Betzi Bilodeau

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Girl playing with a wooden unicorn and a Nova Natural Rainbow Playsilk.

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World-Building with Block Play

Child Playing with Nova Natural Blocks in a Box

What is it about blocks that makes them one of the first toys babies play with, as well as an activity that children return to throughout childhood? You’ve seen your baby, only just having mastered sitting up, begin to stack two or three blocks together. You’ve seen your toddler building the tallest tower they can manage, glorying in the crash when it tumbles down. And you’ve seen older children lost in their play as they maneuver their blocks this way … Read More...

Nova Natural Box for Open Ended Play

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The Box it Comes In

Nova Natural box open ended play

It’s so common, it’s become a cliché: Give a kid a toy and they play with the box. To us, there’s nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all. While a toy often suggests a use, even if it’s as open-ended as a set of wooden blocks or a doll, a box can become most anything in a child’s imagination. Add in some crafting materials, crayons and a building cloth or two and the possibilities become endless.

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