"If there's a more perfect toy, I can't think of it" -- Dennis Dunn, Editor, Growing Child Magazine
These beautiful standard ABC blocks are a generous 1¾” (44mm) cubed and patterned after blocks from the turn-of-the-century. This set of 28 blocks is finely crafted and colorfully painted with non-toxic inks. Each block features a unique animal picture, a number or math symbol, and four letters (two embossed) for a total of four complete alphabets.
These blocks are built to last.
28 x 44mm cubes (1.75")
Ages 3+
Price: $89
Smart Play
Aesthetics aside, why should you go old-school? Why hand a child a set of blocks when they can simply log onto a prefabricated, virtual world?
For one, blocks offer open-ended play and only require a child’s imagination to use. Simple things, they can be used in increasingly complex ways as children grow. Unlike other toys, they can be taken apart and put together in infinite ways — creating impermanence and allowing creativity to soar.
Children can learn such skills as sorting, matching, ordering, language, logic, spatial relations, recognition, organization, planning, and balance from the simple letters, words,
numbers, and pictures.
Blocks encompass all types of play — active, quiet, solitary, social, creative, dramatic, and manipulative. They also develop children’s motor skills, give them a grasp of natural physics, and stimulate problem solving skills. This is how vital pathway connections are made as little brains develop.
Most of all, our blocks are just good, old-fashioned fun!
Please arrange for pickup and delivery from Bishan MRT.
Features:
Handcrafted in USA - 100% of products are produced in Grand Rapids, USA
Made from natural kiln-dried Michigan Basswood, also known as Linden tree. Believed in ancient Rome to be wedded to the green dryads, or tree spirits, and revered as a symbol
of love and fidelity, woodworkers consider Lindenwood with equal reverence for its
smooth, buttery workability.
Embossing - what makes these blocks special are the two embossed letters on each block. The embossing process gives depth and detail to each block and appears to be carved. Actually these designs are pressed into the wood under immense pressure.
Beveled Edges - the upright edges of the blocks are chamfered to eliminate sharp corners and make the blocks more comfortable to hold.
Classic Styling - designs are based on the classic ABC blocks made by the Embossing Company of Albany NY, whose founders, the Hyatt brothers, patented the invention of the embossed ABC block. The ABC blocks pay homage to the first set of American alphabet blocks made by the Hyatt brothers (who also invented celluloid which led to the explosion of plastics).
Educational Value - What can’t your child learn from blocks. They are a universal toy that stimulates creativity, imagination and skills.
Sustainability - products are manufactured with an eye to the environment. An all-natural, renewable material, the wood used comes from industry-owned and managed land in Michigan that is kilndried for stability
Safety - Non-toxic, child-safe inks are used, with the added safety of being
independently tested for lead before their use. CPSIA Compliant - ASTM-F963 / EN-71 Compliant. Manufacturer has eight points of inspection in their process that insures
high quality.