When Baby "E" turned one, she was given this little waffle block set with animals. She loves carrying around the animals, but the school friends have loved using the waffles as building materials. They are amazing! Easy to use, conducive to imaginative play, and SO fun!
At "E's" birthday party, the school friends opened the box and said, "Wow! These are just like the blocks in your yard but tiny!" So true! But also, these have more kinds of shapes, including circles and rods, that are cleverly planned out to be compatible with the other pieces.
Today, Friend "Sandwich" literally worked to make this "playground" for 30 minutes. He designed it to be an obstacle course for the people included with the toy. He assigned voices to his figures, and helped them "race" through the obstacle course. Then he decided it would be a "video game" where he held the pretend controller to push imaginary buttons, and Ms. Harmony guided the players through the course where they received medals at the end.
We had ladders to climb, merry-go-rounds to spin, slides to descend, climbers to leap on and off of, and more. It was truly amazing to spend a solid 30 minutes on a single plan... and the only reason we stopped working on this was because it was time to carry on with the day. I'd say this was waffles for the win!
