Simple, at-home activities for babies and toddlers that don’t cost a fortune Simple, at-home activities for babies and toddlers that don’t cost a fortune Habatown Blocks (by Haba, sold on The Rad Dad Box) Doing a set with specific instructions takes a lot of patience, especially for a young child, but we can’t think of a more fun way to learn patience than building with blocks. Maybe they put the wrong piece on and need their big strong dad to pull the piece off. They might need your help finding the correct piece. By being there and working alongside them, you will be able to help them with whatever they may need.
These sets teach children the importance of following directions and asking for help. Older children may be ready for interlocking block sets, such as those from Lego. It is also a great chance for Dad to be creative and tell stories too! While building, let them create a story to go along with what is being built. Let them be creative with their building. Be sure to have the toddler help with the clean-up.Īs your child grows, you can transition into the smaller blocks giving them more options for sorting shapes, sizes, and colors. Introduce counting simply by building a tower. You can sort by shape and size as well, which is a great way to teach organizational skills. If you have colorful blocks, work on learning the different colors by sorting each color into their own pile. This is the perfect age to sneak in those learning opportunities. They will enjoy knocking them down and then rebuilding them. This also adds an auditory component to the activity that helps develop baby’s brain! Last of all, once (or before!) the tall tower is completed, babies can delight in knocking it down (and learn about cause and effect)!Īs your baby grows into a toddler, they will be able help dad stack blocks, and even create their very own tall towers. While dad builds his tall tower, the baby can work on their visual perception and hand-eye coordination skills by picking up blocks and banging them together to make new and interesting noises. While a baby may be unable to stack blocks on their own, they will love watching dad build, studying his every move.
We recommend starting with simple plain wooden blocks. We recommend that you introduce building blocks once your baby is able to sit up on his or her own, usually anywhere between 6-9 months. Furthermore, building blocks present a variety of learning opportunities, even at the youngest age. Although we often promote reading as a way for dads to bond with their babies, there is another low-cost and fun activity dads can do with their little ones: building blocks! Building blocks are both fun for the kids and a great stress reliever for adults.
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