The benefits of toy blocks

Educational toy stores provide an excellent choice of building blocks and toys and cater for each age and stage of development.

What abilities can my kid develop through Building Blocks? several studies found the subsequent skill can be developed by toy blocks:

• Physical benefits & motor skills
• Engineering skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Social Benefits & language skills
• Creative thinking 

Physical benefits & motor skills

Babies and toddlers enjoy playing with very big blocks which require fine motor skills to pick up, and gross motor skills to move. 

Engineering skills

Playing with building blocks and toys helps your child to develop skills in basic maths and physics. The building process is all about size, shape, weight, leverage, and balance.

Problem-solving skills

Any block play helps children develop problem-solving skills, especially once they begin to develop specific plans in their heads. 

Social Benefits & language skills

Playing with building blocks is an activity that your child can do alone, or together with friends. This is a great way to introduce children to cooperative play with others.

Creative thinking

Any time that your kid play with building toys, the play will become more and more complex. As the complexity increases, so does their concentration level.

Building Blocks for Babies and Toddlers

Even babies and toddlers can play with blocks, and there are plenty of options to choose from, but take into consideration that toddlers are not interested in building a ‘something’, they are simply moving, stacking.

When buying blocks for babies and toddlers, it is important to look for blocks that are big enough to be picked up using large muscle movements, light enough to be carried around, and soft enough that they won’t cause injury when they coming crashing down. 

Building Blocks and Toys for 4 –5-year-olds

Kids  4 –5-year-olds will have a greater vocabulary and problem-solving skills, and should be engaged in a more complex approach to building, whether by creating pre-designed structures or thinking creatively to design something that solves a real-world problem.

Building Blocks and Toys for 5–7-year-olds

At this age it would be required a large wooden block sets, children in this age group will enjoy working with smaller plastic bricks, and kits that make specific objects such as cars, trucks, boats, and buildings.

Things to Consider when buying Building Blocks

Safety is an important aspect, as is making sure the toy is appropriate for the age and stage of your child. 

Thanks to :

https://www.kiwifamilies.co.nz/articles/building-blocks-and-toys/

https://www.parentingscience.com/toy-blocks.html