When I was very small I first got into building with Lego with a selection of Duplo bricks, or as my family called them, Big Lego! Â Back then they were pretty simple looking bricks. Â I only remember having the 4×2 studded and 2×2 studded rectangular bricks, and a largish base to build on which was fitted with wheels. Â Despite the simplicity though, many houses, cars and towers were built with those bricks.
When I got old enough to play with regular Lego, my sister inherited my Duplo bricks, but she was lucky enough to get some more interesting bricks to play with. Â Where I had to be content with just rectangular bricks she had a set to make a school class room with, with little square bodied people, a “blackboard” with pull out plastic lesson displays, a large piece with a clock on the side and best of all, a piece with a picture of a bell on it that had a little button in the top. Â When you pressed the button, a bell chime rang!
I must admit I was probably a little jealous so I was quite happy to play with her with these new bricks, despite the fact they were really for toddlers!