Customer Reviews

LEGO Duplo Legoville Fire Station (5601)

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
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OK we are HUGE duplo fans!!
My 2 1\2 year old recieved this for Xmas. It has a lot of great fun pieces. It is a fun LOOKING design but it really is not that stable when together for kid play. I enjoy building the sets for my kids, but even I find it frustrating to see little bumps can knock it ALL apart. It seems to me the road pieces you use for the base plate just are not solid connectors for the legos compared to the usual thicker base plates. that really minimizes the stability of the whole fire house down at the foundation. So, when the whole concept of the playset, when together, is to have preschoolers pushing the vehicles through it's first level you can see the basic problem. The tubes, which I thought would be fun, don't stay togther well at all either, the connection from the designated lego piece to the tubes is so loose I knew it wasnt going to stay put from the start. Another kind of annoying thing is that my son also owns the firetruck you can buy seperately that compliments this set. It does not fit well through the roads at all!! First you can not have the siren light on top of the cab, or the ladder attached in certain configurations.
That all said I just have to build my own creations, becuase there are a lot of fun building pieces here and we have a lot of Duplos around to help build a more stable creation. But for the money I paid for it it does hold some disappoinment.

I got this for my 15 month old son about a month ago, and we have been playing with it almost every night since. We build an elaborate fire station while he plays with the dog and blinking siren piece and then he takes the entire thing apart one piece at a time. Also, he likes to drop the firemen down the slide. Even if he doesn't build the station he is engaged with the process.

Our son received this, the Legoville Fire Truck, and Basic Bricks for his 3rd birthday and absolutely loves them!! He plays with them just about everyday and loves to rebuild the fire station and create new things with the help of his 6 year old sister. We have also used these legos to help with teaching him his colors. We will probably add more Duplo Legos to this collection for Christmas.

My husband and I purchased this fire station for our grandson, age two. This station was an addition to his already sizeable collection of LEGOs. The fire station was his favorite Christmas gift! It's easy to set up, re-package when play time is over. It's sturdy and definitely child-friendly.
We are very happy with this purchase and the very quick turn-around time between date of order and receipt of the fire station.

Delights my son - and the size makes it easy for him to assemble. I think it's just the right level for him.

This was a gift for our 3 yr old godson -

Likes:
. Loves the big bricks for his little hands;
. The operating blue firetruck lights;
. The fire hose you need to attach (like in real life);
. Difficulty level;
. Block color selection;
. 4 characters to play with (yes, a dog is an _important_ character!);
. The integration of Duplo shapes to "regular" blocks for future use.

Dislikes:
. Many blocks are single-purpose (ie, the fire station command center) - Note to Lego: it is good to let kids develop imagination, and it's good for a family to mingle and make up storylines; I'm sure you've made your market study for such a kit, but is it because of cost cutting you provided so many larger shapes for the walls and the tower?
. Dog is static - moulded...

As you can see, the review is tipped heavily on pros: this is a great way for kids to awake the kid in each parent.

I bought this Firestation set for my 3 year old grandson and he loves it! The possibilities are endless with designs! The extra figures,- firemen, dogs, hoses, flashing lights - make it an extra special set!

Bought this for my 2 year old for Christmas and he absolutely loves it! He spent over an hour playing with it on Christmas morning and has played with it every day since - I definitely recommend it!

This set can be reconstructed in many ways. Many hours of creative play! My sons love this set and we purchased it after owning the smaller fire sets. Excellent choice!

The fact that this has a helicopter and a truck makes it even cooler for my three year old son. He got it last year for Christmas at age two b/c he was into his older brothers LEGOs. We still have fun with it. Even if you don't put the fire station together they can play with the vehicles. I did find the yellow firefighter's tube a little tough to keep on especially with young kids and how they play but overall great toy! And , hey, why not a woman firefighter in the mix of three character figures! That's just a suggestion from a mother;)