September 17, 2009
FLYING GIGGLES AND LOLLIPOPS
Citiblocs Build Anything!
Citiblocs are wooden planks children (& adults) useto create a truly endless amount of possibilities,from ships to castles to animals, anything you canimagine! Every Citibloc is exactly the same shapeand size. Because of the perfect cut of each block,the only thing needed to hold them together isgravity and balance.Citiblocs facilitate "reasoning,problem solving, cause & effect, engineering andimprovising". Because of the open-endedpossibilities, toy professionals have honoredCitiblocs with many awards including the iParentingMedia Award 2009 Outstanding Product and Dr Toy Best Vacationproduct for Summer Award.
If you have ever shopped for building sets or blocks, you know howcostly they are. Citiblocs' kits are affordable, starting at $14.99 for their52 Piece Wooden Builder Set. The planks are crafted from New ZealandPine and are light weight, but appear to be extremely durable.
My daughter loves assembling and building just about anything. She hasalways loved Legos and has a wonderful imagination building with herblocks. She even builds with every day items such as board books or herbins from her toy organizer. When I was presented with the opportunityto review Citiblocs, I knew I had do it because I had a feeling mydaughter was going to enjoy them!
When we received the basic starter set, the 52 Piece Wooden Set, mydaughter immediately dumped them out on her bedroom rug. She triedbuilding on her rug, but found they work better directly on ourhardwood floors. The first thing she made was a slide, but then she putall her time and effort into building bridges. Shereally has to focus when she stacks them to avoidtipping her structures over. I like that it challengesher and she seems to like it too. Citiblocs are perfectfor on the go because they are light weight andmuch more compact than traditional block sets.This is a set that she will enjoy for many years tocome.
You can purchase Citblocs at Toys 'R Us and onlineat CitiblocsStore.com, TRU.com, GlammaToys.comand at specialty toy etailers. Teachers receive 10% off the regular selling price at CitiblocsStore.com.Also, check out their Citiblocs educational manual with lesson plans!
