Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288) vs LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box Set (10914)
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box Set (10914) is ₹3,000 dearer.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288) vs LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box Set (10914)
Melissa & Doug
Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288)
₹1,499
Age grading on a toy is a choking-hazard grading rather than a difficulty rating, which is the thing most people misread -- a bright 18 month old is not the exception the grading was written for.
Full details →LEGO
LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box Set (10914)
₹4,499
DUPLO exists for exactly one reason and it is a safety one: the bricks are dimensioned to deliberately fail the small-parts test, so they are too large to be swallowed, which is why they are graded 18 months where standard LEGO is graded 4 and over.
Full details →Who the Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy is for
Buy it if: Children 2 and over working on shape recognition and fine motor skills.
Avoid it if: Any child under 2, and any household where a younger sibling can reach the pieces.
Who the LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box Set is for
Buy it if: Children from 18 months, in a household that may add standard LEGO later.
Avoid it if: Nothing meaningful -- though a dishwasher will warp the bricks.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy | LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box Set |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,499 | ₹4,499 |
| Age grading | 2 years and up | 18 months and up |
| Material | Solid wood with non-toxic paint | ABS, which does not soften or degrade with washing |
| Safety | Contains 12 loose shapes. Age grading is a choking hazard grading, not a difficulty grading | DUPLO bricks are deliberately too large to swallow. Standard LEGO bricks are a choking hazard and are graded 4 plus |
| Weight | 1.1 kg | 1.4 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Age | not published | 18 months and up, against 4 plus for standard LEGO |
| Cleaning | not published | Warm soapy water, air dry. Not a dishwasher, which warps ABS |
| Compatibility | not published | DUPLO connects to standard LEGO, so the collection carries forward rather than being replaced |
| Durability | Solid wood rather than laminate, so it survives being thrown | not published |
| Paint standard | Meets ASTM F963 for surface coatings | not published |
| Piece count | not published | 85 |
| Pieces | 12 shapes plus the cube | not published |
| Skill | Shape recognition and fine motor, not counting | not published |
| Why 2 plus | The shapes pass a small-parts cylinder test at the boundary. Under 2 they are a choking risk | not published |
| Why DUPLO exists | not published | The bricks are dimensioned to fail the small-parts test deliberately -- they are too large to be swallowed, which is the entire reason for the separate product line |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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