Building Blocks
Skill: Physical development helps fine tune both your child’s gross, and fine motor skills. It is also very important in strengthening muscles, controlling the body and co-ordination. This activity Building blocks, allows your child to demonstrate increased skill and control, by balancing blocks to create simple structures.
Out of junk cartons or cardboard milk cartons cut
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and let your child decorate them.
Ask your child to stack the blocks – Don’t worry if
he’s seems more interested in knocking them
down again. Allow him to stack, knock down and
re-stack. He will be practising using his fine motor
skills and having control over objects.
Follow up ideas
You could ask your child to count the number of
blocks as he stacks them.