Building Blocks and its benefits

It’s a MUST Toys for young kids.

They might not be as flashy as the battery-powered robots and electronic games.

But toy blocks-—and other construction toys-—are among the best developmental toys that money can buy.

A set of blocks can help your child develop

• motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• spatial skills
• creative problem-solving skills
• social skills, and
• language skills.

Toy blocks and math skills

Those kids who like to play with blocks in more complex ways are more likely to achieve high math scores in high school. Because they use their logic more and it has impact for long term.

Toy blocks and creative, divergent problem-solving

Psychologists recognize two major types of problem. Convergent problems have only one correct solution. Divergent problems can be solved in multiple ways.

Because kids can put together blocks in a variety of ways, block play is divergent play. And divergent play with blocks may prepare kids to think creatively and better solve divergent problems.

In one experiment, researchers presented preschoolers with two types of play materials

• Some kids got materials for convergent play (puzzle pieces).
• Other kids were given materials for divergent play (chunky, block-like foam shapes).
• Kids were given time to play and then were tested on their ability to solve problems.

The results? The kids who played with blocks performed better on divergent problems. They also showed more creativity in their attempts to solve the problems.

Toy blocks and cooperative play

Research suggests that kids become friendlier and more socially-savvy when they work on cooperative construction projects. For example, autistic kids who attended play group sessions with toy blocks made greater social improvements than did kids who were coached in the social use of language. Other research on normally-developing kids suggests that kids who work on cooperative projects form higher-quality friendships.

Toy blocks: Do they promote language development?

Maybe so.

By providing the kids with blocks, the kids and parents have opportunities to talk to each other compare with those kids who like to watch TV or playing Ipad.
Block play itself might help kids develop skills important for language development--like the ability to plan and recognize cause-and-effect sequences.

Tips: Getting the most from your toy blocks

• Get down on the floor and play with your child. Kids get more from block play when someone demonstrates how to build with them.
• Challenge kids with specific building tasks. To get things started, suggest a type of structure to build.
• Stimulate pretend play with character toys and other accessories. For eg if your kids like car or train, those toys give kids ideas for construction projects (e.g., a shed for a toy train) and encourage pretend play.
• Combine block play with story-time. While you tell story to your kids, illustrate parts of the stories to kids. After each story, the kids were given access to the props. This tactic seemed to increase pretend play. It also gave kids ideas for things to build.
• Encourage cooperative building projects. Cooperative building can help kids forge better social skills

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Source : Various information from internet