Construction Toys
Building with construction toys develops many skills. Manipulating the pieces requires hand-eye coordination, manual dexterity, and strength. Making a three-dimensional object teaches spatial relations and develops creativity and imagination. The possibilities are endless with construction toys. Children can develop an artistic esthetic, explore architectural rules, use mathematical concepts, experiment with different piece positions, and discover some basic engineering principles. Simply putting together pieces to make a finished product integrates many different cognitive approaches.