What age group is the StoryTales Set aimed at?

It belongs to the Duplo and Explore range and is aimed at younger children of nursery and preschool age.

Does the set come with instructions for one fixed model?

No, it's designed for open-ended role play and storytelling rather than a single build.

How many different piece shapes does the set include?

Out of 109 pieces in total, there are 69 different shapes, a high level of variety for a Duplo set this size.

Duplo and Explore

StoryTales Set

The StoryTales Set belongs to the Duplo and Explore range for early years education, released in 2020. With 109 pieces and 69 different shapes, it offers plenty of material for open-ended play rather than a single fixed model. It's aimed at nurseries, preschools and home use with younger children.

Set number: 45005-2
Year: 2020
Pieces: 109
Minifigures: 0
Theme: Duplo and Explore
Different parts: 69

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 69

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Description

Building without a fixed instruction

StoryTales sets are built for open play: instead of following steps to one model, children combine pieces freely to tell their own stories. With 69 different shapes among 109 large Duplo pieces, the variety is high for this age group, well above what a typical brick-only set offers. That supports language development and imagination, since every shape becomes a new prompt for a story, whether a figure, a prop or a landscape piece. Rather than a printed booklet, the set relies on this kind of open-ended prompt, which can be recombined differently depending on the day and the children's interests.

Colours chosen for easy recognition

The palette of red, yellow, bright green and dark grey is deliberately high-contrast, typical of Duplo products aimed at early education: bold primary colours are easier for young children to tell apart and name than subtle shades. That also supports classroom activities built around sorting or naming colours before a story even begins. Beyond formal learning activities, the bold colours also make tidy-up time easier, since pieces are quick to match to the right storage box.

Built for group settings

Without classic minifigures, the set relies on larger Duplo elements that are easy for small hands to grip. The 69 different pieces make it possible to keep several children in a nursery group occupied with different material at once, rather than everyone reaching for the same shapes. The full parts list on this page shows exactly which shapes and colours are included. The large Duplo format also lowers the risk of small parts being swallowed, which matters in a nursery setting with several children playing at once.

Who uses this set

The StoryTales Set suits early years educators and parents after material for language development and free storytelling, rather than children already building larger Lego models. As an addition to an existing Duplo collection, it mainly brings new shapes rather than new colours. Anyone after individual Duplo pieces in dark grey or bright green will find the parts list a useful reference. Larger nurseries often run several StoryTales sets side by side, so different small groups can work with their own material at the same time.

FAQ

What age group is the StoryTales Set aimed at?: It belongs to the Duplo and Explore range and is aimed at younger children of nursery and preschool age.
Does the set come with instructions for one fixed model?: No, it's designed for open-ended role play and storytelling rather than a single build.
How many different piece shapes does the set include?: Out of 109 pieces in total, there are 69 different shapes, a high level of variety for a Duplo set this size.