When I was a kid I had lots of Legos (actually, I still have them). I liked the fact that if there was some toy I wanted but didn't have, I could usually make

When I was a kid I had lots of Legos (actually, I still have them). I liked the fact that if there was some toy I wanted but didn't have, I could usually make it myself out of Legos, the only limitations being the number and kinds of pieces I had. When people ask how I got into programming, I relate that anecdote and then follow it by describing programming as having an unlimited number of pieces to work with. At one year old, it's not like most children are going to be doing anything more advanced than sticking a few blocks together in the easiest possible way, but you have to start somewhere. I have a son about that age and there are really only a couple of pieces in his Duplo set that are questionable, choking-wise. You could go with Mega Bloks instead, which are definitely too large to choke on.