"Play is the work of childhood."
Building Brighter Futures, One Block at a Time!
Nebraska Block Party: A Fun Way to Learn
This engaging program offers fun events for families with children primarily birth to age 8, but children of all ages are welcomed.
What is Block Party? Block Party is a play-based learning experience that helps children develop essential skills like math, science, social skills, and problem-solving through block play.
Specific for Childcare Providers: Nebraska Extension also offers Block Party training for childcare providers. This training provides information on the benefits of block play and how to incorporate it into daily activities.
At Block Party events, caregivers and young children can:
- Rotate through stations with different types of blocks.
- Learn how block play can boost your child’s school readiness.
- Discover how block play can be both educational and entertaining.
Benefits of Block Play:
Block play can help your child develop a wide range of skills, including:
- Math: Measuring, counting, and estimating
- Science: Experimenting and hypothesizing
- Engineering: Problem-solving and creating
- Language and literacy: Vocabulary and pre-reading skills
- Social skills: Cooperation and sharing
- Physical skills: Fine and gross motor skills
- Creativity: Imaginative thinking
- Problem-solving: Finding solutions