wooden blocks

Stacking play pieces

Wooden blocks are small pieces of wood, typically cubes or rectangles, used as children's toys for stacking and building.

They're among the oldest and simplest playthings, teaching spatial reasoning and motor skills: The toddler knocked down her tower of wooden blocks.

The term also applies to blocks used in printing or crafts.

Opposites
material composition

wooden blocksfoam blocks

Lightweight cushioned building pieces

glass blocks · concrete blocks · stone blocks

technological sophistication

wooden blockselectronic toys

Battery-powered children's amusements

video games · interactive toys · Minecraft · educational apps · iPad

play structure

wooden blocksscreen time

Duration on digital displays

board games · jigsaw puzzles · model kits · paint-by-numbers · coloring books

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G