What age did you pack the duplo away?

[dazedandblue]

DS is 5, almost 6.
He hasn’t played with Duplo properly for a while. Maybe a rare burst 2-3 times a year.

I’m thinking it’s time to pack it up in the attic (keeping it incase we ever have grandkids one day) and DS didn’t bat an eye and was onboard with it.

However, it oddly hit me that he really is growing up now.

What age did you pack the Duplo away?

Or I guess, what did you finally pack away and at what age, that made your realise DC has grown up?

I still have it available for my two - 9 and 5. They get it out more than the little lego surprisingly- I think they like how quickly they can build something with the bigger blocks to incorporate into a wider game (gates, tunnels, stairs, walls). My nine year old also builds some really creative things with it on a whim, like a 3 pronged trident or a world cup trophy.

1. I gave it to my DGC. I had a lot for youngest DC and I thought about keeping some of it back for any DC he had but he said give it to his nephew.

same. my son is 5, and it comes out a few times a year, for a bit... but he has transitioned to "adult" Lego now, and just wants that almost all of the time.

I'll move it to somewhere else when we run out of storage, but I won't get rid of it. Its the sort of toy that can last generations, and is a great thing to have for any (hopeful) future grandkids or grand nieces/nephews etc.

For me the emotional one wasn't duplo though - as that just feels like a natural transition into lego, it was cars.

My son was crazy about cars from 1.5-4, and then within the space of 6 months, they were gone, rarely ever touched, and it was all lego/figures/things with people or characters.

It meant that there is a real transition in my mind now from the little baby/toddler who loved all things cars, to now the child who loves other things.. I get a bit emotional thinking back about the cars.

We donated ours to a toddler group when our children. We're 6 and 9. For the previous year they only played with it a few times and they were ready to donate it.

5 (almost 6) yo DS here too ☺️👍🏻
Our Duplo was packed away this summer but a small amount was kept out as DS asked if it could be a bath toy 🙄🤣

I won’t lie, it’s a bit of a pain to clean and dry after to prevent mould so we don’t have it in the bath much but he loves when he does and is always using it to build bridges etc across the bath!

Out of interest, and not to derail your thread, but what is your DS enjoying playing with at the moment?

I keep a note of things DS mentions or looks at in shops etc for when birthday/Christmas come round but this years list has 3 smaller items and nothing else 🫠🤣 so I’m really lacking inspiration!

Unless short of space I wouldn't remove it until much later, it's handy for building quickly or making something bigger than Lego and can be used in broader play quite easily.

Mine have never been into it tbh.

It works in combination with Lego, so keep it out to add interest

Also about 3, it never really got played with so went to our local preschool. Magnatiles are much more popular here probably because you can construct much bigger structures with ramps and tunnels that you can’t with duplo.

It’s the toy that when it comes out for visiting toddlers everyone (8-15) is happy to play with again! For me it was getting rid of the wooden train track.

My 8 year old and a friend played with it the other day. We're lucky we have space for it though; if I had less storage I'd probably have got rid of it between 6 and 7. Do you know it's compatible with Lego? You can use it as the bricks as a base to build bigger Lego structures off.

did you know you can attach Lego pieces to it? Mine still use it (9 and 11) as a quick way to add height/bulk to their builds.

My DC1 played with it until 6/7 - he did amazing creative things with it and incorporated it into his small world play - a fire station/a farm/a garage to accompany the brio train track.

DC2 is 5 and hasnt looked at it for a year or two - never really interested, though she loves Lego whereas DC1 does not. I think because she prefers following instructions rather than inventing things.

Definitely keeping it for their kids some day! I haven’t managed to part with any of the baby stuff yet as still considering DC3.