Duplo Basic Set

LEGO® DUPLO® Clown Bucket (Explore)

The Clown Bucket (Explore) 4088 is a 90-piece Duplo set from 2002. It pairs a bucket of bricks with a cheerful clown theme and is meant for open-ended play.

Set number
4088
Year
2002
Pieces
90
Minifigures
0
Different parts
22
What can I build with it?

Parts list 22

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Description

A bucket with circus flair

Unlike the plain basic buckets, this set hints at a theme through its clown. It is a playful idea that children grasp straight away: clowns, circus, silliness and dressing up. The 90 pieces can be used just as freely as in the neighbouring sets, though. Anyone who likes can build a circus ring, a stage or a colourful house for the character, and anyone who does not can simply stack towers and watch them tumble down.

Warm, strong colours

Red, green, orange and yellow dominate the bucket. Orange lends this one its own character, which suits the circus idea well. With just 8 different part types the selection stays especially simple, and there are many copies of each shape. That makes gripping and sorting easier for toddlers, who do not have to choose among many unusual shapes and quickly find a piece that fits. The strong colours also make it easy to talk about what has been built.

Playing and expanding

A bucket is easy to take along: bricks in, carry it off, and the box is ready to play with anywhere. At home the contents mix with other Duplo sets, such as animals or vehicles, and a circus parade of lion, train and clown is an obvious idea. This page gives the complete parts list, and the “What can I build?” tool shows which other sets could be made from your bricks.

Where it sits in the 2002 range

Several similar buckets appeared in the Explore line in 2002, differing mostly in colour mix and theme. The clown bucket is the most playful of them. There are no minifigures, but as a toy it remains fully usable today. If you buy second-hand, compare the quantities with the list, because in a bucket full of identical bricks a missing piece is hard to spot. Another reason to go through the parts list in advance.

FAQ

How many pieces are in the Clown Bucket (Explore)?
It has 90 pieces in 8 different shapes. The main colours are red, green, orange and yellow.
Are there any minifigures?
No, the set contains no minifigures. The clown theme lives in the name and the choice of colours.
Can the bucket be combined with other Duplo sets?
Yes, all Duplo pieces are compatible with each other, whatever the year of release.

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