A tower of four

โฑ๏ธ 10 min๐Ÿ“ฆ things you have๐Ÿ  indoor๐Ÿคฒ sitting๐Ÿคธ Motor๐Ÿง  Cognitive

Building a tower of four blocks or more is a fine-motor step past the two-block stack of a year old: the fourth block only stays up if the hand can let go slowly and straight down. The releasing is the new skill, not the placing.

๐Ÿงบ You need

  • four or more blocks, stacking cups or small sturdy boxes

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Blocks bigger than a fist, nothing that fits fully in a mouth, and no battery compartments or loose inserts. A tower is safe to send flying; a small part is not.

Source: AAP โ€” Developmental Milestones: 2 Year Olds

๐Ÿฉบ Vuila shares play ideas, not medical advice โ€” for questions about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician.

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A tower of four

Sit opposite, not alongside

Facing them puts the blocks between you and leaves both their hands free, which a shoulder-to-shoulder seat does not.