#SSAmazingAchievements: Building Blocks!

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#SSAmazingAchievements: Building Blocks!

Posted on September 11, 2013

Unless you spend a lot of time with children, you don’t really appreciate how much of a big deal it is when a child actually reaches the point where they can pick up some building blocks and stack them on top of each other.

S has been fiddling about with her blocks for weeks; she had four plastic ones that came as part of another toy, and was experimenting with stacking them. Unable to resist, I bought her a pull-along cart with 20 or so coloured wooden blocks. Mostly, she just threw them around the play mats.

Eventually I got sick of finding them and putting them away in the box every evening, or tripping over them (or standing on them!), or finding them in my shoes or in the kitchen or on the sofa. So I put them in the box and just sort of hid them in the corner.

The last couple of days, she’s found them – but she’s only taken about 6 of them out of the box. I noticed this morning while I was running about trying to get ready for work, that she was happily sitting on the mats, stacking the blocks up neatly. Once she’d succeeded in stacking them, she would gleefully knock them all down, then put her hands to her face and say “oh no!”

This evening after tea, she went straight back to the mats and started stacking the blocks again. I have to say, it was a real lesson in tenacity and patience to watch her stack three, accidentally knock them over whilst reaching for another – and just happily start from scratch. Again, and again, and again.

It sounds stupid but I am so incredibly proud of my little S that she managed to stack six whole blocks on top of each other… before giving herself a little clap and knocking them down with a great big grin!

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By Vicky Charles

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7 Comments

Colette B

September 11, 2013 8:56 am REPLY

There's so much fun in building towers to knock them down again :) #SSAmazingAchievements
Pinkoddy

September 11, 2013 9:56 am REPLY

Oh that is brilliant - you really have to balance them don't you - well done to her - love how she gave herself a clap.
Sara Murray

September 11, 2013 5:01 pm REPLY

Oh, that is lovely! My wee girl loves building towers, and does the same - gives herself a 'yay' and a clap! It's adorable :) Love the photos! #SSAmazingAchievements
Laura Cornwell

September 11, 2013 6:31 pm REPLY

Yay it's so nice to see their faces when they realise they have just done it :-)
thereandbackagainamotherstale

September 11, 2013 8:26 pm REPLY

That's very clever, lovely pics too!
Orli D

September 15, 2013 10:50 am REPLY

What a cutie! It is a big achievement, and I used to love it when mine were younger and they did the same thing - build and knock it down. I remember they found it hilarious, and I found them hilarious :) Great pics! #SSAmazingAchievements
Jane Roberts

September 16, 2013 6:19 am REPLY

This is brilliant, I love the photos, and believe me when I say this not every child can do this! I have to admit that I too have had to hide toys when they have got on my nerves lol. Thanks for linking up with Small Steps Amazing Achievements :0) x