Here's an activity we thought we had figured out until we took a real look at it and started stacking. You just have to put aside your adult common sense and play sometimes. The number of fun building combinations you can get out of this set (because each block has a different “city” image on each side) is... well, that's the kind of math we'd just as well leave alone. But what we're getting at is that there are hours of fun to be had from these blocks, as long as you bring your imagination. The sturdy paperboard blocks come in visually stimulating colors and the patterns of houses, cars, street signs, buildings, etc., make the possibilities endless!

This is the kind of activity that's likely to take your child from aspiring astronaut to city planner in a matter of minutes, and you will welcome the practice children will get sharpening their motor skills. The blocks come in a handy carrying case that makes them the perfect boredom buster for family trips or when mom or dad has an important meeting. The pieces are chunky enough to not get left behind and most of them have an open side to allow nesting doll type stacking and storage. The towers can get to be 4 feet tall and, best of all, once that perfect cityscape is achieved, kids will get a kick out of knocking it all down and starting again. The size of the blocks ranges from approximately 2" square for the smallest to 7.75" x 3.75" for the largest.

6 months - 3 years