the day there were less of the “themed”ones but rather a whole box of pieces and your imagination had to come to the fore. My favorite was to build a castle. My daughter loves to do the same currently.
I have such fond memories of building Lego and duplo with my brother. I am loving watching my sons create their own memories with some of the same old blocks
Thanks for this amazing opportunity
I love it just as much as my girls as well!
Would love this for my girls!
Such an amazing giveaway and not only for my 2 year old son but also for my sisters son cause they play together. This will make a huge different for both of them..
Hours of fun for the kids!
Love ❤ this giveaway
Fantastic for my little nephew
Lego duplo is awesome, my four year old and almost 2 year old both love it (as well as the normal lego). My hubby is also a huge lego fan, my son’s first lego was purchased while I was pregnant 🙂
Hi there! I remember spending hours by myself playing lego! Now i have 3 boys under 7 and they play with their duplo daily, even the eldest! They make some magnificent things, but sometimes, ok most of the time, squabble as to who gets the wheels and longer pieces for making aeroplanes! Lol
I remember the very first time Rushdi actually stood still and paid attention to one activity for a significant length of time (he had the attention span of a goldfish at the time) was when he first took interest in building his LEGO/DUPLO blocks. I was so surprised I was too scared to move for 20 minutes in case he snapped out of it.
Forget adult colouring books. Lego for me is so darn therapeutic. The number of times I’ve found myself still building alone long after the kid has been distracted by something else! He loves his Lego though. Keeps him occupied for ages and his first school report actually mentioned how methodical he is when it comes to building with blocks. Best toy ever! We’d love to add this to his little collection xx
Lego would be super awesome for my lil beasties to have hours of fun!!! It will get their creative juices flowing and it’s great for their hand-eye co-ordination.
i have always loved lego growing up. I was an only child for 9 years! So lego kept me very busy and I had lots of fun. I now have a 2 year old toddler and another one on the way, i know my little girl will love Lego as much as I did and especially the Duplo rage. She likes to sit and put things together so I know this will keep her busy and entertained!
Lego is the only way I can get at least an hour of peace and quiet but the only toy that has ever brought me to tears. Imagine starting off your morning with Lego in your slippers…
Lego has always been part of mine and my brothers childhood… now that I have kids they play with the same lego’s we had (there are so many ice cream containers crammed full of all sorts of bricks, this is how we stored them after the boxes lost all recognizable shape after being open and closed 1million and 5 times.)
My son is autistic and i see his fascination with the bricks and the little wheels that are used to build cars and trucks etc… it has been a great tool for improving fine and gross motor skills and also helps with sensory stimulation. We love LEGO.
I have always loved Lego and still play with it even in adulthood – my favourite is the Lego Teknik as these double up as quirky and cute displays. It is great stress reliever and distraction to play with Lego. I attended the Lego exhibition last year and it was really eyeopening to see the larger than life creations made entirely from lots of legos put together!
Would love to win this for my two kids, who are of the perfect age to use this. I remember having endless hours of fun with Lego, even as an adult when playing with kids. Lego is timeless
very nice giveaway- kids are kept me very busy and have lots of fun.
Im a huge Legofan! I have something many people would envy…. a lego vacuum…. It was made by lego and by moving it across thefloorit picks the blocks up with little rollers. It is awesome and ingenious as the kids actually fight touse it to tidy up 🙂
I have to be honest . I would love the Duplos for my 1 year old
growing up i always use to play with legos , the first great toy my parents had bought for me . spent hours building houses , and having my own town with my imaginary friend -years later i realized what an impact and influence that had on me choosing a career . today i owe it to LEGO FOR ME BECOMING AN ARCHITECT
Legos are the best .
Well LEGO has certainly changed over the decades, for the better for sure! My daughter loved playing with LEGO as a child and would spend hours creating model buildings and houses. I love how much more creative LEGO has become allowing children to use their creative skills and imagination.