WOODEN BLOCKS:AMERICAN MADE TOYS

WE SELL LOTS OF BLOCKS, IN A BUCKET, AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE!

Looking for wooden building blocks for your child or classroom? We handcraft these traditional wooden toys for you. All our building blocks  are toys made in the U.S.A. We have several different options of great wooden block sets , from a small starter set perfect for a preschool age child, to a large building block set for a classroom, all at a price that fits your budget.

Or are you looking for just a few individual blocks to add to your child’s building blocks set? We have those too. All our wooden blocks are sold individually as well. Add a few of your favorites to any of our wooden block sets, for only a few dollars more.

You will love our easy storage buckets. They come in bright colors. They are easy to carry, store and  children are able to put away the blocks without mom’s help.

All our wooden blocks are natural hardwood, smooth and sliver-free and are handmade in the U.S.A.  Our wood products come from sustainable forests. Back To Blocks wooden blocks have been safety tested and are compliant for all regulations  for children’s products in the U.S.A. Wooden  blocks are educational toys too. They help improve many skills for your child.  They are a creative toy that children will play with over and over again.  Their function is limited only by the child’s imagination. They will continue to play with them as they get older in more complex ways. Wooden building blocks are a great value because a child will play with them for many years. Wooden toys, like blocks, are durable and last for a long time, sometimes even being passed on through generations. Yes, a set of wooden building blocks are a great toy for any child, and a great value for parents.

Here at Back To Blocks, we are committed to providing you with safe, natural, affordable  and fun wooden building blocks , so that your child can get “Back To Blocks”!

BLOCKS FOR KIDS- TIP OF THE WEEK

June 4, 2013

Twisty Fun

Try to build a spiral staircase from wooden blocks. This is not as easy as you would think. What building blocks do you need to support the stairs as they wind upward? Do you use the same size of blocks in your stairs or do you have to use consecutively smaller ones? Try it and see. Can you make it go around 360 degrees? Build your spiral staircase first then add a great castle or mansion around it with your wooden building blocks.

“Cool” Building Project For A Hot Summer Day

Super hot day outside? Cool down by building an igloo out of wooden blocks. Smaller length blocks are the ones that will work best for this project. This may be a real fun challenge for an elementary age child. Start by laying the blocks in the round shape of an igloo. Then add each new level by placing a block on top of where two of the bottom layer of blocks meet. Each new layer should be a little bit more to the center of the round circle. Make up a story, add some Eskimos, polar bears or penguins to create a fun, cool scene. What other round structures can you build? Maybe a silo for a farm or the Leaning Tower Of Pisa?

Try to build an igloo from wooden blocks!

Build “Outside The Box”

See how tall your child can build a wooden block tower with only their non-dominant hand. How many blocks difference is there when they build with their dominant hand? Can you stack blocks using no hands? How would you do that? With your elbows, or maybe your toes?

A”maze”ing Fun With Building Blocks For Kids

Make a maze of toy blocks. Put a ping-pong ball in the maze and have the kids race through the maze by blowing the ball with a straw. Make two copies of the maze and have them race each other side by side through their “amazing” maze of wooden blocks.

May 6, 2013

What Shapes Of Blocks Are Best For A 3 Year Old?

3 year olds like wooden blocks in simple geometric forms without too many complicated shapes. They are ready to use some different shapes of blocks so they can build things more complex than a simple tower. However, triangles and arches are not heavily used at this age. Look for a wooden block set that contains mostly plain squares and rectangles of different sizes, along with a few triangles, wedges, arches and cylinders.

April 30, 2013

Block Center Activity For Your Daycare, Preschool Or Classroom

Have a block center in your daycare, preschool or classroom? Put a strip of paper up the wall near your building block area. A roll of adding machine tape would work well. When a child builds a great tower of wooden blocks, measure the tower and make a mark on the paper. Add the child’s name and date by the mark. The kids will be so proud and it will encourage them to build higher next time. You may find a spontaneous building blocks competition will begin.The block center may become the favorite play area. Make some rules such as how long the tower must stand to be measured at it’s height. Point out things characteristics of the highest creations. What type of wooden blocks were used? What type of base did the tower have? Make it fun but also help them learn from this fun activity with building blocks for kids.