You buy thisFine motor2–4 yrsAt home

Large bricks

Small enough to build with, big enough to be safe.

Large bricks
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Prep

0 min

Mess

None

How to play

Towers first, then start naming what you're making — a bus, a bed, a dog. Ask him what his is before you decide what it looks like.

What you need

A tub of large interlocking bricks.

What it secretly builds

Fine motor

Pressing two bricks together and pulling them apart takes real hand strength and both hands working against each other — harder than it looks at two.