def Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 My daughter is currently a year and two months, just a bit young for Duplo, but she doesn't have to build anything if she doesn't want to. So I got the Mr. Elephant Bucket, as it's titled here, for her today. She loves the bricks. She just keeps putting them back in the bucket This is a simple video, not so exciting, but I'm amazed at her thoroughness in putting those bricks away! Quote
Dennimator Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Aww! She´s like 'Noo - this is Duplo! I want to build like you, gimme proper LEGO!' Let´s hope she´s one of the next generation´s AFFOLs. (I wonder what she would´ve done with mega-crap... ) Quote
-JD- Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 How cute! This is great to see. She can even put the bricks in the box without looking! Hope she continues to like LEGO, and have fun building with her! Quote
Zorro Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Ha, very nice and cute to see! Another future AFOL-in-training! Her putting the bricks always back into the box is just combining future AFOL- with future womanhood-training, I suppose . (Please don't let Sandy or alike read that sentance). Quote
prateek Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 ...with future womanhood-training, I suppose .(Please don't let Sandy or alike read that sentance). Sexism to the max Anyways, that's cute Quote
ILikePi Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Cute kid, glad that you're getting her started on LEGO! It's really funny seeing her grab bricks from the left side of the bucket and putting them into the right side when both sides are actually connected. Hopefully we'll get another AFFOL to increase the population in 20+ years! Ha, very nice and cute to see! Another future AFOL-in-training!Her putting the bricks always back into the box is just combining future AFOL- with future womanhood-training, I suppose . (Please don't let Sandy or alike read that sentance). Quote
posades Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Haha, nice. I did the same with my niece (didn't start quite as early however), and now at 5 and a half I have successfully got her hooked on LEGO. At first she had trouble pressing the pieces together firmly to make them lock and following some of the more complicated directions, but she's gotten a lot better. Best of luck with yours! Quote
Izzy Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 Awww what a gorgeous (and tidy) girl you have Def! Just like a proud AFOL Father of you to post this on here. Hahaha! I find it very hard not to mention every time my girl plays with my LEGO. Quote
Svelte Posted February 21, 2010 Posted February 21, 2010 I think it's a sad indictment of how far the AFOL community has fallen that even kids are playing with LEGO now ... Hahaha! Only kidding. Bring on the addiction! Quote
def Posted February 22, 2010 Author Posted February 22, 2010 Thanks for the views! This is certainly a self-indulgent topic, but it's fun to see how early the bricks capture her attention. Quote
dr_spock Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 That's cute. When do you think she'll be posting her first MOC? Quote
Marko Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 My daughter is currently a year and two months, just a bit young for Duplo, but she doesn't have to build anything if she doesn't want to. So I got the Mr. Elephant Bucket, as it's titled here, for her today. She loves the bricks. She just keeps putting them back in the bucket Funny my year and a half old son does not like to play with Duplo that we have three coffins full but wants to count my 4 year old boys' SW Clones and flies really well with SW starfighters. Thing that they do together is Gravity Games snowboarding. Everything is OK until my year and a half old becomes mad when older one teases him then he wants to dismantle minifigures heads. Quote
CommanderFox Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 (edited) Man, she puts the yellow bricks in the left side and the red and blue in the right! Clever! I can tell she'll be a big part of the AFOL community one day! CommanderFox Edited February 27, 2010 by CommanderFox Quote
Rick Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 Hehe, I have two-year old guy running round here that doesn't play with his Duplo as quietly as your little lady. Quote
badboytje88 Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 OH MY! She is going to be an amaising LEGO sorter when she gets older! Quote
def Posted February 8, 2011 Author Posted February 8, 2011 Nearly one year later, and with the birth of Cornelius Murdock's upcoming child, I thought I'd update this. Li'l def now has three Duplo sets, and she loves stacking. At just age two (and one month), she's not replicating anything from reality, mainly just stacking. Sometimes as tall as possible, sometimes as wide as possible, sometimes involving as many animals and maxi-figs as possible. She builds stuff in a pretty rhythmic way. Yesterday, she built something quite strange, alternating a 4x2 a three 2x2 bricks. She was proud afterward. Quote
Sisco Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 That's quite impressive, def! I wouldn't have hoped to build something like that at age two and a half. Keep raising her a FOL! Quote
AussieJimbo Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Lovely post, def. You can tell Li'l def is proud of her creation. I gave my little niece some Quattro when she was very young. Don't know how much influence that had but at 5 she loves her Lego and was a keen and regular visitor to Legoland Windsor when they were living in England. :classic: Quote
Pandora Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 She's just the cutest! Will she be allowed to play with Daddy's LEGO when she grows up?? Quote
def Posted February 8, 2011 Author Posted February 8, 2011 Will she be allowed to play with Daddy's LEGO when she grows up?? Not a chance. There's a handful of bits and ends left on my desk that she's allowed to play with, but she can't touch the stash. Maybe when she's proved her maturity, with my car, for instance. For now, she's worse than Godzilla. Quote
Pandora Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Not a chance. I've heard that somewhere before! All the more reason for a trip to the LEGO shop Quote
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