What other Duplo sets would you recommend for a 1.5 old who is really into building cars in this set?
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We got two Duplo sets at Xmas; My daughter just looked at brochures in box and we think 1) was 10518 Construction and 2) 4631 Gas Station with Tow truck. This gave us 4 vehicle chassis and the option for lots of Duplo "configurations". We are still playing with them.
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We have the Duplo Number Train set in addition to Creative Cars. It doesn't have the windows or car body pieces, but it's a fun train set and the number blocks are a fun learning tool.
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New this year are Duplo Construction (10518), Fire (6138) and Police (10532) sets, which each come with two vehicles or a vehicle and a motorcycle. Plus minifigures and the fire station comes with a classic spotted dog. Each of those themes also has a larger singular vehicle, like the Fire Chief's car, available separately. I would also highly recommend DUPLO My First Build 4631, which comes with simple building instructions, a little boy figure and a dog.
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I think a 3.5 year old would love this set. It's a good starter set and when you add another set of just the blocks, the combinations are endless.
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You can buy these directly from the fisher price site (they only have the one from toy story avail now but they should be the same) https://store.mattel.com/ItemDetail.aspx?cat=140&item;=60381 . Otherwise you can just find any SHORT car from Hot Wheels - the short ones work fine on it.
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Yes I think they are. The pieces are too small for their little fingers to manipulate. Duplo is far more suitable for this age.
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yes they are the smaller ones that they make. We have them for our granddaughter who is almost 5. I suggest mega blocks for the 1 and 2 year olds and duplo has an in between size for 3 year olds
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We've used ours for a couple years. One side worked great with the Duplo / Mega blocks. Now he's moved on to the real legos & those fit well too. We haven't tried any off-brand small legos yet, but all the different brands of Duplo size fit the other side just fine.
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My daughter has the lego friends and they are perfect for this along with other box sets for example: lego bricks and more pink 4625, lego ultimate building 6166, and many others are fine for this but the lego DUPLO line are larger and will not fit.
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Yes any hot wheels will work..it actually only comes with one car so you need to buy more cars. My 4 yr old puts random things in it and launches it also..like coins or plastic army men haha
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I think that a 5 year would like it if it's new to him. I don't know how long he'd be intrigued, as he would probably put pieces together as they are supposed to go! It would depend upon the child. The major positive about Lego is that it stays together instead of falling apart as soon as you pick it up! It also can be washed if needed. I bought the set for my 2 year old great-grandson, but I, his father, 3 uncles, a grandfather, and a great-grandfather are or have been in engineering, and have played with him since he could hold things. He loves it, and puts the pieces together in all kinds of ways, so it looks different as he plays. He's also fascinated with trucks, dump trucks, trains and such. I think that a 5 year would like it if it's new to him. I don't know how long he'd be intrigued, as he would probably put pieces together as they are supposed to go! It would depend upon the child. The major positive about Lego is that it stays together instead of falling apart as soon as you pick it up! It also can be washed if needed. I bought the set for my 2 year old great-grandson, but I, his father, 3 uncles, a grandfather, and a great-grandfather are or have been in engineering, and have played with him since he could hold things. He loves it, and puts the pieces together in... » Read More I think that a 5 year would like it if it's new to him. I don't know how long he'd be intrigued, as he would probably put pieces together as they are supposed to go! It would depend upon the child. The major positive about Lego is that it stays together instead of falling apart as soon as you pick it up! It also can be washed if needed. I bought the set for my 2 year old great-grandson, but I, his father, 3 uncles, a grandfather, and a great-grandfather are or have been in engineering, and have played with him since he could hold things. He loves it, and puts the pieces together in all kinds of ways, so it looks different as he plays. He's also fascinated with trucks, dump trucks, trains and such. « Show Less
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Hi! One year is the perfect age to give this car! Kids like beginner Legos at one too ! Have fun !
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There isn't 2 of everything but they could both build cars and small houses without a problem. If they like to build the same things I'd get 2 sets. My boys build great together with this set. The argument we have is over who gets to be Lego guys. We bought a set of people and still have a few spats.
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The LEGO building plates are for the normal (older kids) Lego sets, but the Lego Duplo sets will fit on them as well. My son has both types of Legos and they both work.
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No the train from set 10558 is really just the duplo cars with parts to make it look like a train the actual dupli train has skinner wheels. They will kinda work if pulled behind one of the other Lego dupli trains but aren't really designed for it.
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I have had a duplo table for mine since my oldest was about 18 months. They are now 3 and 4 1/2 and they still play on the table. If you have the money you might consider a flip table so that it would grow with them like this one. FLIP TOP LEGO & DUPLO COMBO - ONE TABLE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY SOLID OAK CONSTRUCTION BUILT TO LAST!
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I bought this set for a 2 year old.he loves legos.but these work with others just make sure they are duplos.My 4 year old grandson loves the duplos to.We just get different sets they can mix up building things with.
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It is a really cool set, but it is somewhat advanced to build. If your five year old is an experienced Lego builder, then it should be fine.
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We have had this set since my 1st son was 2 and he's 5 now and still plays with it! My 3 year old son loves the blocks as well. They make roads for their matchbox cars, castles, construction and towers. It's a great set to have !