Homemade Blocks
[20 Minutes]
No need to spend a lot of money on one of the BEST toys every child should have.
You'll need:
• large recycled household packaging
• packing tape
• contact paper or textured materials
• crumpled newspaper
What to do:
- Collect different empty containers that can be recycled into homemade blocks. These can be food packaging, diaper wipe containers, or laundry soap boxes.
- Encourage your child to assist you in filling the boxes with crumpled up newspaper which will increase the durability of the "blocks".
- You may want cover the boxes with contact paper or with textured materials such as felt. The box edges or corners could be reinforced with the packing tape.
- Encourage your child to count the blocks as they are stacked. Then invite her to knock them down.
Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.
- How high can you stack these blocks before they will fall down?
- What would you like to build with your new blocks?
Useful information:
While you are having fun together, this activity helps your child develop small muscle skills and pre-math skills.
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