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Building Blocks for Learning – Back To Blocks

May 21, 2012 by Jill Berry

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Have you ever watched a small child stack cans, blocks or building bricks? You can see the expression on the child’s face. That child is a picture of concentration. What is he thinking?

If I stack the blocks this way will the tower stay up?
If I stack the blocks that way will the tower fall?
Can I stack 3…4…5…6…or 10 blocks?
When will the tower fall down?

Learning truly does happen through play. I remember my oldest child stacking blocks at her grandmother’s house. She used the wooden blocks to create a road for her cars, a house for her dolls, even a tea set. She once even made a make believe bridge and walked on top of the blocks…she was little enough that her tiny feet fit perfectly on the flat wooden blocks. She loved that small cloth bag of blocks. So did her brother and sister and cousins.

Blocks allow for endless play and children learn through play. Blocks are the perfect toy to grow with your child. I recently received an enormous bucket o’ blocks from Back to Blocks. The bucket o’ blocks came in a box that became a playhouse for my son. He rolled around the kitchen in the box. Never seen a kid have so much fun until…he opened the bucket o’ blocks. Oh my, was he surprised with what he saw inside.

My son dug straight in to the blue bucket and pulled out handful after handful of blocks. Eventually he dumped the whole bucket on the floor. He was mesmerized by all the different shapes and sizes. He held piece after piece in his hands, examined the edges, placed one piece and then another, and yet another on top of each other. The pieces were long., flat, chunky, curved, archways, roof shaped, and many other shapes and size. It was more than a bucket o’ blocks, it was a bucket o’ fun!

Back to Blocks sent me the Wooden Block Set “Fun With Friends.” Blocks come in 20 different shapes and sizes and have over 160 pieces. The “Fun With Friends” retails for $110.99. The blocks are stored in a 5-gallon bucket — white, yellow, blue, and red.

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Jill Berry @MusingsfromMe is a writer who stays at home or a SAHM who writes…it depends on the day and her mood. While playing a writer on the internet, Jill has the gray hair AND blogposts from raising a kid, a preteen, and a teen. When not blogging at Musings from Me, Jill seizes family time whenever she can…dinner as a family, movie night, marathon family game sessions, traveling…you name it she wants to do it.

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100 Comments

  1. Chuck says

    June 4, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Loads of good fun.

    Reply
  2. connie black says

    May 30, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    My kids favorites are Legos…they love those little things that hurt when you step on them!

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  3. Viviane says

    May 30, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Wooden blocks and cardboard boxes

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  4. Jeff says

    May 30, 2012 at 9:48 am

    What a nice set of blocks.

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  5. Don says

    May 30, 2012 at 9:45 am

    Our kids like playing with any type of blocks.

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  6. Lizzy says

    May 29, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    My boys love Legos.

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  7. Missy L says

    May 29, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    So far it’s the square wooden blocks with the numbers and letters on them.

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  8. Chuck says

    May 29, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    We have played with blocks with our children for years.

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  9. Rochel S says

    May 29, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    My son loves building with his legos! He also just got Bristol blocks which he really likes too!

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  10. Heidi Daily says

    May 29, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    My daughter loves to built with anything, she has few wooden blocks that came with a small set but could definitely use more

    Reply
  11. Angela E. says

    May 29, 2012 at 10:03 am

    I subscribe by RSS.

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  12. Angela E. says

    May 29, 2012 at 10:02 am

    I subscribe by email.

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  13. Angela E. says

    May 29, 2012 at 10:02 am

    Our family could have fun playing with these.

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  14. Sandra U. says

    May 28, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    My kids are very much Lego lovers and love to build houses, towers, cars, dinosaurs, you name it! I think they would love to have this.

    Reply
  15. Carolyn Ann Colley (Griffith, Smith) says

    May 28, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    my grandson has some Linkens blocks, I think that the name of them, he would love these
    thanks for the giveaway

    Reply
  16. Tara says

    May 27, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    My kids love Legos 🙂

    Reply
  17. TRACY SIMMS says

    May 27, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    card board box…cheap and sturdy…thanks, [email protected]

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  18. nannypanpan says

    May 27, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    wood blocks or legos
    [email protected]

    Reply
  19. Ivy B says

    May 27, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    My baby isn’t really old enough for building, but I think these would be great for her when she is! She’s 9 months

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  20. Ken Ohl says

    May 27, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    My niece would love these. Thankyou, Ken

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  21. Tina says

    May 27, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    We play with Legos and wood blocks.

    Reply
  22. BusyWorkingMama says

    May 27, 2012 at 10:12 am

    My 4 year old loves Legos right now.

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  23. Amy C says

    May 27, 2012 at 3:47 am

    My kids like to play with legos.

    Reply
  24. Sue H. says

    May 27, 2012 at 2:17 am

    My neices love to build things with legos. I’d love to win this for them to play with. They do love blocks of any kind. Like every kid they love to see how high they can make it before it falls over. They giggle when it tumbles over. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  25. Colette says

    May 26, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    My two yr old loves her Mega Blocks. She builds big towers and loves to watch them fall over when it gets too top heavy.

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  26. Lindsey D. says

    May 26, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    Our kids love Legos.

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  27. Michelle Dippel says

    May 26, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Hero lego’s.

    sparklzmg at hotmail dot com

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  28. Lisa N. says

    May 26, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    My son loves the a-b-c blocks and cars. Typical boy toys !

    Reply
  29. Daily Woman says

    May 26, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    They have Legos and Lincoln Logs.

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  30. Staci A says

    May 26, 2012 at 10:41 am

    My littlest one loves stacking cups and my oldest, Legos.

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  31. Sheila K. says

    May 26, 2012 at 8:55 am

    My boy loves his Legos!

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  32. Melissa P. says

    May 26, 2012 at 7:45 am

    My son loves his Legos

    Reply
  33. tam childers says

    May 25, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    legos at the moment

    Reply
  34. Steph says

    May 25, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    My kids like any blocks. Legos, Mega Bloks, you name it, they will build with it.

    Reply
  35. mrsshukra says

    May 25, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Anything Lego! Legos!

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  36. McKim says

    May 25, 2012 at 10:45 am

    My 20 month old grandson uses the alphabet wooden blocks to build.

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  37. Rainey R says

    May 25, 2012 at 4:30 am

    My son would love these and so would all his cousins

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  38. Kathy S says

    May 24, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    My son loves to build with popsicle sticks!

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  39. Barbara Scaff says

    May 24, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    Blocks for sure!

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  40. Stephanie says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    We love to knock them down:0)

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  41. Amy Tolley says

    May 24, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    my kids love playing with anything they can build with legos, lincoln logs..kinex thanks for this giveaway

    Reply
  42. Jessica says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    My daughter has a set of handmade colorful cloth blocks that she really likes to play with

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  43. Sarah says

    May 24, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    We love building with legos and lincoln logs around here.

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  44. Lori D. says

    May 24, 2012 at 11:40 am

    I subscribe via RSS.

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  45. Lori D. says

    May 24, 2012 at 11:40 am

    I subscribe via email.

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  46. Lori D. says

    May 24, 2012 at 11:40 am

    My kids would have so much fun with these.

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  47. Lauren Knott says

    May 24, 2012 at 10:39 am

    My boys love building with blocks.

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  48. Joanne Gregory says

    May 24, 2012 at 7:59 am

    Wooden blocks have always been the favorite!

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  49. Jennifer H. says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:30 am

    Legos
    jenhedger at hotmail dot com

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  50. Krista says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:04 am

    Legos for sure! 🙂

    Reply
  51. Erin R. says

    May 23, 2012 at 10:52 pm

    My daughter just loves play-doh.

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  52. Julie says

    May 23, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    We usually use Duplos or Megabloks!

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  53. Brittany C says

    May 23, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    My daughter enjoys blocks and of course legos:) Thanks!

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  54. Eden says

    May 23, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    blocks and a lot of other fun things!

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  55. beth marhefka says

    May 23, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    Any kind of block or car he can find

    Reply
  56. shelly says

    May 23, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    My little one loves to use soft blocks at the moment.

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  57. Liz says

    May 23, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    My kids (and my husband) love LEGO!

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  58. angie says

    May 23, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    I have some old bristle blocks but they love the wooden blocks of yesteryear

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  59. andie says

    May 23, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    my son loves to play with legos 🙂

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  60. sandra says

    May 23, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    he is a huge fan of legos right now

    Reply
  61. Laura Jacobson says

    May 23, 2012 at 2:47 am

    Carter actually switches off quite a bit. We dont have the wooden blocks yet, but he has some toddler legos that he likes to build with.

    Reply
  62. Jan Messali says

    May 23, 2012 at 2:32 am

    We have fabric blocks.
    janmessali (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  63. Kelly L says

    May 22, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    We like wooden blocks in our household!

    Reply
  64. Diana says

    May 22, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    My kids definitely love wooden blocks. They even use our Jenga blocks, too!

    Reply
  65. Suzanne B. says

    May 22, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    My son has some Mega Bloks that he likes.

    Reply
  66. LaVonne says

    May 22, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    Mine loves Lincoln Logs with daddy 😉

    Reply
  67. Daniel M says

    May 22, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    plastic, legos are the fav

    Reply
  68. Ellen C. says

    May 22, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    My son likes the megablocks and putting train tracks together. Thanks!

    Reply
  69. Jessica says

    May 22, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    Right now they love building with the Melissa and Doug blocks…the ones that look like bricks. Thanks so much for the chance to win!

    Reply
  70. Kelly D says

    May 22, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    My son loves Mega Bloks.

    Reply
  71. Kathy Stevenson says

    May 22, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    My girls love legos and blocks!

    Reply
  72. Beth - TheAngelForever says

    May 22, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    My little guy loves wooden blocks and we do not have any at our house. Thanks for the fun!

    Reply
  73. Valerie Taylor Mabrey says

    May 22, 2012 at 3:47 pm

    Into the duplex blocks
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

    Reply
  74. Sharon Schoepe says

    May 22, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    Wooden blocks and Legos are the favorites at the moment.

    Reply
  75. Mom on the Make says

    May 22, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    My three little ones, Ms. Broadway, Ms. Imagineer and Mr. Bam-Bam, would love these blocks. Wooden blocks are one of my MOST favorite toys for kids. Talk about sparking imagination and promoting decision making and engineering skills. Blocks are where its at! 🙂

    Reply
  76. DAMIAN JARREAU says

    May 22, 2012 at 1:11 pm

    They love any kind of blocks

    Reply
  77. Jenn says

    May 22, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    She likes to build “stairs” for her animals with wooden alphabet blocks.

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  78. The Knapps says

    May 22, 2012 at 11:38 am

    I have some squishy rubber blocks my son likes to build with 🙂

    Reply
  79. MageeMommy says

    May 22, 2012 at 10:49 am

    My kids definitely love to build with blocks!

    Reply
  80. Jennifer Rote says

    May 22, 2012 at 9:59 am

    My son builds with lego and cardboard boxes lol

    Reply
  81. Kimberly says

    May 22, 2012 at 9:38 am

    Right now she’s big into her blocks, but I’m hoping she’ll enjoy building in the sandbox soon.

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  82. June says

    May 22, 2012 at 9:37 am

    I subscribe by RSS.

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  83. June says

    May 22, 2012 at 9:37 am

    I subscribe by email.

    Reply
  84. June says

    May 22, 2012 at 9:37 am

    This is a good way to spend time with your children, they love building things.

    Reply
  85. Pearl says

    May 22, 2012 at 9:23 am

    My kid’s favorite building material is Lego Duplos.

    Reply
  86. babypimples says

    May 22, 2012 at 4:54 am

    These are the most fun toys, i enjoy playing with them with my little daughter, i wish i would win some of these building blocks…

    Reply
  87. Tammy Gordon says

    May 22, 2012 at 4:49 am

    Sometimes they like to stack cups. 🙂

    Reply
  88. Stephanie H says

    May 22, 2012 at 4:42 am

    my children build with the Couch cushions, and pillows right now but they are all under 4 years old they also use blankets in their construction projects

    Reply
  89. Danielle Davis/Grady says

    May 21, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    My boys love legos 🙂
    Thank you!

    Reply
  90. Amber Smith says

    May 21, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    My daughter loves to build with cardboard boxes at the moment. She’s very creative.

    Reply
  91. Jenny says

    May 21, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    My daughter plays with Mega Blocks

    Reply
  92. Anne Lehnick says

    May 21, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    My kids like Lego’s and bristle blocks. We have a small set of wood blocks, but only enough to make one small square “building”

    Reply
  93. Van says

    May 21, 2012 at 9:29 pm

    Wooden blocks are so much fun to play with.

    Reply
  94. liz says

    May 21, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Would love this for my newest family member.

    Reply
  95. Brandy W. says

    May 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Legos are the favorite around here!

    Reply
  96. Jessica T. says

    May 21, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    My son likes to build with Legos.

    Reply
  97. HappyMomC says

    May 21, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    She loves her lego blocks!

    Reply
  98. Anna says

    May 21, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    At the moment it’s Magna blocks – the coolest idea for building things.

    Reply
  99. Beth says

    May 21, 2012 at 12:30 pm

    My kids love to build with blocks, and any Lego type building blocks – MegaBloks, Legos, Trio blocks, etc. This set looks fabulous!!

    Reply
  100. Garrett says

    May 21, 2012 at 11:37 am

    Our children would love to win this one.

    Reply

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