Building Blocks

Building blocks are toys considered to be not only fun to play with but are also educational. Building blocks are various-shaped pieces of plastic, cardboard, cinder and other materials, which are piled on top of each other to create magnificent objects. The number of things that can be created out of it is limited only by the child’s imagination and his ability to build what he sees in his mind. This is the reason why building blocks are called open-ended toys. A child can build houses, cars, buildings, even trees out of it.

It incites imagination and mathematical thinking, and some blocks even familiarize a child with the alphabet.

Building blocks come not only in different shapes and textures, but are also varied in size and color. When you’re buying one, see that the edges are smoothly rounded and the block not heavy enough to hurt a child during play. You must also make sure that these blocks are made with safe materials.

Animal Blocks

Animal blocks come in pieces of animal parts, which when put together will form a giraffe, zebra, lion, etc. These parts are also colored and have drawings to depict a certain animal. Animal blocks are attractive to a child because a child’s imagination is always captured by animals. A child will also...

Wooden Blocks

Wooden blocks are a kind of toy, which are wonderfully durable and educational. It is usually made of wood and can also be bought with different rattling sounds. So that when children group shapes and form designs they will also be blending sounds and colors! It can also be bought with designs such...

Unit Blocks

Unit blocks are standardized pieces of wooden toy blocks that are used in kindergarten or preschools. It is popularly used by the Montessori Method of teaching. In fact, unit blocks are also called standard unit blocks or kindergarten blocks.

Soft Blocks

Soft blocks are made of very soft materials, usually foam and vinyl. They can be used by children as young as 12 months old. Children about this age love the soft feel and are comforted by having something soft embrace their body. They can squeeze them, grasp it and pinch and they can even roll with...

Light Blocks

Cardboard blocks are blocks of various shapes made from cardboard, often the lightweight but durable kind. To grab children’s attention, they are also brightly colored. They are also varied in sizes and children love to play with them. It is just as popular with adults because it not only gives them...

Construction Blocks

Construction blocks are blocks that are packaged to create a design. All the pieces or blocks, when formed, will together make a miniature truck, boat, airplane or an airport. The box already contains a picture of what these block pieces will look like after they were put together. Some boxes have a...

Foam Blocks

Foam blocks are soft blocks that are solely made of foam. Aside from the usual blocks that you can stack up, foam blocks can be made to resemble a minuscule park with triangles that will serve as slides. Rectangles and squares may also be big enough to serve as a minuscule bed. The various shapes that...

Snap Blocks

Snap blocks are called so, because of a fastening in each block which when put together produces a sharp sound—a snap. It uses the same mechanism as a button in your blouse that snaps when you fasten it. Every time a child is able to snap two blocks into place, it gives him a feeling of pride. In...

Sand & Sound Blocks

It is awesome to think that blocks are not just for stacking up and mathematical thinking. It is also dedicated to and made for music. A sand block is a musical instrument. It is made of wood and sand paper. It is a percussion instrument that can be played in two different ways. One, scrape them or...

ABC Blocks

To be able to read early, a child must be acquainted with the Alphabet. One of the earliest designs for toy blocks was the Alphabet. Meaning that even then, people were striving to mix fun and learning together. If children are accustomed to the letters, it will only be a step further to learn each sound...

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