Block Fest returned to Project Enlightenment, Wake County's early childhood education and intervention program, this week. The free program, an award-winning early childhood math and science event ...

What if making music needed no written notes? No treble or bass clefs. No black and white keys. No series of esoteric symbols you needed to learn to just let it go and jam, man. Beat Blox gets us ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Playing with blocks helps young children gain language skills, a small study concluded on Monday. After six months, language scores among half of 175 children aged 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 ...

Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills – mathematics and executive functioning – critical to kindergarten readiness, according a new study by ...

Experts say certain types of structured play can entertain as well as build skills for children as they grow. Researchers at Temple University's infant lab found that when youngsters played with ...

I never outgrew playing with blocks, but unfortunately they outgrew me. When I was a kid, I started building elaborate structures out of my set of blocks. I built cantilever bridges and arches. I ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Building Museum in Washington is opening a new hands-on exhibit focused on building blocks and the history of architectural toys. The new installation, “Play, Work, ...

Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills - mathematics and executive functioning - critical to kindergarten readiness, according a new study by ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills – mathematics and executive functioning – critical to kindergarten readiness, ...