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Subject: 
Re: LEGO Suggested Ages of Play
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:30:22 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Ed Andrews writes:
Looking over some old product catalogues from the seventies, Duplo products
used to be listed as ages 1 to 3 and the classic creator sets started at 3.
Now I see Duplo / Explorer sets starting at anywhere from 1.5 to 3 years old
as the minimum age, with creator sets starting at 5.  I thought that part of
the reason behind the original Duplo line was due to product safety's
testing using the windpipe test.  Doesn’t a 2 x 2 Duplo brick pass this test?

Decide for yourself.  One Step Ahead (and I'm sure other vendors) makes a
simple choking hazard tester that's great for evaluating small toys.  There
are lots of Primo/Baby stacking toys available.  Also, check out the new
Explorer musical toys.

I know that no one at LEGO will endorse having an eight month old play with
Duplos, but aside from the bath tug boat, Primos are no long holding my
son's interest.  Obviously supervision is required with all products, but
couldn’t a Primo be chipped or broken and pose a choking hazard?

I doubt a small child could chip a Primo or Duplo brick.  As for size, the
1x2x2 Duplo bricks (mostly printed) are the ones I'd take a close look at
and weed out.  The biggest issue I have with Duplo vs. Primo with small
kids, is how much they get rolled on.  Primos are little more forgiving
since they have rounded edges.

-Rob.



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Looking over some old product catalogues from the seventies, Duplo products used to be listed as ages 1 to 3 and the classic creator sets started at 3. Now I see Duplo / Explorer sets starting at anywhere from 1.5 to 3 years old as the minimum age, (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.lego)

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