Wild Animal Families: Penguins & Lions

Contrasting geographical environments: The set combines two extreme climates - frosty Antarctica and hot Africa - allowing your child to explore the world in one play session. Building an ice slab and a grassy glade teaches you to recognize differences in the natural habitats of animals.

Development of empathy and social roles: Figures of adults and their young facilitate role-playing of care, feeding and concern. This helps the little ones understand family relationships and express emotions through interaction with the lion cub and the little penguin.

Interactive functions of the habitats: Little ones can play peek-a-boo among the grass tufts on the savannah or slide the penguins down a specially constructed ice slide. These simple mechanisms made of blocks effectively stimulate the development of fine motor skills in two-year-olds.

Learning the concepts of size and temperature: Comparing large animals with their smaller siblings and "cold" penguins with "warm" lions helps your child learn basic opposites. The expressive colors and characteristic shapes of DUPLO figures support categorization and perceptiveness training.