Blocks of Fun! 40 Block Activities for Kids

40 Kid Activities for wooden blocks, legos and ABC blocks

We tend to have our blocks out a lot around here. Whether its legos, or wooden blocks, or our ABC blocks, we include them in a lot of the activities that we do.

Blocks are kind of a staple in most households, am I right? Boys and girls both like blocks. They’re a lot of fun!

Turns out, kids can learn a lot from these simple toys. But, what exactly?

Childhood 101 goes into some specifics of adding literacy to the block corner, and Picklebums gives us a little insight on why block play is so important to kids.

And I’ve collected some wonderful ways to play with blocks, so we can maximize our use of these awesomely, simple toys [aren't the simple toys the best because they can be used the most ways?].

Here are 40 activities for the kids to do with blocks. I’ve included 14 ideas for the simple wooden blocks, 17 activities for legos [also includes duplo or mega blocks], 4 learning activities for the ABC blocks, and I couldn’t leave out ideas to build with your blocks, so there’s 5 building activities for the kids as well.

Wooden Block Activities:
	Counting & Stacking Towers hands on : as we grow
	Add Velcro to Blocks Chasing Cheerios
	Block Maze A Little Learning for Two
	Fill in Block Shapes The Activity Mom
	Block Racing Game Under the Big Top
	Block Dice A Little Learning for Two
	Blocks on a Sticky Eas el Teach Preschool
	Measuring Area with Blocks Kindergarten Lessons
	Tower Building Contest Mama Pea Pod
	Floor Puzzles wit h Blocks hands on : as we grow
	Block Bowli ng A Little Learning for Two
	Block Shape Sorting hands on : as we grow
	Story Cubes with Words Kids Activities Blog
	Story Cubes with Pictures Red Ted Art
Lego or Duplo Block Activities:
	Countin g with Legos Make, Do & Friend
	Building Lego Letters A Mommy’s Adventures
	Spelling Words with Legos This Reading Mama
	Duplo Printi ng Picklebums
	Lego Puzzle Mix and Match I Can Teach My Child
	Baby Lego Pa inting No Time For Flash Cards
	Dental Hygiene with Lego Blocks Mama Bee from the Hive
	Lego Mazes Csupamoka2
	Lego Cards to Make My Little Princess World
	Test Structure Stability Science Sparks
	Lego Play Dough Prints Toddler Approved
	Lego Matching & Patterning Rockabye Butterfly
	Lego Counting & Writing Crayon Freckles
	Lego Measuring NurtureStore
	Lego Rainbow Toddler Approved on Kid Activities Blog
	Lego Shaped Ice Cubes Creativity My Passion
	Combining Numbers & Adding Blo cks Montessori Tidbits

ABC Block Activities:
	ABC Block Learning G ame hands on : as we grow
	ABC Matching/Letter Re cognition 2 Care 2 Teach 4 Kids
	Spelling with A BC Blocks Having Fun at Home Blog
	Printing Words in Play Dough A Little Learning for Two
Build with Blocks:
	Build a Zoo Sense of Wonder
	Fire in a Building Little Hands, Big Work
	Build an Airp ort Brick by Brick
	Buildings with Tape Roads Inner Child Fun
	Build a City hands on : as we grow

An ongoing collection of these and more block activities found on Pinterest: Blocks of Fun!

What simple toys are a staple at your house?

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