Farming is a subject that fascinates children from an early age – just see how many early childhood books and games are inspired by the farm. The first sympathy comes from farm animals: piglets, cows and the whole company are fun playmates, learning their verses is one of the first fun activities offered to children.
If this healthy passion for the agricultural world is cultivated (word very appropriate to the context!) by the parents, it can transmit very positive values. The garden and the relationship with animals are two activities with a very high educational and emotional value. In particular, in our modern and urbanized society, it is very valuable that children can discover a relationship with agriculture from an early age: it helps them to learn to respect the environment and to be curious about nature and all its processes.
All this introduction to explain why I like to include in the blog some reports of “farm” games, even intended for the youngest. This time in particular, I’m talking about the big Duplo farm.
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Duplo Farm Prices
It is above all a Lego game, a mythical name for each generation: everyone will know the system of bricks which allows to create environments and buildings. It is not even necessary to specify it: the interlocking of the pieces is perfect, with a solid attack it guarantees the possibility of building daring towers, high as children. At the same time, the parts simply come apart, so play is within reach of even the smallest children, who can also disassemble and rebuild. As the Duplo series is designed for children from two years old, it has large pieces, to reduce the risk of choking.
The set dedicated to the farm offered by Lego allows you to build a colorful farm, including two characters, the tractor and the animals. The colors are very beautiful, bright and cheerful. In the Lego tradition, modularity is central: the set contains many pieces, which makes it possible to create endless compositions, stimulating creativity and imagination. There are proposals with relative instructions, but then parents and children are free to wander with their imagination, inventing new farms.
Two criticisms to this package
In the game I have only two comments to make: the first is the absence of a female protagonist, it would be useful to get out of the stereotype of agriculture as a male environment and to also refer to girls. The second flaw, in my opinion, is the presence of few animals: there is a cow, a calf, a hen, a cat and a horse. It wouldn’t have been bad to add a few more elements, like a pig and a goat. On the other hand, in general the parts of the package are numerous and I understand that the emphasis is more on the brick, a real particularity of Duplo.
A huge advantage of Lego is that it also has a fascination for adults: mothers and fathers become architects and become children again, which does not happen easily with other games. Building together is a wonderful activity to do with children. It’s even more enjoyable if the Duplo plateau is accompanied by a visit to a real farm, educational farms are now numerous and can be found in practically all areas. Thus the child can see the animals and the environment of the farm live, which he will then relive at home in the game.