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Block Play

Support hands-on STEM learning with block play materials that help children build, stack, design, problem-solve, and collaborate. Kaplan’s selection includes wooden blocks, unit blocks, soft blocks, plastic blocks, oversized building sets, vehicles, people and animal figures, storage, and tables that encourage spatial reasoning, fine motor skills, creativity, storytelling, and meaningful construction play in early learning classrooms.

Community Block Builders Bundle
Item: 302974
Status: Out of Stock
$320.95
$269.95
2 years & up. Bring cities and neighborhoods to life with the Community Block Builders Bundle! This engaging set includes the Traditional International Homes Set, Community Blocks Set, Double-Sided Roadway System, and Mini Wooden Vehicles. Children can design vibrant towns, connect roads, and drive vehicles through imaginative streets, all while developing spatial reasoning, fine motor skills, and cooperative play. Perfect for classrooms or playrooms, this bundle inspires hands-on learning and endless creative fun!
Ramp and Roll Discovery Blocks - 48 Pieces
Item: 300571
Status: In Stock
$249.95
2 years & up. Build a route, release a ball, and see what happens next with Ramp and Roll Discovery Blocks. The 48-piece set has 40 oversized, easy-to-clean foam building pieces and eight balls with different colors and weights. Slopes, chutes, and holes let children rearrange the pieces into varied runs and send balls along routed paths. Comparing how the balls move offers a hands-on introduction to basic physics and STEM ideas, while lifting, placing, and rebuilding the foam pieces invites gross and fine motor practice. Educators can encourage children to predict a ball's path, change one part of a run, and observe the result. The smallest piece measures 5.5"L x 5.5"H x 2.75"D; the largest measures 22"L x 5.5"H x 2.75"D.
CONSTRUCT-A-SPACE
Item: 32886
Status: In Stock
$309.95
2 years & up. A versatile and fun set for building whatever a child can imagine! Use the flex connectors as hinges to further the design possibilities and bring your imagination creations to life. Set includes 76 durable plastic pieces: 18 beams, 18 large connectors, 24 small connectors, and 16 flexi connectors. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Made of 100% recycled plastic.
All-Weather Hollow Blocks - 22 Pieces
Item: 37933
Status: In Stock
$599.95
2 years & up. Children build towers, ramps, bridges, and imaginative structures-engaging in gross motor movement, spatial reasoning, and collaborative problem-solving as they work side-by-side. Block play also encourages early math concepts such as symmetry, size comparison, balance, and geometry, as well as language development through storytelling and peer interaction. UV-resistant material and weather-resistant hardware make this set resilient and ultra-durable in outdoor environments. Scaled to standard Unit Block size to enhance traditional block play. Compatible with traditional unit block sets, this 22-piece kit invites group creativity and supports development across cognitive, physical, and social-emotional domains. Each piece features .6 inch thick hollow walls. 22-piece set includes cubes, rectangular prisms, right triangles and planks.
Unit Bricks®
Item: 22174P
Status: In Stock
$379.95 - $719.95
18 months & up. These hand carved wooden bricks help children create realistic buildings from their communities. They help children develop cooperation, patterning and fine motor skills and lay the foundation for early mathematical skills. Includes half units, units, half pillars, pillars, half columns, columns, gothic arches, buttresses, corners, roman arches, half circles, quarter circles, triangles, large triangles, triangle roofs, circle curves, thin quarter units, thin half units, and thin units.
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Soft Vinyl Building Blocks - 12 Pieces
Item: 39290
Status: Out of Stock
$229.95
18 months & up. Our extra large vinyl blocks are perfect for toddlers to stack and build. Extremely lightweight and easy to hold, very durable and wipe to clean or disinfect. The foam and the vinyl meets California fire standards TB117. Includes a 2 year warranty. Block set includes four 6" square cubes, four 5.5" triangles, and four 11" x 3" rectangles.