Block Building

“Play is the building blocks of life”

Block Building is a classic than can help to work on:

·      Fine motor development

·      Visual perceptual skills

·      Textural input

·      Various shapes to hold and colors to identify

·      Cognition and spatial skills

·      Midline play

·      Creative play

·      Creation and destruction

·      Understanding the concept of gravity

·      Balance

·      Structural building

·      Social skills

·      Attention skill building

Large blocks like the Melissa and Doug cardboard blocks are great for stepping on and around for all kinds of gross motor skills:

·      Balance, agility, coordination

Month by month:

4-6 months: an infant has whole hand grasp

6-7 months: an all fine finger grasp

7-10 months: banging blocks

10-12 months: three finger grasp

10-12 months: infants begin to drop blocks into a container

14-17 months: infants can build a tower of three using one inch cubes

By two years a toddler can build a tower of six cubes