Blocks And 3d Puzzles

Growing up I looked forward to Easter and coloring Easter Eggs.  I also loved the Easter egg hunt my parents always arranged throughout the house and yard.

The same coloring kits I used back in the 1950’s are still available in the stores today but I thought I’d search the Internet for a couple of new ideas (they were new for me anyway).  Here are a couple I liked:

Sponge Painted Eggs
Cut a sponge into small pieces. 
Pour some acrylic paint into a shallow dish or onto wax paper.
Clip the sponge pieces onto clothes pins, one for each color of paint. Dip the sponge into the paint and dab the egg with it. Start with your darker colors first for the best effect. Put the egg in an egg cup to dry. 
Tips: I prefer to sponge paint with natural sponge.
You can find them at craft stores or a paint supply. 
Do NOT eat eggs that have been painted!

Crayon Resist Easter Eggs
Color on the Easter eggs before placing in the dye.
Simple Dots, lines shapes swirls…The wax will resist the dye and your picture will show through. If you are dying Easter eggs with little ones
and do not want to use dye…The children can simply color the eggs with crayons and leave it at that.

Need a gift idea for your child (of any age)?  See one of our stuffed animal collections pictured above.  I especially like Nibbles, the 20” floppy eared bunny rabbit.  This stuffed animal is posable as are many of our toy animals.

When you have a toddler or other young children in your home you want to make sure their toys are safe.  You also want toys that are easy to clean and keep sanitary.

ImagiBRICKS are sturdy, and are coated with a nontoxic coating so they can be wiped down without damaging the toy blocks.  When you purchase cardboard building blocks for your children there will be no sharp points or edges; an important consideration when choosing your toddler’s toys.

A learning toy such as building blocks toys encourages creative, open-ended play.  Children will play by themselves as well as in a group.  Children of various ages can plan, create and build structures of varying degrees of difficulty and learn to work together for hours of learning fun.

Giant sized blocks such as ImagiBRICKS are safe toy blocks because they are too large to get swallowed if there are younger children in the home.  Children tend to like to stand on their giant blocks and these blocks are guaranteed crush proof.  There are images of me standing on the blocks on our website.  

Another reason cardboard building blocks are a perfect toddler learning toy is that they are lightweight and can easily be carried about and can be stacked as high as a toddler can reach.  When the blocks fall or get knocked down (as they most assuredly will) there are no sharp edges to hurt your children.

Children will gain muscle strength while playing with their blocks and as they build structures they will learn coordination as they learn to walk around their structures and not knock them down.

There are no better toys for toddlers as ImagiBRICKS, the toys your grandparents played with.