Basic Building Blocks [Extra-Large Starter Set]

HABA £105.95

102 wooden blocks
Works with your marble runs
Develops engineering and fine-motor skills

HABA basic building blocks starter set is a set of 102 precision-cut wooden blocks that are designed to work both alone and with HABA’s marble run pieces. The dimensions match those of the marble runs perfectly, allowing you to extend your marble runs in all kinds of fun and interesting ways. Handmade in Germany from responsibly sourced beech.
Dimensions L 41.9 cm W 21.1 cm H 33 cm

Why we love blocks

Spatial awareness

Like puzzle pieces, blocks fit together. Unlike puzzle pieces, they can do so in a variety of ways. Learning to predict what fits where is the work of many years. Which pieces will I need? Do I have enough? The expert can see simply by turning the blocks over in her mind.
Small world play

Is your castle missing a section of wall? Does your railway need a tunnel? Never fear! Here is your humble set of blocks to the rescue. Infinitely versatile, blocks provide the canvas upon which to paint your stories.
Pattern-making

Red, blue, red, blue; big, small, big, small. So much of early mathematical thinking is about making patterns. Can you see how it's a small skip from here to odds and evens or the two-times table? A set of blocks like the one above can even illustrate a number's relative size and how it can be combined to make ten.