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🎁 Gift Guide: Best Bricks for Kids by Age

Building Brilliance Brick by Brick & Tile by Tile... There’s something magical about a pile of bricks. Whether they are classic LEGO® pieces, chunky toddler-friendly blocks, or magnetic tiles, they invite kids to imagine, create, and build their own worlds. Brick play is more than fun. It encourages problem-solving, fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, creativity, and patience. With so many types of building bricks available, how do you know which ones are best for your child’s age and stage? Here’s a guide to help you choose the right building sets. Ages 1–3: Big, Chunky, and Easy to Grip Mega Bloks: First Builders w. Storage   At this stage, safety and simplicity are most important. Pieces should be large enough to prevent choking hazards and easy for small hands to connect and pull apart. Top Picks: LEGO® DUPLO® – Bright colors and larger pieces with themed sets like animals, cars, and houses. Mega Bloks® First Builders – Lightweight and affordable, perfect for s...

23 Winter Activities for Young Children

Slide onto some snow
  1. Have a snowball fight.
  2. Make & decorate a snow man.
  3. Use containers of different shapes to make ice figurines.
  4. Make a structure out of ice bricks.
  5. Slide onto some snow.
  6. Make snow angels 
  7. Go sledding or tobagoning down a snow hill
  8. Go ice skating 
  9. Play ice hockey
  10. Conduct ice experiments. Record the amount of time it takes for different liquids to freeze outside.
  11. Research all or some of the countries in the world that experience Winter.
  12. Watch a documentary about Antarctica
  13. Watch a documentary about the Arctic
  14. Have a winter clothes ‘layering up’ race
  15. Get some window markers and draw snow flakes on a window.
  16. Make some snowflakes from construction paper.
  17. Make an igloo
  18. Make a hot chocolate station
  19. Make some s’mores 
  20. Go on a snow walk in a park and try to identify different foot prints. 
  21. Research different animals that hibernate during winter.
  22. Learn about how various animals keep warm in the winter time.
  23. Learn about groundhogs and how they help ‘predict the end of winter.’

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