Easy carrying handle makes learning portable for on-the-go fun!View larger “Grows” with baby’s developing skills as baby begins to recognize colors and shapesView larger In and out, in and out! Babies love the fun and repetition of put-and-take play. It’s fun for baby to put the blocks in the bucket one by one, and then
Easy carrying handle makes learning portable for on-the-go fun!
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“Grows” with baby’s developing skills as baby begins to recognize colors and shapes
View larger In and out, in and out!
Babies love the fun and repetition of put-and-take play. It’s fun for baby to put the blocks in the bucket one by one, and then exciting to dump the bucket so all the blocks come tumbling out—over and over and over again! And while they’re having fun, they’re exercising important developing skills, too, like eye hand coordination (and other motor skills as they grasp, put, take and dump!), and thinking and problem solving skills.
Colors, and counting, and shapes, Oh My!
Baby’s First Blocks is a fun way for you to extend play into an early-learning opportunity for baby, introducing baby to colors, counting and shapes as you play together. As baby puts blocks into the bucket, identify colors (“That block is red…”), shapes (“Look, that’s a triangle!”), and counting, as baby puts all 10 blocks into the bucket one by one. Pretty soon you’ll be able to ask baby to find a red block, or a triangle block—and even count!
Matchy-matchy!
Baby’s First Blocks “grows” with baby’s developing skills! When baby’s ready for a little more challenge, the shape sorter lid fits right on top of the bucket for sorting and matching play. Five shaped openings encourage baby to match shape blocks to the openings, and then fit them through the lid to drop into the bucket. And when baby’s done, of course it’s fun to dump the bucket and do it all again!
Baby’s First Blocks introduces baby to colors, counting and shapes
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One Baby’s First Blocks toy: bucket with carry handle, removable shape sorter lid, and 10 colorful shape blocks
Product Features: Ten colorful shape blocksBig bucket with easy-carry handle for easy take-alongRemovable shape sorter lid“Grows” with baby from put-and-take to matching and shape sortingAll ten blocks fit inside the bucket for storage
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I can see her wheels turning… As my 14 month daughter works on getting the right shape in the right hole. It’s true that sometimes she just gets frustrated and picks up the lid and throws the shapes in the bucket instead of sorting them, but when I play with her talk to her and ask her where each shape goes she really focuses and we get them together. She looks so proud of herself when she gets them right, too! But even when she is playing by herself and taking the lid off, it’s still a very fun toy for her to put them all…
Concerned about possible use of harmful chemicals My son received this toy as a gift for his 6-month birthday. At the time, I remember hearing about how some plastic toys (often made in China) contain harmful chemicals that are known to cause cancer and feeling concerned that this toy might be one of them. I didn’t do anything for awhile, seeing how my son enjoyed playing with the toy and thinking (stupidly) that if this toy were truly harmful, it wouldn’t be sold in the U.S.
Not that great of a sorter… This is a basic, durable, inexpensive toy. However what I don’t care for is the fact that the lid doesn’t snap on. I’m sure this is that way so babies can take it off, but I prefer the sorter that the child has to put the shapes through the holes. My baby figured out that it was easier to take the lid off! I like the Smartronics cookie jar sorter much better.