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The blocks are robust enough for outdoor play, but work just as beautifully indoors in playrooms, nurseries, childminding settings and continuous provision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the blocks we use in real early-years practice at Roxanne’s Little Explorers, where they become bridges, houses, roads, ramps, stages, animal homes, obstacle courses, small-world landscapes and whatever else children dream up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e✨ What’s included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 small rectangles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 medium rectangles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 long rectangles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 extra-large long rectangles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 triangles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 squares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 large planks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 medium plank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 small plank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 planks feature circular cut-outs for even more open-ended play possibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 handmade wooden storage crate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌿 Why block play matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese blocks are designed to support far more than building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey encourage:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecreativity and imaginative thinking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eproblem-solving and perseverance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espatial awareness and early mathematical thinking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebalance, coordination and gross motor development\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eheavy work and whole-body movement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eschema play\u003c\/strong\u003e, including transporting, positioning, connecting, enclosing and trajectory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecollaboration, communication and negotiation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eindependent thinking and child-led play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esmall-world and role-play possibilities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eopen-ended learning\u003c\/strong\u003e, with no single “right” way to use them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the pieces are larger and more substantial than traditional tabletop blocks, children can use their whole bodies to move, carry, stack, balance and construct with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧺 The crate is part of the play too\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handmade storage crate isn’t just somewhere to put the blocks away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an open-ended environment, it can become \u003cstrong\u003eanother play resource in its own right\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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