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Make the most of your preschooler or toddler’s interest in blocks – wooden, Lego, and ABC – with 47 easy block activities for preschoolers!

We tend to have blocks out a lot around here.

Whether its Legos, or wooden blocks, or our ABC blocks (these are all affiliate links, thank you for your support!), we include them in a lot of the activities that we do.

Blocks are kind of a staple in most households, am I right?

Blocks of Fun! 47 Block Activities for Preschoolers

Boys and girls both like blocks. They’re a lot of fun!

Turns out, kids can learn a lot from these simple toys. But, what exactly?

Childhood 101 goes into some specifics of adding literacy to the block corner, and Picklebums gives us a little insight on why block play is so important to kids.

And I’ve collected some wonderful ways to play with blocks, so we can maximize our use of these awesomely simple toys. I think the simple toys the best because they can be used the most ways?

You’ll Love These 47 Block Activities for Preschoolers

There are nearly endless ways to play with blocks, no matter which specific types you happen to have on hand. These are just my favorite block activities for preschoolers!

Wooden blocks are a staple of childhood for decades, maybe even centuries! These classic toys are easy to use for tons of easy, fun activities.

Playing with Lego and Duplo blocks works on fine motor skills, plus they can be adapted for literacy and math!

Find 35 uses for crayons, too! You can do way more than just color with that box of crayons!

Add alphabet blocks to your play centers and practice literacy skills with your child.

Go beyond the standard tower and use interesting tools (shaving cream!) or go bigger with whole cities!

An ongoing collection of these and more block activities found on Pinterest: Blocks of Fun!

Find 35 uses for crayons too! You can do way more than just color with that box of crayons!

What simple toys are a staple at your house? Share your favorite ideas with us!