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Building Stories: Build & Imagine Review

April 5, 2016 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Build and Imagine Review

Building toys have been a favorite of Mommy University for the massive benefits that it provides children. Since we published our post on 10 Building Toys, new toys have emerged that are unique and attractive to children. We were lucky enough to be provided a free sample from a new line of building toys called … [Read more…]

Posted in: Learning Through Play, Toy and Game Reviews Tagged: building toys

Building Fun with Roylco Crystal Color Stacking Blocks

April 28, 2015 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment
Roylco Crystal Coloring Stacking Blocks

My boys love to build, create and play so we are always looking for new and exciting building toys to help encourage this passion. At Toy Fair NY 2015, I found a building toy that I knew my boys would love and play with for hours! Crystal Color Stacking Blocks by Roylco offers a change … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Development, Learning Through Play Tagged: building toys, Giveaway, Roylco

Endless Building Fun with Brackitz

March 31, 2015 by Jessica Lopa 2 Comments
Brackitz

It’s a superhero, it’s a king, no wait, its an astronaut! Those are not usually the phrases you hear when you see your child play with a building toy, but that is not the case with Brackitz. We were first introduced to Brackitz at Toy Fair NY 2015. We were definitely intrigued so when we … [Read more…]

Posted in: Learning Through Play Tagged: building toys, learning through play

Build, Create, Play: 10 Brain Boosting Building Toys

February 10, 2015 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment
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In full disclosure, this is NOT a sponsored post but it does contain affiliate links. As stated in my article Build, Create, Play: The Benefits of Playing with Building Toys, construction/building toys have significant cognitive and academic benefits for children of all ages. Not only are they fun and exciting, but they help kids develop … [Read more…]

Posted in: Learning Through Play, Toy and Game Reviews Tagged: building toys, GoldieBlox, K'Nex, learning through play, Lincoln Logs, magformers, Mega Blox, Roylco, SmartMax, Squigz

Brain Boosting Building Fun with SmartMax Rescue Team

January 20, 2015 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment
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In full disclosure, we were provided with SmartMax Rescue Team in exchange for our honest review. Do your kids LOVE building toys? Do they LOVE playing with trucks too? Well, I have the perfect toy for you! SmartMax Rescue Team offers kids hours of brain boosting building fun! Kids will have a blast building and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Learning Through Play Tagged: building toys, magnetic play, SmartMax, SmartMax Rescue Team

Build, Create, Play: The Benefits of Playing with Building Toys

July 16, 2014 by Jessica Lopa 15 Comments
Benefits of Building Toys

 We all know that playing with building toys is beneficial for kids but did anyone ever tell you why?  Building toys have significant cognitive and academic benefits for children of all ages. Not only are they fun and exciting, but they help kids develop a wide variety of skills and abilities. They help prepare kids for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Benefits of Play, Child Development, Education, Learning Through Play Tagged: building toys, development, learning through play, Legos

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