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Constructive Eating Utensil Set Make Eating Fun! Clamshell package contains one Fork Lift Fork, one Front Loader Spoon, and one Bull Dozer Pusher…. |
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Construction Dig Cake Topper $6.95 Construction Dig Cake Topper comes with a Digging machine and dump truck. The dump truck is 5 inches long and the digging machine 3 1/4 inch long and 7 inches high when the crane is extended. Truck and digger both have wheels, the digger carne has working hinges on the shovel, elbow and at the base. The turret also swivels. Make great toys after the cake is gone…. |
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Kidkraft Avalon Chair $65.49 The Kidkraft Avalon Chairs provide a convenient and comfortable place for kids to relax, do their homework, work on craft projects and more! This durable wooden chair is recommended for children ages 5 to 8 years. It is available in your choice of several color options to match any living space!… |
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LEGO Atlantis Guardian of the Deep (8058) $16.99 Pieces: 144This treasure guardian packs a bite!In his search for the red Atlantis treasure key, the deep-sea diver has encountered one of the deadliest guardian creatures of all: an enormous black shark covered in Atlantean markings! Will the diver’s harpoon and swimming skills be enough to escape the shark’s snapping jaws and thrashing tail with the precious key, and its clue to the lost city’s l… |
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Block N Roll $24.99 The 60-piece Block N’ Roll Marble Maze Construction System is an educational construction system that lets you make spectacular structures and then roll marbles through the tunnels and passageways you’ve created. The colorful pieces are made from durable plastic and are easy to connect. You get 90-degree turns, straight channels, ramps, crossovers, drop-throughs, and more, plus a collection o… |
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Handy Manny: Big Construction Job $8.91 Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 11/16/2010… |
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Handy Manny: Big Construction Job – DVD with Mickey Mote $20.08 Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 11/16/2010… |
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Bruder Construction Toy Hard Hat $4.00 Knock-knock. This durable plastic hard hat is a big hit on the construction site. The brightly colored design is bold enough to stand alone as all-in-one dress up gear. Kids build hours of imaginative play with this classic must-have prop, featuring German craftsmanship. Why You’ll Love It: One yellow hat and — poof — your construction worker is good to go. Age: 3… |
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Stanley 33-425 Powerlock 25-Foot by 1-Inch Measuring Tape $6.49 The Stanley Powerlock 25-Foot by 1-Inch Measuring Tape is a classic, and for good reason. Designed for professionals and weekend warriors alike, this top-notch product offers maximum usability in all types of measuring situations. Equipped with a range of useful goodies, the highly-portable tape will meet just about anyone’s needs. Standard features include a lockable blade for precise measurement… |
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Traffic Light $8.95 Awesome Traffic Light…. |
15 Top Block and Construction Sets–Crucial to a Child’s Development
Block play is crucial to a child’s development. Investing in a good quality set of blocks is a long-term investment in your children. Blocks and other construction toys have some of the highest play value of any toy on the market. Blocks are open-ended toys and have unlimited play possibilities. Blocks grow with your children. At first they may simply stack the blocks to see how high they can go before the tower falls. Then he might put all the blocks in the bucket and then throw them all over the floor and pick them up again. Soon they discover that an object can represent something else. Then they begin to create and use their imagination. Children can play with blocks from the time they are 18 months until, well forever.
The learning that comes from playing with blocks is huge. Here are just a few of things children learn.
Math skills they can develop: * Stacking and piling * Grouping and sorting * Adding, subtracting, and multiplying * Understanding geometry * Counting * Using fractions * Awareness of depth, width, length, symmetry, and shape
Science concepts they can learn: * Gravity * Balance * Classify, Measure and Order
Language arts skills they can develop: * Build vocabularies * Boost Language development * Understanding that objects can represent something else. This skill is crucial for learning to read.
Social skills they can work on: * Sharing * Cooperating * Increasing impulse control
Motor skills they can develop: * Building the strength in their fingers and hands * Developing eye-hand coordination * Learning where their body is in space
Art skills they can develop: * Understanding perspectives * Developing skills in design, representation, balance and stability * Creativity
Life skills they can work on: * Building longer attention spans * Problem solving * Planning * Developing dispositions toward curiosity and learning * Discovering wonder and exploration
15 recommended educational block and construction sets:
1. Twigs–unique interchanging colorful pieces together that both parent and child will enjoy
2. Q-BA-MAZE?one of the best marble mazes
3. Bumpity Blocks?good for children with disabilities because of their texture and weight.
4. Magneatos Jumbo?jumbo size magnetic construction set designed for small hands
5. Stonees–innovative and colorful rock building blocks
6. Widgets–are wedged diamond-shaped, sturdy frames that combine in endless ways to fit vertically, horizontally, up and out!
7. Gears Gears Gears–gears, pillars, connectors, cranks to set creations in motion and interlocking plates for limitless building
8. Zolo-a-go-go?crazy plastic pieces that go into one another to create wonderful sculptures and creatures.
9. Tree Blocks?wood blocks with the bark removed exposes the beautiful figure and hues of the wood beneath.
10. Zoob?Has a ball and socket basis that has five basic shapes that fit together in 20 different ways
11. Tall-Stacker Pegs Building Set?Can be a child’s first building set. The three dimensional stacking set teaches children to think ahead as they plan
12. Fantasy Blocks-These blocks transform a child’s first buildings into authentic little artifacts of many shapes and colors. Sweet ringing little bell provides incidental music.
13. Rainbow Blocks?Blocks filled with colored watered for visual stimulation
14. Standard Unit Blocks?Your classic block set features a large variety of sizes and shapes including arches, columns, squares, rectangles, triangles, cylinders, and circles, as well as basic, half and double unit blocks. Precisely measured and cut hardwood pieces with smooth sanded edges and corners.
15. Dado combines art and science as you explore architectural principles . . . proportion, balance, structure and color., Dado engages your imagination as the slits on each cube are interlocked to create an unlimited number of three-dimensional structures
About the Author
Mara Kaplan is an expert in play and inclusive play environments. You can find many other toy recommendations for children with and without disabilities at http://letkidsplay.blogspot.com. You can learn more about Mara and Let Kids Play. Find accessible playgrounds from throughout North America.
Looking for a name of a toy
I think the name was connex or connects. I am not sure. It was really similar to the tinkertoy Wood Construction Set. But it was plastic and in many different colors. I would like to buy something like this for my little cousins I babysit every weekend.
You are correct… They are called K’nex and
you can find many of the sets exclusively at Toys’R’ Us…..
Here is the official website…
http://www.knex.com/
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