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Handmade Wooden Alphabet Blocks

We've mentioned our love for Chris Gregori's alphabet creations previously, but we wanted to highlight his beautiful wooden blocks. They'd look great sitting solo on a shelf, or in a whole group sp...

Etsy Find: Branch Building Blocks

Oh, my. We love blocks of all varieties, but we may have an extra-special nook in our hearts for these little beauties. Made from salvaged maple and mulberry branches, these blocks have a fabulous tac...

Google Street View With Building Blocks

It's a well documented fact that we love blocks of all shapes and sizes. So it's no surprise that our love for the little wooden shapes extended itself to cover this ridiculously cute video on how G...

Found: Painted Wood Blocks

Jill Green of Homemade By Jill has been busy crafting up a storm again and has made her own play blocks! They provided a weekends worth of entertainment and then some. Details after the jump... ...

10 Classroom Classics For Your Home

Community Playthings is a great place to pick up sturdy, school grade furniture and toys that are often found in classrooms, but have a clean and classic styling that makes them a perfect fit for yo...

How To: Puzzle Blocks From Vacation Photos

We've talked before about adhering your photos to wood, but what about blocks? Print off a few extra copies of your favorite vacation photos and you have yourself an afternoons worth of play time. ...

Etsy Find: Zen Balance Blocks

We have a thing for blocks. Ok that's probably an understatement. We really, really have a thing for blocks. So when we scrolled through our morning blog roll and spied these anything-but-square ...

Tono-8 Cork Blocks

One of the worst pains we have ever experienced as a parent? No, not childbirth. We're talking about stepping on the corner of a Lego piece or wooden block in our bare feet. There aren't enough exp...

Young Mad Scientist's First Alphabet Blocks

We desperately wanted to write about these blocks last month, but they were -- not surprisingly, given how cool they are -- out of stock during the holiday shopping season. But now they're back in sto...

Colorframes Building Blocks

For pure eye candy, you can't go wrong with a visit to the MoMA store. Sure enough, when we ambled over recently, there were these blocks waiting to tickle our retinas. Originally designed by Karen He...

City and Country Blocks by kid o

Our colleague Aaron of ATNY was recently captivated by these City and Country Blocks at his favorite local toy store, kid o, and shared these photos with us. We really like the modern color palette...

Trapezoid Building Blocks

Building squares and straight lines can become boring after a while. And why do so, when you can make rounded and unusual creations with these trapezoid building blocks. The blocks come in four siz...

Post Typography Letter Blocks

For the child toy-enthusiast, cool blocks to play with. For the parent font-geek, cool blocks to look at. These Post Typography letter blocks are rectangular and feature a sans serif font on one si...

Geduldsteine from Haba

Nothing works the old noggin like a good puzzle, and these Geduldsteine Blocks from Haba are as beautiful as they are engrossing. ...

Haba Russian Blocks

Last week we featured Haba's Great Pyramid Blocks, and were surprised to find their also make a very nice set of Russian Blocks. Cue the theme from Dr. Zhivago!...

Haba Great Pyramid Blocks

Cue The Bangles's, Walk Like an Egyptian. O.K., can you hear it? Well then, you're in the right mood to appreciate Haba's Great Pyramid Blocks....

Top Ten: Lego Sets

Legos are the perennial classic toy that everyone seems to love. With themes designed for all ages, we've rounded up ten sets that appeal to a variety of tastes....

Alexander Girard Alphabet Blocks

Mid-century designer Alexander Girard's alphabet blocks are so gorgeous, they can easily become a family heirloom. Created by House Industries and the estate of Girard the blocks, which feature let...