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Subject: 
Re: Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti banished to the Phantom Zone
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lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.general
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Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:34:34 GMT
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At 12:53 AM 11/19/2003, you wrote:
In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie wrote:
In lugnet.general, Richard Marchetti wrote:

Ohh Potty Mouth Alert!

I swoop down from yonder mountain top on my Mecha to dispense justice for all.

Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti are hearby banished to .duplo and .primo
respectively for the period of no less than 24 hours as is custom here on
LUGNET. They may not post elsewhere with the exception of their forsaid
posting
grounds.

Until then the Phantom Zone is nice this time of year:

<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sortafast/misc/phantom.jpg>>

"Profanity is the parlance of the fool. Why curse when we have such a
magnificent language with which to discourse?" -Theodore Roosevelt, United
States of America's 26th President

I've left other forums on cause of profanity and vulgarity. I'm considering
the same here.

The Legomaster has spoken.

"And it was so."

(though I would have said 48 or 72 hours)


Subject: 
Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti banished to the Phantom Zone
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
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lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
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In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie wrote:
   In lugnet.general, Richard Marchetti wrote:

Ohh Potty Mouth Alert!

I swoop down from yonder mountain top on my Mecha to dispense justice for all.

Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti are hearby banished to .duplo and .primo respectively for the period of no less than 24 hours as is custom here on LUGNET. They may not post elsewhere with the exception of their forsaid posting grounds.

Until then the Phantom Zone is nice this time of year:



Play on.

The Legomaster has spoken.

e


Subject: 
New baby sets
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Sat, 18 Oct 2003 04:08:03 GMT
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The pictures are all I can read here:

http://a9a.jp/lego/lego-primo.html

Most interesting to me are the 5451 Musical Sea Mobile, and the 5450
Discovery Bird.

Has anyone seen these in the US, or anywhere else?

Thanks
John


Subject: 
Re: LEGO Suggested Ages of Play
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:30:22 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Ed Andrews writes:
Looking over some old product catalogues from the seventies, Duplo products
used to be listed as ages 1 to 3 and the classic creator sets started at 3.
Now I see Duplo / Explorer sets starting at anywhere from 1.5 to 3 years old
as the minimum age, with creator sets starting at 5.  I thought that part of
the reason behind the original Duplo line was due to product safety's
testing using the windpipe test.  Doesn’t a 2 x 2 Duplo brick pass this test?

Decide for yourself.  One Step Ahead (and I'm sure other vendors) makes a
simple choking hazard tester that's great for evaluating small toys.  There
are lots of Primo/Baby stacking toys available.  Also, check out the new
Explorer musical toys.

I know that no one at LEGO will endorse having an eight month old play with
Duplos, but aside from the bath tug boat, Primos are no long holding my
son's interest.  Obviously supervision is required with all products, but
couldn’t a Primo be chipped or broken and pose a choking hazard?

I doubt a small child could chip a Primo or Duplo brick.  As for size, the
1x2x2 Duplo bricks (mostly printed) are the ones I'd take a close look at
and weed out.  The biggest issue I have with Duplo vs. Primo with small
kids, is how much they get rolled on.  Primos are little more forgiving
since they have rounded edges.

-Rob.


Subject: 
Re: Explore info pages up at lego.com
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:25:05 GMT
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The available range is much more extensive today, but still not quite
complete.  The menus have been fixed up.  Still no intelli-trains even
though the Trains submenu has a "NEW!" tag affixed.

Random things of interest in the new Explore sets:

There is a trans-blue "dolphin" in the Beach House set (3609), which looks
like it has been done off the baby killer whale mold.

There is a forklift in the Cargo Trucks (Intelli-Train) set 3326.

3619 Traffic Town has a lift.

3615 Theatre Stories has all sorts of interesting little bits, including a
crown, a shield and other costumes, and I think it has a frog which might be
a shroud like the ghosts (I'm not sure on this, need to see a clearer
complete picture of the set)

Explore is definitely not the demise of Duplo, it seems to be the best new
range for several years!

Deidre
drb@tasmail.com


Subject: 
Re: Explore info pages up at lego.com
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lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 11:27:25 GMT
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A whole stack of Explore sets are now listed at Shop At Home. There are some
extra sets not listed on the info pages and some of those on the info pages
are not yet up at SAH.  There are differences from country to country eg USA
has all 5 of the new Bob the Builder sets, Germany has 2 of them, Australia
none (yet).

It looks like it is still a work in progress, only a few sets can be found
by navigating through the Baby & Preschool menus, the What's New menu is
much more useful.

I'm intrigued by the fact that several Primo/Baby sets have received new set
numbers even though they are identical in content to the older sets, the
only difference as far as I can tell is the new Explore packaging.

Deidre
drb@tasmail.com


Subject: 
Could Primo kill kids?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.primo
Date: 
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:47:21 GMT
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A stupid thought: Could the blocks with bees printed on them drive kids to
shake real bees to see if they rattle?

End stupid thought.

NICK


Subject: 
Infant Stimulation Maximises Future Opportunities
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lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo
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Republication of official LEGO Company press release of May 16, 2000:
http://www.lego.com/info/pressspecific.asp?PressReleaseId=104&Year=2000
---------------------------

Infant stimulation maximises future opportunities

LEGO Company encourages putting more focus on stimulating children age 0-5. New
extensive research shows that by stimulating 0-5 year-olds with just the right
level of meaningful challenge, children are more apt to realising their full
potential as adults.

The issue of early stimulation is more relevant now than ever before. Research
clearly indicates that early childhood is the single most important learning
period in our lives. For that reason all good efforts should be released to
create fun and learning rich environments for our children. Thus, it is crucial
for children to have good toys to play with, and for more than 50 years LEGO
Company has offered just that - inspiring the active and creatively learning
child.

This is strongly concordant with advice springing from recent brain research and
studies on children’s optimal development. In a large-scale study involving more
than 200.000 respondents Professor of Psychology David G. Myers of Hope College
has shown how happy people, of all ages, report a number of common traits
including learning new things on a daily basis, controlling their own time,
being in control of time, and enjoying the little everyday things as they add up
to higher meaning. These people thrive, stay curious and retain self-initiative
and drive to break new boundaries.

'Humane Creativity,' an international research study initiated by Howard Gardner
of Harvard University, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi of Chicago University and William
Damon of Stanford University shows that not only enjoyment and happiness, but
also learning and creativity should be actively nurtured throughout life.
Gardner says: “The brain learns best and retains most when the organism is
actively involved in exploring physical sites and materials and asking questions
to which it actually craves an answer. Merely passive experiences tend to
attenuate and have little lasting impact.”

Leading the Nordic branch of Humane Creativity, Ass. Professor Hans Henrik Knoop
of the Royal Danish School of Educational Studies elaborates: I am convinced
that the origins of humane creativity rest on a clear understanding of how
important it is that children are challenged appropriately, and that we
understand that most children are born with a very strong ability to challenge
themselves just right. Children protest anxiously if they are over-challenged
and they become bored and uneasy if they are under-challenged. Children know by
instinct that if they are not having challenging fun, they do not develop
appropriately. Children are born with the essential survival kit, and their main
objective is to be able to use it.

[Image]
Hans Henrik Knoop, Associate Professor, Royal Danish School of Educational
Studies, Denmark - and Howard Gardner, professor of Cognition and education at
Harward University, United States. Photo by Susie Fitzhugh.

Csikszentmihalyi, Gardner and Knoop all stress the importance of stimulating
self-initiative and curiosity in children during the early years, and point to
the threat of poorly structured learning environments. If children experience
much anxiety and boredom while learning this tends to lead them to avoid
learning later in their life. For many this happens when they encounter school,
because self-initiative and curiosity is replaced with teacher-initiative and
curricular demands. The model below illustrates how some people manage to
maintain their self-initiative and curiosity throughout life while many seem to
loose these drives.

[Image]

Knoop continues: ”Our early experiences very much form basic learning patterns
that run through to adulthood. If parents manage to create learning rich
environments for their children they are providing resources for them to use the
rest of their lives. And if small children’s natural ability to learn can be
continued and elaborated in formal school and in later life we will be able to
advance our learning culture significantly”.

Tools for creativity

With these research conclusions in mind how, then, can parents create an optimal
environment for their children? Child development experts state that parents
should always commend their children for imitating culturally established
behaviour. However, children should also be encouraged and motivated to take
initiative to create something new.

[Image][Image]

Some of the best tools for pushing children to be creative encompass everyday
objects. President of The British Association for Early Childhood Education and
a Government Advisor, Jean Ensing says: “It makes a tremendous difference how
children are stimulated. In everyday life even basic objects like an apple, a
stick, a metal pan or a cardboard box can be optimal tools for early learning.
They simply trigger children’s imagination and “become” a part of their play. A
common joke is that, at X-mas, children are more interested in the box
containing the toy than the toy itself.”

Triggering children’s imagination in the same natural way as these everyday
objects LEGO products are also tools for stimulating children’s creativity at
this early age. The difference is that LEGO products are specifically developed
with quality and safety in mind. Jean Ensing gives an example: “Sometime ago I
watched a group of 4 year-olds who had the Grimm-story of the three goats read
to them. Afterwards they were provided with piles of LEGO DUPLO blocks and soon
the blocks were “goats” and they managed to build a bridge. The toy allowed the
children to be stimulated and to create something on their own. When the ability
to create something new is constantly stimulated it will extend into adult
life”.

In other words, a key to creative stimulation is to provide children with play
materials that allow them to experiment and explore their own ways of doing
things. Parents should observe, engage and assist when necessary, making sure
that the child’s exploration is frequently rewarded with positive experiences.
Getting response from its playful efforts is crucial for motivating the child
into taking yet another step.

LEGO offers parents a tailored toolbox for infant stimulation

In the quest for devoting more attention to children’s early learning LEGO
Company aims at supplying parents of 0-5 year-olds with products that provide
uniquely fun and engaging experiences; products that fill children with
enthusiasm and enhance their abilities to tackle everyday challenges in life.

Tailored for each step of the child’s development the LEGO infant and pre-school
product range is divided into three categories: LEGO BABY (0-2 yrs.), LEGO DUPLO
(2-4 yrs.) and LEGO ActionWheelers (3-5 yrs.). In a safe way LEGO BABY
stimulates the basic senses, motor skills and curiosity – curiosity being the
first step towards creativity. LEGO DUPLO takes children’s imagination to the
next level by stimulating creativity and learning through fun building and play.
Taking into account children’s increasingly sophisticated needs and learning
capacity as they grow older, LEGO ActionWheelers products invite children to
create their own stories. At the same time they develop children’s social
ability when interacting with other children through action oriented play.

LEGO BABY designer Valentina Ziliani explains: “Naturally a 2 year-old’s
learning capacity is very different from that of a 5 year-old. As parents it is
good to have the exact tools that match this learning capacity when stimulating
our children. But children undergo a magnificent development during their early
years, and this sets high demands for developing products specifically tailored
for children every step of the way”.

Valentina Ziliani continues, “When developing LEGO products for children between
0-5 we have to secure that the child does not become bored because of too much
structure. On the other hand, too much openness can make the child fail and give
up. At each age level we want to strike the right balance in order to enhance
children’s ability to learn”.

All products within the three 0-5 categories have multiple functions and keep
revealing possibilities for new ways of playing. In this way they continue to
match the child’s development throughout each age category (0-2, 2-4 and 3-5).
Cleverly designed to strike a right balance between structure and open
possibilities LEGO products contribute positively the child’s creative and
adaptive abilities in later life – abilities which apply to all situations both
socially and professionally.

For further information:
------------------------
LEGO Company
Eva Lykkegaard, Global Company Communication +45 79 50 60 70
© 2000 LEGO Company TM and ® indicate trademarks of the LEGO Company
Page updated May 16th, 2000


Subject: 
Free blocks w/ purchase of J&J baby shampoo
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:32:47 GMT
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I found these the other day in Walmart.  The 15oz. Johnson's Baby
Shampoo came bundled with two LEGO Baby blocks:  the ladybug that
rattles and the yellow square with the LEGO logo on the side.  The 15oz.
Johnson's Baby Bath came with the bumblebee that rattles and the yellow
block with the logo.  Each package contains a $2.00 LEGO Baby coupon
inside.  And if you use these products, the price is pretty good:  $2.50
each.

Maggie C.


Subject: 
Re: LEGO BABY set
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:11:34 GMT
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In lugnet.primo, Suzanne D. Rich wrote:


I just opened up and played with the 2514 LEGO® BABY Activity
Friends rings set. (No, I don't have children) And I am so amazed.
LEGO has done it again! They've invented a new twist on an existing
system that makes all the older elements super cool again.

These rings can be linked together, or gripped as handles that
rattle, or function as holders. The smaller size ring-holes are LEGO
PRIMO stud sized (exactly) and the larger diameter is a perfect fit
for putting round rattle animals in. It's hard to explain, but
extremely fun to handle.

The whole chain can be strung over a crib, but each element is
itself a great toy. It's brilliant.

Thank you LEGO.

Based on your glowing recommendation, I gave this set (wrapped) to an
expectant father yesterday.  The baby is due on Sunday.  Today he
reported that his wife and their niece opened it and played with it and
really enjoyed it.  Poor little baby-to-be; his cousin is playing with
his toys before he even gets a chance to complain about it!

I have another friend who is expecting in July; the father thinks the
baby needs a Mindstorms, but I think a Primo AKA Baby set is more
appropriate.

--
Susan Hoover
Houston, TX


Subject: 
Re: LEGO DUPLO eggs and K-Mart sale!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.promo, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.market.shopping
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The egg top almost fits a 2X10 plate.  It is slightly too large, so
the fit is very loose.  It definitly does not fit like the old radar
dishes.

There are DUPLO studs on the top of the 'top' and on the inside of
the 'bottom', and DUPLO 'holes' in the bottom of the 'bottom'?

- Greg

Paul Baulch wrote:

Todd Lehman wrote in message ...

These eggs are much cooler than they look at first glance --

*  The top and bottom separate into two *real* and usable DUPLO elements
  (with small holes so your kid won't suffocate).


Is the open end of the clear egg piece such a diameter that it fits firmly
onto a SYSTEM 2xN brick/plate, in the same way that an 8x8 radar dish fits
snugly onto a 2x8 brick?
If anyone knows what I mean, and could confirm whether this is true, I'd be
grateful.

Thanks,
Paul
LUGNET member 164
http://www.geocities.com/doctorshnub/

--

G. Crisp - gcrisp@mindspring.com

"Indian, indian, what did you die for?  Indian says 'Nothing at all.'"
-- Jim Morrison


Subject: 
Re: LEGO DUPLO eggs and K-Mart sale!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.promo, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.market.shopping
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ...

These eggs are much cooler than they look at first glance --

*  The top and bottom separate into two *real* and usable DUPLO elements
  (with small holes so your kid won't suffocate).


Is the open end of the clear egg piece such a diameter that it fits firmly
onto a SYSTEM 2xN brick/plate, in the same way that an 8x8 radar dish fits
snugly onto a 2x8 brick?
If anyone knows what I mean, and could confirm whether this is true, I'd be
grateful.

Thanks,
Paul
LUGNET member 164
http://www.geocities.com/doctorshnub/


Subject: 
Re: LEGO DUPLO eggs and K-Mart sale!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.promo, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.market.shopping
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In lugnet.duplo, Rose Regner writes:

Todd Lehman wrote in message ...
K-Mart stores in Boston (maybe everywhere?) are having a BOGO (Buy One Get
One 50%-off) sale on all LEGO, and the new LEGO DUPLO "eggs" are on the
shelves here! [...]

Where in Kmart did you fond them? [...]

It was I who did the shopping actually.

I came across the eggs in the LEGO aisle with the DUPLO. This Allston/Brighton,
Massachusetts Big-K store had only one box-tray out, so only 12 eggs for sale. I
haven't seen them anywhere else (yet). sorry.

-Suz


Subject: 
Re: LEGO DUPLO eggs and K-Mart sale!
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lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.promo, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.market.shopping
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ...
Get thee out to K-Mart!  :)

K-Mart stores in Boston (maybe everywhere?) are having a BOGO (Buy One Get • One
50%-off) sale on all LEGO, and the new LEGO DUPLO "eggs" are on the shelves
here!  :-s

There are 4 eggs so far (I'm hopefully expecting more, and I'm hoping these
aren't just purely a short-term promo):

Where in Kmart did you fond them? I looked at my Kmart today and I couldn't
find any. I called S@H a few weeks ago to find out where you could buy
these. They said Kmart, TRU, Wal-Mart, Zany Brainy, Meijers (sp?) and a few
others that I can't remember. she said that they would be out for Easter so
I assume that these are for Easter only.

These show up in the recent Duplo catalog that shows retailer's stock.

Rose


Subject: 
Re: LEGO DUPLO eggs and K-Mart sale!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.promo, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.market.shopping
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Todd Lehman wrote:

Get thee out to K-Mart!  :)

K-Mart stores in Boston (maybe everywhere?) are having a BOGO (Buy One Get One
50%-off) sale on all LEGO, and the new LEGO DUPLO "eggs" are on the shelves
here!  :-s

There are 4 eggs so far (I'm hopefully expecting more, and I'm hoping these
aren't just purely a short-term promo):

   http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2751

These eggs are much cooler than they look at first glance --

*  The top and bottom separate into two *real* and usable DUPLO elements
   (with small holes so your kid won't suffocate).

*  You can fit a PRIMO fig inside the egg.  (One of the DUPLO sets comes with
   a DUPLO kid fig and a racecar that actually fits inside of the egg.)

*  The top (clear) half of the egg has 4 DUPLO studs on top, and the bottom
   (colored) half of the eggs has 4 DUPLO studs on the inside.

*  The bottoms come in four colors:  blue, red, yellow, and green.

And the best part!--

*  The egg pieces are DUPLO compatible (naturally :) but also PRIMO compatible
   (most DUPLO things are :) and SYSTEM compatible.

*  To adapt the brick to SYSTEM compatibility, simply use two 2x4 SYSTEM
   bricks at the base inside!  Now you've basically got a LEGO SYSTEM egg,
   and you can put minifigs and whatever else you want inside the egg!  :-s

*  These would be fun for a kid to leave out for Easter, the night before,
   and see if the Easter Bunny fills 'em up with jelly beans.  (I'm gonna
   try that.  :)

*  With K-Mart's BOGO sale, these are $2.99 each plus sales tax.

Bad things:

*  The only way to get the green egg bottom is to buy a Little Forest Friends
   set.  (Little Forest Friends are those "fleshy-dough-blob" people that came
   out in DUPLO last year that look like Strawberry Shortcake meets the
   Smurfs.)  But for 3 bucks, it's still not that bad.

*  All four of the sets have the same set number and the same UPC symbol.
   Grrrowl.  %^E

--Todd

My understanding is that there are to be twelve different eggs released. Your
K-Mart promo though may only involve some of these eggs.

Grahame


Subject: 
Re: LEGO DUPLO eggs and K-Mart sale!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.promo, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.market.shopping
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
news:Frzr4o.Kn9@lugnet.com...
Get thee out to K-Mart!  :)

K-Mart stores in Boston (maybe everywhere?) are having a BOGO (Buy One Get • One
50%-off) sale on all LEGO, and the new LEGO DUPLO "eggs" are on the • shelves
here!  :-s

There are 4 eggs so far (I'm hopefully expecting more, and I'm hoping • these
aren't just purely a short-term promo):

   http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2751

These eggs are much cooler than they look at first glance --

*  The top and bottom separate into two *real* and usable DUPLO elements
   (with small holes so your kid won't suffocate).

*  You can fit a PRIMO fig inside the egg.  (One of the DUPLO sets comes • with
   a DUPLO kid fig and a racecar that actually fits inside of the egg.)

*  The top (clear) half of the egg has 4 DUPLO studs on top, and the • bottom
   (colored) half of the eggs has 4 DUPLO studs on the inside.

*  The bottoms come in four colors:  blue, red, yellow, and green.

And the best part!--

*  The egg pieces are DUPLO compatible (naturally :) but also PRIMO • compatible
   (most DUPLO things are :) and SYSTEM compatible.

*  To adapt the brick to SYSTEM compatibility, simply use two 2x4 SYSTEM
   bricks at the base inside!  Now you've basically got a LEGO SYSTEM egg,
   and you can put minifigs and whatever else you want inside the egg! • :-s

*  These would be fun for a kid to leave out for Easter, the night before,
   and see if the Easter Bunny fills 'em up with jelly beans.  (I'm gonna
   try that.  :)

*  With K-Mart's BOGO sale, these are $2.99 each plus sales tax.

Bad things:

*  The only way to get the green egg bottom is to buy a Little Forest • Friends
   set.  (Little Forest Friends are those "fleshy-dough-blob" people that • came
   out in DUPLO last year that look like Strawberry Shortcake meets the
   Smurfs.)  But for 3 bucks, it's still not that bad.

*  All four of the sets have the same set number and the same UPC symbol.
   Grrrowl.  %^E

--Todd

Has anyone in NC spotted these?  I would love to get an Egg for  a Fabuland
scene.  What  other parts of the country have  these?  Does S@H ever carry
this sort of goodie?

sheree


Subject: 
LEGO DUPLO eggs and K-Mart sale!
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Get thee out to K-Mart!  :)

K-Mart stores in Boston (maybe everywhere?) are having a BOGO (Buy One Get One
50%-off) sale on all LEGO, and the new LEGO DUPLO "eggs" are on the shelves
here!  :-s

There are 4 eggs so far (I'm hopefully expecting more, and I'm hoping these
aren't just purely a short-term promo):

   http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2751

These eggs are much cooler than they look at first glance --

*  The top and bottom separate into two *real* and usable DUPLO elements
   (with small holes so your kid won't suffocate).

*  You can fit a PRIMO fig inside the egg.  (One of the DUPLO sets comes with
   a DUPLO kid fig and a racecar that actually fits inside of the egg.)

*  The top (clear) half of the egg has 4 DUPLO studs on top, and the bottom
   (colored) half of the eggs has 4 DUPLO studs on the inside.

*  The bottoms come in four colors:  blue, red, yellow, and green.

And the best part!--

*  The egg pieces are DUPLO compatible (naturally :) but also PRIMO compatible
   (most DUPLO things are :) and SYSTEM compatible.

*  To adapt the brick to SYSTEM compatibility, simply use two 2x4 SYSTEM
   bricks at the base inside!  Now you've basically got a LEGO SYSTEM egg,
   and you can put minifigs and whatever else you want inside the egg!  :-s

*  These would be fun for a kid to leave out for Easter, the night before,
   and see if the Easter Bunny fills 'em up with jelly beans.  (I'm gonna
   try that.  :)

*  With K-Mart's BOGO sale, these are $2.99 each plus sales tax.

Bad things:

*  The only way to get the green egg bottom is to buy a Little Forest Friends
   set.  (Little Forest Friends are those "fleshy-dough-blob" people that came
   out in DUPLO last year that look like Strawberry Shortcake meets the
   Smurfs.)  But for 3 bucks, it's still not that bad.

*  All four of the sets have the same set number and the same UPC symbol.
   Grrrowl.  %^E

--Todd


Subject: 
Re: LEGO BABY set
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 14:39:56 GMT
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Here's another cool use for the rings (thought I'd put my camel to work):

    http://www.baseplate.com/mavica/primo/pull.jpg

-Suz

In lugnet.dear-lego, Christian Gemuenden writes:
I think that's also the reason why TLC sells the segments seperately (#2468)
so that you can make your chain as large as you want it to. It's good to
know that they still count on their old system that allows you to combine
your toys and to "build" whatever you want, there is no line in the size.

Christian. (no children either, but I do have some Duplo and Primo-Baby )

----- Original Message -----
From: Suzanne D. Rich <suz@baseplate.com>
I just opened up and played with the 2514 LEGO® BABY Activity Friends
rings set.(No, I don't have children) And I am so amazed. LEGO has done it
again! They've invented a new twist on an existing system that makes all the
older elements super cool again.

These rings can be linked together, or gripped as handles that rattle, or
function as holders. The smaller size ring-holes are LEGO PRIMO stud sized
(exactly) and the larger diameter is a perfect fit for putting round
rattle animals in. It's hard to explain, but extremely fun to handle.

The whole chain can be strung over a crib, but each element is itself a
great toy. It's brilliant.

Thank you LEGO.

-Suz.


Subject: 
Re: LEGO BABY set
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 16:21:07 GMT
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2779 times
  
I think that's also the reason why TLC sells the segments seperately (#2468)
so that you can make your chain as large as you want it to. It's good to
know that they still count on their old system that allows you to combine
your toys and to "build" whatever you want, there is no line in the size.

Christian. (no children either, but I do have some Duplo and Primo-Baby )

----- Original Message -----
From: Suzanne D. Rich <suz@baseplate.com>
Newsgroups: lugnet.dear-lego,lugnet.primo
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 12:52 AM
Subject: LEGO BABY set

I just opened up and played with the 2514 LEGO® BABY Activity Friends • rings set.
(No, I don't have children) And I am so amazed. LEGO has done it again! • They've
invented a new twist on an existing system that makes all the older • elements
super cool again.

These rings can be linked together, or gripped as handles that rattle, or
function as holders. The smaller size ring-holes are LEGO PRIMO stud sized
(exactly) and the larger diameter is a perfect fit for putting round • rattle
animals in. It's hard to explain, but extremely fun to handle.

The whole chain can be strung over a crib, but each element is itself a • great
toy. It's brilliant.

Thank you LEGO.

-Suz.


Subject: 
LEGO BABY set
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.primo
Date: 
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 23:52:01 GMT
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2625 times
  
I just opened up and played with the 2514 LEGO® BABY Activity Friends rings set.
(No, I don't have children) And I am so amazed. LEGO has done it again! They've
invented a new twist on an existing system that makes all the older elements
super cool again.

These rings can be linked together, or gripped as handles that rattle, or
function as holders. The smaller size ring-holes are LEGO PRIMO stud sized
(exactly) and the larger diameter is a perfect fit for putting round rattle
animals in. It's hard to explain, but extremely fun to handle.

The whole chain can be strung over a crib, but each element is itself a great
toy. It's brilliant.

Thank you LEGO.

-Suz.



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