I missed the whole DUPLO thing as a kid. Instead I had something called Bristle Blocks, which may sound like a horrible intestinal ailment, but they were actually multi colored bricks that locked together in a more free form way. Really cool. When I got to old for the Bristles, my family started buying me LEGO, all of which I still have today. Best toy investment a parent can make.
I am sorry Mrs. Smith, but your child has a full blown case of the Bristle Blocks.
Nooooooooooooooooo!
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We had those bristle blocks when I was a kid too. Just not as cool as real LEGOs.
Definitely not as cool, but interesting in their own way.
DUPLO was for pansies. You jump right into LEGOs! There’s no middle ground.
BTW– I once made a sweet Ecto-1 out of LEGOs.
Ecto-1 sounds like an awesome LEGO project. My biggest achievement was a very block tie fighter.