Build with blocks together
1–2 yearsFamily ConnectionMaterials: Stacking blocks or similar toys
Sit on the floor with blocks and build together. Stack a few blocks and let your child knock them down. Hand blocks to each other as you build. Celebrate when your child adds a block to your tower. Take turns and build side by side, creating a shared project you work on together.
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How to Do This Activity
Sit on the floor with blocks and build together. Stack a few blocks and let your child knock them down. Hand blocks to each other as you build. Celebrate when your child adds a block to your tower. Take turns and build side by side, creating a shared project you work on together.
Why It Works
Building together creates a shared activity where you work toward something together, even if that's just the joy of knocking blocks down. These interactions provide scaffolding for communication and relationship building. Children who participate regularly in family activities show 25% better emotional regulation and social skills (Roehlkepartain & Leffert, 2000). Playing together daily, like block building, establishes patterns of connection that benefit your relationship for years.
Tips for Parents
Keep your own building simple so you can focus on playing together rather than creating something complex. Let your child lead sometimes.
Making and knocking down towers together is just as valuable as careful building.
Materials Needed
Stacking blocks or similar toys
Learning Methods
Hands-On ExplorationBeginning Symbolic PlayMontessori Practical Life Activities
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