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Block Play: August 2012

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Ankerstein only provides plans for the numbered series of sets: 4, 6, 8, 10, etc. The "A" series (4A, 6A, 8A, 10A) are only intended to take a regular set and expand it to the next larger set by providing the necessary additional stones (plus a few extra to fill out the box) and the next larger booklet. That may just be me. Buy Amazon...

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Block Play: October 2014

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Sunday, October 12, 2014. Rocky River Trading Post. 0 comments (click to read or add). Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Rocky River Trading Post. Anchor Stone Building Sets. Math 'n' Stuff, Seattle. Ever exploring new ways to keep my mental disabilities from disrupting my life. View my complete profile. Subscribe to Block Play.

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Block Play: Anker Steinbaukasten 4A

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Ankerstein only provides plans for the numbered series of sets: 4, 6, 8, 10, etc. The "A" series (4A, 6A, 8A, 10A) are only intended to take a regular set and expand it to the next larger set by providing the necessary additional stones (plus a few extra to fill out the box) and the next larger booklet. That may just be me. Buy Amazon...

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Block Play: June 2011

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Monday, June 27, 2011. I made the additional slotted blocks for my sparse sampler of Mobaco. As I mentioned in my last post. And I am quite pleased with. How Mobaco works, with cardboard wall pieces and such sliding into grooved wooden posts. Cardboard and wood. Great fun. But Mobaco pieces aren't cast in stone (or injected in plastic), they are made of materia...

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Block Play: March 2011

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Saturday, March 26, 2011. For Earth Day, we participated in the 8:30-9:30 pm "lights out," getting by with two candles, the occasional cell phone screen or pocket flashlight. I dismantled yesterday's Czech bridge. Put stones back in box according to the packing plan. I think it would have taken more candles to actually build something. Links to this post. First...

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Block Play: March 2012

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Thursday, March 29, 2012. Nothing like a new design. To nudge me into getting some Ankerstein out and building something. I grabbed the Heinzelmännchen. Instead of the Kleine Gernegroß. So the color mix is a bit different, but it was still good to build something. I've been neglectful of construction toys. Nice to get some good block play. Links to this post.

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Block Play: Froebel Gift 3

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Wednesday, November 11, 2009. How many blocks is enough? How many different block shapes are enough? How fancy do the blocks need to be? It often seems that "more is better" is the universal response - eg Legos. Today we look at the other end of the spectrum, and find out that - at times at least - eight blocks, a single shape, and the simplest shape, are enough.

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Block Play: Valentine

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Thursday, February 14, 2013. Now that I am officially "Opa Alan," it seemed like the time was right to get these Uncle Goose German Alphabet Wooden Block. S, which I have long coveted. They are one of many languages offered, including Swedish. And many other fun alphabet block products. The design is based on Froebel Gift #3. From a long ago Blockplay post.

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Block Play: July 2012

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Construction with toy building blocks and such, for fun or therapy. Ankerstein, Unit Blocks, fischertechnik, Kapla, Froebel, Lincoln Logs, et al. Thursday, July 19, 2012. Yesterday I was looking for Drehorgel-Musik. German street organ or barrel organ music) and found a Heinzelmännchen tune. I was sure then that I would be building with the Ankerstein. Heinzelmännchen soon. Then this morning I found a new comment on my last post - an omen! Except that just about any block play is good block play.