LEGO® DUPLO® Farm Bucket

Description

Building without a brief

A bucket of Duplo bricks is less a model than a foundation for play. The name points to a farm theme, but the catalogue names no fixed model you are supposed to build. That suits small children, who would rather stack, sort and rebuild than follow a plan. With 62 pieces there is enough for a few small animals, a fence, a barn or simply a tall, wobbly tower that will fall over repeatedly. This kind of free experimenting is what makes sets like this appealing for the youngest.

A mixed palette

Blue, red, yellow and green are the main colours, which are exactly the primary shades you expect from Duplo. The 62 pieces include 26 different part types, which is plenty of variety for a set this size. Alongside simple bricks there are therefore special shapes that can suggest faces, roofs or animals. The range of colours also makes the bucket a handy supplement to other Duplo sets in which one particular colour has gone missing.

Storing and playing

Having the bricks come in a bucket is practical: it is easy to carry, to put in a child’s room or to take on a trip. There are no minifigures, and in Duplo they would be built differently from those of regular bricks anyway. For parents and grandparents the set is a manageable starting point, and for collectors it is a document from 1989 showing how toys were packaged and thought of at the time. After play the bricks simply go back into the bucket, and tidying up turns into a small game of its own.

Using the parts list

You will find the complete parts list with colours and quantities on this page. It helps when bricks have gone missing or when you want to recreate the contents from a larger Duplo box. “What can I build?” shows which other sets your stock would make. Duplo bricks are often collected in large quantities, so it is worth checking what the pieces you already have can do before buying anything new.

FAQ

How many pieces are in the bucket?

There are 62 pieces in 26 different shapes. No minifigures are included.

Is there a building guide for a particular model?

The catalogue names no fixed model. The name points to a farm theme, but you build whatever you like.

Do the bricks work with regular system bricks?

No. Duplo bricks are larger and only fit other Duplo bricks.