Cars 2 LEGO Duplo: Review and Competition

We are proud to be LEGO Duplo Experts in the Calico household. 

Presley and Cash play with Duplo every day. We were lucky enough to be sent a selection from the Cars 2 range and it has been a massive hit.

As well as getting the vehicles (Lightning McQueen, Mater, Finn McMissile, Carla, Luigi and Guido) you get plenty of basic bricks and specialised pieces too.

Of course once you have built the sets a few times you can add the Cars 2 Duplo to the rest of your stash as it all fits together. It even fits together with LEGO, so it can be used for years.

Duplo is so well made. There are never any rough edges and it doesn't break when you tread on it - and we all know how much it hurts to tread on it!

You can see from the photographs that my boys are playing together happily and there is plenty of imaginative play.

The only thing I didn't like was this:

Call me old-fashioned, but I don't want the boys to know what missiles are just yet. Fortunately they don't know what it is or what it does in real life. In fact, from the photograph you may imagine that it's a pepper shaker... or something else!



Now onto details of an lovely special offer and the fabulous competition.

At Toys R Us now there is a special offer. Spend £30 on LEGO Duplo and you get this cute bear (worth £10) free:

There are some amazing prizes up for grabs in a new competition:

First Prize (2 winners will get this)

·         1 x Cars ‘The Pit Stop’: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/The+Pit+Stop/5829.aspx

·         1 x Cars ‘Tokyo Racing’: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/The+Pit+Stop/5819.aspx

·         1 x Cars ‘Agent Mater’: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/The+Pit+Stop/5817.aspx

·         1 x Cars ‘Luigi’s Italian Place’: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/The+Pit+Stop/5818.aspx

·         1 x My First LEGO DUPLO Set: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/Default.aspx#5931

·         1 x DUPLO Brick Box: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/Default.aspx#5416

Second Prize (3 winners will get this)

·         1 x Cars ‘Tokyo Racing’: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/The+Pit+Stop/5819.aspx

·         1 x Cars ‘Luigi’s Italian Place’: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/The+Pit+Stop/5818.aspx

·         1 x DUPLO Brick Box: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/Default.aspx#5416

Third Prize (10 winners will get this)

·         1 x My First LEGO DUPLO Set: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/Default.aspx#5931

·         1 x DUPLO Brick Box: http://duplo.lego.com/en-us/Products/Default.aspx#5416

This competition is running over a few other LEGO Duplo expert blogs, but I'd love a Baby Baby reader to win something!

How to enter the competition:

• Send an email to duplocompetition@digital-outlook.com
• Put Baby Baby in the subject line.
• In the body of the email put your full name and postal address.

Competition closes on November 6th.

Winners will be picked and prizes will be send out by Digital Outlook.


Good luck!!

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Cars 2 LEGO Duplo: Review and Competition

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Firstly, I've been nominated for an award. 

I'm shortlisted in the 'Outstanding in their field' category in the British Mummy Bloggers Brilliance in Bogging 2010 awards.

Thank you to you if you nominated me, I'm absolutely delighted!

Congratulations to all nominees and finalists.

You can find more information and the all important voting form on the BMB Blog.

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More good news, I'm Playpennies Blogger of the Week.

I have a love-hate relationship with Playpennies. I love finding out about all the bargains to be had, but I hate that I can't resist a bargain!


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I've written a few reviews recently, including:

• Numberjacks: Mission to Learn
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• CBeebies Song Time CD
• Dairy Cookbook, Good Food, Fast
• HEXBUG Nano
• Snowflake CD
• Red or Dead Tights at Tightsplease
• Tonka Chuck's Garage Deluxe Stunt Playset
• Whitworths and a recipe for the easiest fruitcake in the world

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Robinsons Panto Karaoke is now live. All you need is a webcam and a sense of humour and you can make your own video. This fun challenge is aiming to raise funds for Barnados.


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One of my favourite bloggers has a new project. Emily at Babyrambles has set up a new website offering real down-to-earth advice. It's called Real Parenting.


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Do you like books and chocolate? I said yes to that question and was sent a book and some Galaxy chocolate. You can win books over at the Galaxy Facebook page.


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Finally!

Check out the Matthew Walker Facebook page for your chance to win a gorgeous Christmas Pudding in their perfect Christmas campaign. I'm looking forward to trying mine.



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It's all going on...

Meanwhile...

...over on Sandy Calico Reviews I've written about some of the things sent to try us. Oh no, that's wrong! Try again, I've written about some of the things I've been sent to try. Yes, that's more like it. ;-)

Since becoming Toys R Us Toyologists we've had quite a few toys to test. Find out what we thought about the Tomy Aquadoodle Desk, the Timmy Time Pop-Up Game,  Old MacDonald Lotto, the Crazy Chefs Game, the Fireman Sam Fire Engine Convertible, the Moon Sand Demolition Kit and the Mega Bloks 2-in-1 Buildable Thomas the Tank Engine.


We have also reviewed the ZingZillas CD and My Favourite Nursery Rhymes DVD.


I was given some clothes to wear to the MAD awards by Very.co.uk and my underwear was provided by Spanx Higher Power. What do you mean you don't want to see my pants?! I was also sent my first pair of Converse trainers by Rubber Sole.



Finally, Sandy Calico Reviews... DotComGiftShop - just in time for Christmas.






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