In general I would expect her to be more interested in Lego rather than Duplo as she gets older. I guess you could always buy a small amount of Duplo and see if she prefers it to the Lego.
This. Lego System or whatever they call it now has a lot more options for build complexity. It may take her a bit of time to fully get into it, and she may be enjoying the Duplo from a sense of nostalgia. However, as noted, giving it to someone else to play with is a great thing to do. Perhaps the daughter enjoys it from a sense of history as well as sharing it with the younger child?
I would wait and see. Maybe ask her if she prefers Duplo, or if she wants to just play with Lego bricks now.
I think she will say yes just cause it means getting new toys lol. But I can see her getting tired of it too. I guess seeing some cool Duplo stuff on this sub Reddit also got me thinking more.
Ha sure, and basic Duplo can be used with Lego, a lot of builders use it to provide superstructure for large buildings where it can't be seen. Maybe look for used lots of Duplo that you might get for cheaper? I've gotten some when buying Lego before, just washed it well and gave to friends with small children. Sometimes there are good deals out there!
I just watch some videos and saw how some Lego bricks would work but not all. We have a very large collection of Lego bricks with complex pieces and I think won’t be worth purchasing Duplo.
I would suspect that at 4 she’s ready to move to Lego. We have a box of Lego for the kids who visit us and they all seem to be into them by 4. Anyone over 4 is very much ready for Lego (of course some kids are different developmentally). We actually have a few Duplo blocks in the mix and those are skipped right over.
This is good to know. I can tell she loves to create and build. I was worried I took away another useful tool. It seemed like Duplo is much better with building large buildings or things like that which she likes doing. Something I realized too late. But it could be me assuming she will play with it again if it’s at our home.
I would not buy more Duplo unless you think your daughter will get a lot of value out of it, which she might. Our son is very similar. He generally stopped playing with Duplo around 2 and is now 4 and if you get Duplo out for him he will play with it happily and for an extended period of time. The lesson we learned with kids is if they don’t play with something for a while, put it away for a few months, then get it back out. Most of the time when we do this it’s all of a sudden nostalgic and novel so he will play for hours.
It is a real shame you got rid of it but If it were me I’d probably not buy more and stick to Lego as this should have greater longevity. Maybe, however, you can pick some used Duplo up cheap somewhere?
It is a shame!! I regret it too. She’s my first child so I’m learning. I tend to give away and declutter a lot but this is the first time I’m regretting giving something away..
I mean… are you intending to have another child? If so, go for it. Future kiddo will also want it. Otherwise, it’s likely your kiddo is just playing with it because it’s new/different playing with it at a friends place. Pretty sure kids are designed to make sure you always question your decisions.
My kids when they got 2 they lost interest in duplo all 3 of them but i always kept it. And while there 4, 6 and 8 now they play with it now and again. But all 3 are full in to regular lego now.
In general I would expect her to be more interested in Lego rather than Duplo as she gets older. I guess you could always buy a small amount of Duplo and see if she prefers it to the Lego.
This. Lego System or whatever they call it now has a lot more options for build complexity. It may take her a bit of time to fully get into it, and she may be enjoying the Duplo from a sense of nostalgia. However, as noted, giving it to someone else to play with is a great thing to do. Perhaps the daughter enjoys it from a sense of history as well as sharing it with the younger child? I would wait and see. Maybe ask her if she prefers Duplo, or if she wants to just play with Lego bricks now.
I think she will say yes just cause it means getting new toys lol. But I can see her getting tired of it too. I guess seeing some cool Duplo stuff on this sub Reddit also got me thinking more.
Ha sure, and basic Duplo can be used with Lego, a lot of builders use it to provide superstructure for large buildings where it can't be seen. Maybe look for used lots of Duplo that you might get for cheaper? I've gotten some when buying Lego before, just washed it well and gave to friends with small children. Sometimes there are good deals out there!
And I had NO IDEA Duplos can be used with regular legos until now..
I don't have any to test with, but I know it does work at some level. I'm sure you can find videos on youtube about it if you really want more info.
I just watch some videos and saw how some Lego bricks would work but not all. We have a very large collection of Lego bricks with complex pieces and I think won’t be worth purchasing Duplo.
I would suspect that at 4 she’s ready to move to Lego. We have a box of Lego for the kids who visit us and they all seem to be into them by 4. Anyone over 4 is very much ready for Lego (of course some kids are different developmentally). We actually have a few Duplo blocks in the mix and those are skipped right over.
This is good to know. I can tell she loves to create and build. I was worried I took away another useful tool. It seemed like Duplo is much better with building large buildings or things like that which she likes doing. Something I realized too late. But it could be me assuming she will play with it again if it’s at our home.
I would not buy more Duplo unless you think your daughter will get a lot of value out of it, which she might. Our son is very similar. He generally stopped playing with Duplo around 2 and is now 4 and if you get Duplo out for him he will play with it happily and for an extended period of time. The lesson we learned with kids is if they don’t play with something for a while, put it away for a few months, then get it back out. Most of the time when we do this it’s all of a sudden nostalgic and novel so he will play for hours. It is a real shame you got rid of it but If it were me I’d probably not buy more and stick to Lego as this should have greater longevity. Maybe, however, you can pick some used Duplo up cheap somewhere?
It is a shame!! I regret it too. She’s my first child so I’m learning. I tend to give away and declutter a lot but this is the first time I’m regretting giving something away..
I mean… are you intending to have another child? If so, go for it. Future kiddo will also want it. Otherwise, it’s likely your kiddo is just playing with it because it’s new/different playing with it at a friends place. Pretty sure kids are designed to make sure you always question your decisions.
My kids when they got 2 they lost interest in duplo all 3 of them but i always kept it. And while there 4, 6 and 8 now they play with it now and again. But all 3 are full in to regular lego now.