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Block Play

Block play offers a rich opportunity for early math and science learning and the development of social, emotional, language, motor and cognitive skills. Kaplan offers a variety of unit blocks, hollow blocks, foam blocks, and cardboard blocks.

Wild Pines Wooden Train Set - 95 Pieces
Item: 302013
Status: In Stock
$130.95
3 years & up. Embark on a timber-filled adventure with the Timber Trails Wooden Playset! This set invites endless creativity, allowing little ones to build and design their own logging world while developing storytelling skills. Set also includes an engine and three carriages that transport 27 colorful small logs, a logging truck with 9 long magnetic timbers, and a loader vehicle that can pick up and load the logs using magnets. Explore the world of the lumberjack with a log pile featuring a sleepy bear, a serene lake with two magnetized boulders and a big bear, and a section of track blocked by three big fir trees that can be rotated to clear the path. The set also features four cut timber logs and a tree nursery with six trees in different stages of growth, making this the perfect environment for imaginative play.
Story Island Creative Playset
Item: 301421
Status: In Stock
$175.95
2 years & up. Ignite children's imaginations in group collaborative play with the stunning open-ended Story Island Creative Playset! Children can use the 3 islands individually or link them together by bridge or boat. Each island has a chalk-friendly surface allowing children to draw their own creations such as railways, roads, ponds, shops, and destinations. There are enough pieces to easily fill 3 islands, allowing Story Island to be split into 3 groups of children. The islands, mountains, and trees are made from FSC® Certified Plywood. All the other pieces are made from FSC® Certified Beech Wood. The 68-piece set includes 3 islands, 3 mountains, 2 bridges, 6 trees, 8 gender-neutral people, 12 house blocks, 2 cars, 1 boat, 1 train, and loads of blocks for all the vehicles for open-ended building. Islands each measure 18" x 18".
Brick, Blocks, and Rock Builders
Item: 30298P
Status: In Stock
$155.95 - $665.95
3 years & up. Build to new heights with this fantastic collection of realistic pretend bricks, blocks, and rocks! This set of lightweight foam builders stack easily for endless creative building projects. The foam construction is waterproof, but not UV-resistant; if kept outside for a long time, the colors will fade. Included: 20-piece Cinder Block Set, 25-piece Rock Wall Builder Set, 25-piece Brick Builder Set, and 25-piece Ice Brick Builder Set. Purchase individually or as a set of 4. Activity cards included.
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Wooden Rainbow Arches and Tunnels - 12 Pieces
Item: 33142
Status: In Stock
$152.95
2 years & up. The Colorful Wooden Rainbow Arches and Tunnels set is a vibrant addition to traditional block play. With 10 painted arches and 2 natural tunnels, children will love creating independent structures with these tunnels and arches, or incorporating them into their other blocks for endless building possibilities. Featuring rounded edges and smooth surfaces with a matte finish, these arches and tunnels are the perfect tool for enhancing early engineering skills and introducing concepts such as balance to children. Arches measure 11"W x 3"D x 5.5"H and tunnels measure 11"W x 11"D x 5.5"H. Set of 12.
Unit Blocks - Basic Classroom Sets
Item: 13904P
Status: In Stock
$150.95 - $921.95
$135.95 - $810.95
3 years & up. Bring an architectural element to block play with these wonderful Durable Wooden Unit Blocks for Building and Block Play. Children will love building up structures and knocking them down to create more! Encourage your children to use their imagination to build unique structures or to recreate their favorite buildings. Have them identify the familiar shapes as they build. This set promotes fine motor skills, strategic thinking, collaborative play and creativity. Made of hardwoods with sanded smooth, beveled edges and are available in different sizes and shapes.
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60 Standard Unit Blocks
Item: 18627
Status: In Stock
$104.95
3 years & up. Sixty natural finished, smooth-sanded hardwood blocks are packaged in a handsome, wooden storage crate for easy storage. Ideal for building and introducing the relation of part to whole. Great value! Dimensions: 5.25" x 12.5" x 15" Packaged
Wood and Acrylic Unit Window Block - 24 Pieces
Item: 303363
Status: In Stock
$124.95
2 years & up. Bring a whole new level of light, color and design to the classic unit block system with this set of wooden blocks and colorful acrylic pieces. Window cutouts in blocks allow for customization and control over creations. 24-piece set includes 12 wooden blocks in 3 shapes and 12 acrylic blocks in 3 shapes and 10 colors.
LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Construction Site and Vehicles - 10476
Item: 144873
Status: In Stock
$108.95
3 years & up. Spark toddlers' imaginations with the excitement of a construction site! Little builders can create and recreate their favorite construction vehicles, from bulldozers and dump trucks to cranes, and even design structures for their vehicles to navigate. The set also includes 2 figures who can drive, operate, and direct the machinery, helping toddlers bring their construction adventures to life. Set includes 84 pieces.
Junior Hollow Block Set - 16 Pieces
Item: 40967
Status: In Stock
$179.95
3 years & up. This scaled-down version makes it easy to handle these hollow blocks. They will last through toddlers' building explorations! Smooth finish and rounded edges for safety. Contains 16 pieces consisting of 1 double ramp (16" x 4" x 8"), 1 single ramp (8" x 4"x 8"), 2 large doubles (16" x 4" x 8"), 4 small doubles (8" x 4" x 8"), 4 small singles (8" x 4" x 4"), 2 large singles (16" x 4" x 4"), and 2 bridge boards (16" x .75" x 4").
Unit Rocks®
Item: 82395P
Status: In Stock
$159.95 - $375.95
$139.95 - $310.95
18 months & up. Unit Rocks® have unique design to help children develop cooperation, patterning, creativity, cognitive development, fine motor, and mathematical skills. Built to withstand years of tough play, this set is for building enthusiasts. Each block is hand-carved with deep textured grooves and an organically colored rustic appearance for great sensory play. Encourage children to be creative and build a variety of structures. Use these blocks in a lesson about shapes, and have children create the shapes you discuss. Available in sets of 50 and 100.
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Big Branch Block Builders - 125 Piece Set
Item: 37463
Status: In Stock
$179.95
3 years & up. Children can experience a nature-inspired, tactile building experience indoors and outdoors with Big Branch Block Builders. Real branches in various lengths feature notched sides for perpendicularly stacked builds. Special parts create window frame and roof details. The unrefined wood and real branch material wears over time, revealing cause and effect behaviors and natural evolution to children. Authentic marks, spots and imperfections in the wood pieces provide a natural appearance that strengthens organic connections to nature during play. Shortest branch measures 2.25", longest branch measures 13.75". Set includes 125 pieces and 10 double-sided build cards.
Giant Polydron Giant Gears
Item: 32885
Status: In Stock
$174.95
2 years & up. Encourage children to explore their creativity as they build and discover basic engineering skills. Assemble structures using squares and triangles and add gears by simply pushing them into place. Once connected, turn one gear and see the rest of them rotate! Contains 58 durable, lightweight plastic pieces suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Includes: 24 squares, 4 triangles, 10 square gear panels, and 20 gears. Made of 86% recycled plastic.
Jumbo Animals Including Pets, Jungle Animals, Farm Animals and Ocean Animals - 24 Pieces
Item: 89091
Status: In Stock
$179.95
3 years & up. What fun children will have as they discover the world we live in through the eyes of the many animals in this jumbo animal set. Children can imagine watching the lion roar through the jungle, riding a horse on the farm, swimming with the dolphins, or taking care of the many pets they have at home. Activity guides provide facts about each animal and early science discussion starters. Animals measure between 7.5"L x 3.75"H to 8"L x 15"H. Made out of durable BPA free, non-toxic plastic. To clean, wipe with a damp cloth, do not immerse in water.
Grid Blocks
Item: 46547P
Status: In Stock
$174.95 - $279.95
18 months - 5 years. Perfect for indoor or outdoor play, Each block is easy to fit together. Each set includes square blocks, both solid and see-through, as well as triangular blocks for corners and pointed roofs. 12"L x 12"W x 2.5"H.
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