duplo or playmobil?

[SarahBear]

The only issue I would have with the smaller peices is that duplo can be left with young children unattended.
I try not to have the lego out unless I can supervise ds because of the potential of swallowing, choking and putting in ears etc ... he's not generally that type of kid but it only takes the once, he did shove a whole slice of ham up his nostrils once so I don't 100% trust him with small peices on his own yet.
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Definitely a good point. Violet isn't "than kind of kid" either, but she's only 2. She's bound to experiment or think something like that is funny at some point or other. She's also more likely to do that sort of thing when she's tired.

 

[RaspberryK]

The only issue I would have with the smaller peices is that duplo can be left with young children unattended.
I try not to have the lego out unless I can supervise ds because of the potential of swallowing, choking and putting in ears etc ... he's not generally that type of kid but it only takes the once, he did shove a whole slice of ham up his nostrils once so I don't 100% trust him with small peices on his own yet.
Xx

Definitely a good point. Violet isn't "than kind of kid" either, but she's only 2. She's bound to experiment or think something like that is funny at some point or other. She's also more likely to do that sort of thing when she's tired.

She may or may not, we have never really "baby proofed" the house and he's had exposure to lots of things that children generally like to fiddle with or put in their mouth and he never bothered so far. I'm not sure if it's just his personality or if he just hasn't decided to play that game yet.
I remember one of my brothers always putting things where he shouldn't, he once drank a bottle of olbas oil (menthol stuff for clearing blocked nose etc), unscrewed a nut from a bolt on his school desk aged 5 and had to go to a&e for removal almost had to put him under ga/operate
So I'm on the watch out for it!
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[Cinnamon Girl]

I think a deciding factor will also be your pain threshold.

Which is worse when stood on.

 

[jd83]

I think a deciding factor will also be your pain threshold.

Which is worse when stood on.

I just saw a pic on FB this morning of the "Walk of Lego Fire" where someone had made a rectangle crate and filled with small Lego to be walked on as a challenge. Yeah, I wouldn't be able to complete that one. LOL

 

[minties]

My kids lost interest in duplo around age 20-24 months. Both got frustrated with how easily it falls apart and how chunky it is. Playmobil isn't that popular here so I can't comment on that.

I heard "it keeps breeeaaaking!!!" followed by a toddler in a rage way too many times so duplo was put away.

We are a big lego loving family so Thomas got some regular lego from about 20 months and now Sophie also enjoys it.

20-24 mths is almost too young for duplo hence the fustration of it coming apart. Nearer 2.5 they are able to start building it themselves.

I don't agree. Mine could build with duplo from 12 months happily. They outgrew it for sure by 24 months. Sophie can make cars and birds and some other neat things from lego. Thomas has long since left duplo in the dust.

We did already have a large lego collection of probably 60,000 pieces at the time though so lego was introduced pretty early. It really helped Thomas' fine motor skills. Honestly there are only so many walls and giant chunky animals and planes that fall apart that the kids could stand before it got boring.

They can both use the tool to take lego apart and the frustration tantrums long since stopped since I put duplo away.

I'm not too bothered by what other kids use but I know for sure mine outgrew duplo. We are a lego obsessed house though so they were bound to want to play with mummy and daddy's small bricks earlier.

Kids really are quite different. I'm pretty impressed that your kids were putting things together at 12 months! I don't think Violet would have understood putting things together like that at that age. She also would have had no interest. Your kids also sound advanced with their fine motor skills.

I think the main message of this whole thread is that there is quite a range for when things become appropriate or when kids outgrow things.

Thomas was always good with his hands (he's about even with kids his own age now) and clicked mega bloks (large ones) together around 7 months. He was trying to grab things at 6 weeks. Sophie was not as advanced in that way but talks a lot better than he did. Thomas can't read or write like lots of kids on here can, but he sure knows how to click things together .

 

[veganmama]

I think a deciding factor will also be your pain threshold.

Which is worse when stood on.

and which is the answer?????

 

[veganmama]

thanks for all the responses ladies!!

i dont know why, but lego looks so boring to me lol. duplo looks much more fun to play with ;D

but of course its not about me

 

[tommyg]

I think a deciding factor will also be your pain threshold.

Which is worse when stood on.

and which is the answer?????

Lego is really sore to stand on like standing on a sharp stone. Duplo being bigger isn't so sore some how it's corners aren't quite so sharp.

 

[KatieB]

I've bought some Duplo for one of Alex's presents. He turns two on 28 December and I think he'll love them.

 

[Marie000]

personally, I like both. However I never considered them in the same category... duplos we use for building and playmobils are great for pretend play. The duplos we have are random bricks, which I find more interesting than the kits where you build one thing. (they remind me more of the way I played with legos when I was young)

For the playmobils, we have some playmobil 123 and they are great for little kids. I don't think my daughter would swallow smaller pieces in regular playmobil (she's passed that age) but they look like they are more difficult to handle. I am hoping playmobil will have a lasting appeal since even the 123s are less "baby-style" than, say, fisher price's little people.