A puzzle provides good practice in eye-hand coordination and logical thinking.
Objective: Grabbing fine motor skills training
Method: Parents can encourage children to grab the blocks (with both their right and left hands).
Method: Encourage children to flip the flap on each of the blocks in three different directions.
Flipping upwards
Flipping to the left
Flipping to the right
Objective: Learning everyday objects
Method: Use the pictures on the blocks to teach children different objects.
Method: Name an object and encourage your child to point to the block with that object on it.
Method: Encourage children to stack 2-3 blocks, one on top of the other. This activity trains children’s balancing skills and patience.
Objective: Learning colors
Method: Teach children to identify colors using the colorful, triangular blocks.
Method: Teach children about shapes by arranging the blocks to make triangles, squares and rectangles.
Objective: Throwing
Method: The blocks are soft and easy to grab. Encourage children to throw the blocks and to train their arm muscles.
Objective: Stacking
Method: Encourage children to stack 3-5 blocks, one on top of the other. This activity trains children’s balancing skills and patience.
Objective: Learning numbers
Method: Teach children to identify numbers using the numbered blocks. (1-12)
Objective: Learning to count
Method: Together with your child, count the objects on the blocks. Then encourage her to match it with the correct number block.
Objective: Animal matching
Method: Complete animals by matching the blocks. Parents can teach children about the characteristics of different animals. This activity trains children’s fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
Method: Complete transportation by matching the blocks. Parents can teach children about the characteristics of different transportation. This activity trains children’s fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination.
Method: Build the following configurations, starting from the simple ones and progressing to the complex ones:
Objective: Stacking
Method: Encourage children to stack 5-6 blocks, one on top of the other. This activity trains children’s balancing skills and patience.
Objective: Completing the puzzle
Method: Complete the 12-piece puzzle with your child.
Method: Using the "cause and consequence" side of the blocks, ask questions to guide your child to say what happens afterwards. Then let her lift the flap to see the answer.
Objective: Stacking
Method: Encourage children to stack 7-8 blocks, one on top of the other. This activity trains children’s balancing skills and patience.
Objective: Simple addition with objects
Method: Teach children simple addition by letting them count the objects on two or three blocks. Then they can match the object blocks with the correct number block.
Objective: Simple addition with numbers
Method: Teach children simple addition by letting them add the numbers on two or three blocks. Then they can match the number blocks with the correct object block.
Objective: Odd and even numbers
Method: Use the numbered blocks to teach your child odd and even numbers.
Objective: Catching and throwing
Method: The blocks are soft and easy to grab. Use the blocks to play catch with your child and to train her catching and throwing skills.
Objective: Story listening and finding objects
Method: As parents tell the story, encourage your child to find the block with the object mentioned in the story. This activity trains children’s listening skills, imagination and observation skills.
Method: Build the following configurations, starting from the simple ones and progressing to the complex ones. This activity develops children’s concepts of space and 3 dimensionality.
Method: Using techniques and concepts from activity 5.2, children can create their own 3D configurations. This activity develops children’s creativity.