In my childhood, I always wanted LEGO for toys, so it’s no big surprise that Henri is getting some too. Of course he’s too young for standard LEGO so he’s getting Duplo. And with Ingrid we got quickly convinced it’s the best way to use the toy money.

Duplo have great build quality. They are safe, there are never any sharp edges, small pieces that could be swallowed and I trust LEGO not to use toxic materials. They are very solid and overall not much more expensive than other much less good toys.

The most interesting aspect is that they offer so many levels of playing. At the simplest, just taking them in and out of their box is already very interesting. Or take the big farm set 4665, even if Henri is too young to make up stories with the animals, putting things in the house through the small doors, or checking through the windows is very fun. Parents can so quickly build new things that will look like a new toy so interest can be renewed regularly. And Henri is probably not very far from building stuff himself. At 17 months, he already knows how to put pieces together, and is building big towers.

Finally, another plus is that any new LEGO box, in addition to being a new toy, will make the old ones interesting again.

I cannot wait for Henri to be old enough so that we can build amazing cities or castles together

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