How to Store Your Child’s Wooden Blocks

Jan 4
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2012

Huang xUN

Huang xUN

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Wooden blocks are the best first toys for your child,How to Store Your Child’s Wooden Blocks Articles because they naturally help to develop your child’s intellectual skills. Blocks are the only toys that can singlehandedly develop your child’s physical and intellectual abilities, and unlock their artistic creativeness. However, the small block pieces are susceptible to getting lost if they are not stored appropriately.

The best way to make sure that your child’s block set remains intact is to teach your child organization skills. After playing with the toys, show your child how to place the pieces back to their original box or an assigned toy box for storage. This is a lesson that will take time for your child to get familiar to; the best way is to use positive reinforcements to teach your child how to store away their toys after play. For instance, thank your child every time they store away their toys after play and give them treats. They will associate the treats to good behavior and will always put away their toys after play. This is also a lesson that will come in handy once your child is old enough to help out with house chores.

However, you will still need to implement a few organization skills to help you and your child keep the blocks set intact. Depending on your child’s age; teach your child how to count the block pieces, before playing with them and when storing the wooden blocks. This is the only way to make sure that all the block pieces are available to complete the collection. It is important to search for missing pieces immediately you notice that they are missing. Let your child play with the block pieces in a play pen, where it is easier to keep track of the pieces. It is also wise to label the blocks using letters of the alphabet, to easily identify missing pieces. Labeling the pieces will also help your child learn the alphabet when they learn how to read.

It is also important to assign a separate box to store the wooden blocks. Pilling the block pieces in a box used to store all your child’s toys makes them more susceptible to getting lost. If possible, store the block collection in a closet and monitor when your child plays with them. It is also wise to buy sets with large building blocks for your toddler, because they are less prone to getting lost.

 

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