From infancy, children enjoy blocks. Babies like touching,
gripping and banging blocks together. Our toddlers attempt to build structures
and begin imaginative play, and our preschoolers seem to enjoy blocks as they
understand how blocks fit together and try to create elaborate buildings and
structures. Though blocks aren't sophisticated toys, their lessons to children
are many. In addition to developing motor skills and hand-eye coordination,
block play can also help foster creativity, enhance problem-solving ability and
build other cognitive, emotional and social skills.
Block Play Helps With:
Shapes, colors and sizes
Block play encourages children to match, count and sort.
Sharing and cooperation
Block play can help children learn social skills as they
work together with other kids.
Toy blocks and creative, divergent problem-solving.
Because kids can put together blocks in a variety of ways,
block play is divergent play. And divergent play with blocks may prepare kids
to think creatively and better solve divergent problems.
Toy blocks and other construction toys can change the way
kids think. Building projects stimulate creativity, and sharpen crucial skills.
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