Nursery World - Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested

Construction block sets are among the essential equipment that any nursery will have, but that doesn't mean they're all alike. Mary Evans hears how early years settings rate a variety of the latest products.

Using construction toys helps children make discoveries about how things fit together. They learn to build on their own ideas and to solve problems. Construction toys are also good for developing good hand-eye co-ordination. For young babies it can be fun just lifting up blocks and moving them around. As children grow older they learn that more controlled movement is needed.

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GEARS SUPERSET
TTS EDUCATION
AGE: 3 - 5
CONTACT: 0800 318686 or www.tts-group.co.uk
COST: £28.99

A bucket full of constructive fun includes 150 gears, connectors, and interlocking bases.

Tested by Mayfield House Kindergarten, Ilfracombe, Devon

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