Stacking and building

Ages 0 to 2 A grown-up reads and plays along · about 10 minutes

Read together

One block. Two blocks. Up!

Oh no, it fell! Let us build again.

Do it

1. Use large soft blocks, or empty cardboard boxes of different sizes.
2. Put one block on another and say “up”. Add a third.
3. Let your child knock it down. Cheer! Say “crash” and “all down”.
4. Build again, a little higher.

Talk about it

• How many blocks can you stack?
• What happens if the bottom one is small?

For the grown-up

Building teaches balance and cause and effect. Toppling is part of the game. Praise the trying.

Mark as done

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