If your child has a basic duplo train set, or you want to create one for them then you might want to buy the set of straight rails to expand it. This pack2734 contains 6 pieces. It costs £4.99p from the Lego shop http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=2734&LangId=20 57&ShipTo=UK. It is also available at other toy shops and toy departments for around the same price.
Basically this set is just the straight train track pieces you will need to buy curved pieces too if you wish to make a circuit and you will need to buy a train to run on it too. The curved track 2735 is a good compatible set to make a circuit it is available together withy the straight track for £9.96p at Amazon
Lego duplo trains are suitable for a child aged between 2 and 5 although slightly younger and slightly older children will also play with them happily. Duplo is made of a strong plastic it is a safe toy.
A two year old should find that after watching mummy or daddy put some together and initially been given some help that with some practice they will be able to put the train track together on their own, The pieces of train track are a grey plastic each piece will fit into another duplo train track piece.
Your child may think they are playing, but we know better they are working, learning. While playing with duplo train tracks your child is developing their spatial awareness, developing their gross and fine motor skills, practicing their manipulative skills leraning how to place and fit things together, When your child is playing it is also a time you can use to develop their language skills learning from you the correct words for fitting pieces together... Lego duplo train tracks and trains can be played with by children on their own or in a group. a child learns to play with others cooperatively a two year old will play alongside another but not really with another make sure you have enough pieces to share or two year olds will either get upset when they can not have a piece or they will lose interest . A 3 year old should be playing cooperatively though and be able to play with another child making a complete train scene together not just absorbed with their pieces. Also this set will help develop a Childs imaginary play. Daddy can go to work on the train, or your child can take the train to go on holiday. Playing out these scenarios reinforces and prepares a child for those experiences, making them safe.
There are many duplo trains and carriages that can run on these tracks the ever popular Thomas as well as standard trains.
Lego is a Danish company in the1969 first duplo bricks appeared then in 1993 the first train tracks. Duplo bricks are twice the length height and width of ordinary Lego. They are compatible though to make the transition from duplo bricks to Lego easy also this compatibility prolongs the play life of duplo, makes it easier for siblings of different ages and developmental stage to play together. Lego duplo is a Danish company
Thanks for reading enjoy playing with your children and their toys.
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