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Building Blocks for 5-6 Year Olds

Building blocks challenge 5 and 6 year olds to design and engineer, developing spatial reasoning, planning and early STEM thinking.

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  • Lubulona Town Summerville Maxi

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    Our Lubu Town Pack Summerville is a great, educational and creative construction toy set for boys and girls. It comes with 4 stackable houses with ...

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    VIVAIO Sensory Blocks 12 pcs

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    The unique sensory blocks with liquid, sand or small beadsinside attract children to observe how these materials flow andlisten to the sound it mak...

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  • Bauspiel Corner Blocks with tray (24 piece set)

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    Each brightly coloured piece consists of two equal parts which are fitted into each other, creating a ‘corner block.’ Even small hands can handle t...

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  • Freckled Frog Magnetic Wooden Blocks

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    Encouraging imaginative play through design and construction, with these magnetic blocks children also learn about magnetic and shapes. This 30 pie...

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  • Papoose Toys - Bitcoin Window Earth with tray (15 Piece Set)

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    Add a little colour, sparkle and light to every creation with the Papoose Toys Bitcoin Windows! Each beautifully crafted beechwood block features a...

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  • Guidecraft Rainbow Blocks – Crystal Bead

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    Enhance traditional block play with this set of 8 Rainbow Blocks in various shapes filled with colorful beads.A great addition to the block play fa...

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    GAM Cylinder Block No. 3

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    The Cylinder Blocks introduce the child to the first stage of visual discrimination of size. Cylinders diminish in height yet increase in diameter ...

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  • Grimm's Building Set Rhythm

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    Grimms Building Set Rhythm: Geometric – symmetrical – intricate: RHYTHM, with its uniform and reliable building elements, is a geometrically inspir...

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    Kapla Spider Case

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    The Spider Case is a new addition to the KAPLA range! The wooden case contains a selection of 75 natural and coloured planks (55 natural, 10 yellow...

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  • Lubulona Tunnel blocks – Fontana

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    This construction set comes with 4 tunnel-shaped blocks and 8 square wall pieces, all made of high quality solid beech wood. A perfect add-on to an...

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  • Freckled Frog Everyone's Family

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    What does your family look like? A wide range of genders, cultures, ages and abilities have been represented in this colourful wooden people set. I...

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  • Papoose Toys - Bitcoin Window Rainbow with tray (15 Piece Set)

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    Add a little colour, sparkle and magic to every build with the Papoose Toys Bitcoins! Each beautifully crafted beechwood block features a colourful...

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  • Bauspiel Extension Castle Set (6 piece set)

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    Let the child bring imagination and creativity to healthy open ended play with this sturdy and quality Bauspiel Extension Set, which builds upon th...

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    GAM Cylinder Block No. 2

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    The Cylinder Blocks introduce the child to the first stage of visual discrimination of size. Cylinders progress in diameter from thin to thick. Mad...

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  • Guidecraft Rainbow Blocks – Shimmering Water

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    Enhance traditional block play with this set of 8 Rainbow Blocks in various shapes filled with shimmering water.A great addition to the block play ...

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  • Grimm‘s Building Set Green

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    Step into the forest with the Grimm’s Green Building Set, part of our four-colour construction collection. Designed with larger pieces for little h...

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  • Kapla Tractor Construction Set

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    A guided construction with multiple variations! Explore a KAPLA model that you are free to change. The step-by-step instructions, cleverly placed o...

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  • How Am I Feeling today – Wooden people

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    This high-quality colourful wooden set includes 15 wooden people. Each piece is printed with a photo of a child displaying a range of emotions incl...

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  • Papoose Toys Natural Steps 35 Piece

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    This natural set is similar to the 50 steps set apart from the quantity: in this set you have 5 each of the first 7 sizes. All rods are based on 2....

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  • Lubulona Tunnel blocks – Tetuan

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    This construction set comes with 4 tunnel-shaped blocks and 8 square wall pieces, all made of high quality solid beech wood. A perfect add-on to an...

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    GAM Cylinder Block No. 4

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  • Bauspiel Wheel Kit (30 piece set)

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    Bring your builds to life with the Bauspiel Big Wheel Kit! This versatile 30-piece set lets little builders add moving wheels to cars, carts and al...

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  • Guidecraft Magnification Blocks

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    Children 2 and up can explore natural, tactile and other detailed materials found inside or in nature using this set of 6 blocks with inset magnifi...

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  • Kapla 40 Square Colours

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    Each KAPLA 40-piece Square contains 40 planks of the same colour. The planks are presented in a neat wooden case decorated with a colour-matched bo...

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    • Frequently Asked Questions

    What can a 5 or 6 year old build with building blocks?

    School-age children design and engineer — detailed towers, bridges, marble runs, and whole small-world landscapes, often planning before they build. Building blocks let five and six year olds test ideas, balance loads and rebuild, and pair well with figures and vehicles for elaborate play.

    How do building blocks build STEM and thinking skills?

    Blocks are hands-on physics and maths. Balancing, spanning gaps and stabilising structures teach spatial reasoning, geometry, cause and effect and planning, while persistence grows as five and six year olds problem-solve why a build fell. It's engineering thinking through open-ended play.

    Are wooden building blocks still good at this age?

    Very. Wooden blocks stack solidly for the ambitious builds school-age children attempt, and their open-ended nature means five and six year olds keep inventing new creations. Durable and often handed down, a good wooden set stays in use well beyond the early years.

    Why are open-ended blocks good for 5-6 year olds?

    Because there's no fixed outcome, blocks flex to whatever a five or six year old imagines, from a castle to a working bridge. That freedom builds creativity, planning and resilience, and keeps the set challenging as skills grow — used in countless ways rather than outgrown.

    What building blocks set suits a 5 or 6 year old?

    Look for a larger, varied set with planks, arches and shaped pieces that support complex, architectural builds. Marble-run and construction sets also suit this age. Combining with an existing set raises the piece count, giving school-age builders room for their bigger ideas.

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