Blocks are very good for development in children. The first blocks we introduce should be soft and made of cloth. Later on we introduce wooden blocks to them, large ones followed by smaller ones.
Making the soft blocks at home is quite simple. Well, it wasn’t simple for me but was for my mother. My Munckin enjoyed playing with them and has been playing with them for more than 6 months. These are good to give as first blocks to your baby. The commercial ones can be given a little later.
To make the Soft Blocks, cut out sponge in square / rectangle shapes – try keeping them around the same size. Then, cover each one and stitch cloth over each of them in your primary, secondary and tertiary colours. If you can arrange material of different textures (cotton, silk, jute, etc), that would be even better.
Give these to your Munchkin to play with, they can observe them, build with them, chew on them and do lots more.
Colours – Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Pink, Brown, Orange, Grey, Black and White.
Age: You can give this around 6-7 months or when your baby is able to sit. You can even give this to them earlier when they are able to grasp it.
Purpose: This helps in developing their hand muscles, hand-eye coordination, sensory development (visual) for colour.
Hope you are able to use this DIY for your Munchkin.