Building Brilliance!
Published Friday, November 1, 2024
Is there any toy more iconic than the wooden stacking block? Whether it’s plain wood or decorated with letters and numbers, it’s one of the first toys people think of for tots. There are very good reasons for this!
Building toys help children develop skills they’ll use for the rest of their lives. They encourage spatial reasoning and problem solving. For the very young, there’s hand-eye coordination and fine motor control. For older children, attention to detail and reading skills are engaged if they’re following a set of instructions. Creativity and experimentation are a part of the scene when kids of any age free-build.
The best part? They’re just having fun and playing!
Discover the benefits of playing with construction toys for every age!
Toddler (1 - 3 years old)
Simple is best!
Children in this age group are super-charged learners. Playing with building toys is an integral piece to their learning. They’ll develop fine motor skills as they manipulate the pieces. When things fall down, they’ll discover cause and effect plus begin to problem solve.
And they can practice sorting and counting!
Sweet Cocoon Stones to Stack
2 yrs +
The unusual shapes encourage problem solving and experimentation!
Pre-K (3 - 5 years old)
Kids in this age group are taking their fine motor skills and really dialing in their hand-eye coordination.
They can play independently and will take pride in the things they’ve created. They’re getting good at problem solving and are better at thinking through a tricky build on their own.
They’ll also be using their imaginations for story-telling and pretend play!
Kipod Expressions Blocks
12 mo +
Architectural blocks that can double as social-emotional learning aids!
Elementary Age (5 - 10 years old)
The older the child, the more complex the building sets can be.
Building toys for this age group usually feature lots of little pieces and precise instructions. Kids typically start by following the instructions, then their creativity will take over. They’ll experiment with what will and won’t work. They’ll use their imagination and curiosity to see test what is possible.
This is when they’ll also begin to enjoy STEM kits that emphasize physics and how things work!
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