Block Area Ideas

This is from Gayle's Preschool Rainbow website.  It offers some ideas for inexpensive block props.



Cheap Block Play
Materials: Empty boxes - from small shoe boxes to big boxes, such as the ones diapers come in and retail outlet boxes. 
Description: Put boxes in the block area where there is room for building and exploring.
Comments: Children love playing with the different shapes and sizes.


Block Time Prop
Materials: Small green containers that strawberries come in.
Description: Teachers put these containers in the block area or play area. The children can make garages for cars or cages for animals. We have made a two room house with them.  Preschool children never get enough of these containers. 
Comments: Have all of the children save the containers from home.