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๐Ÿ—ผ Tallest Tower Challenge

Build it taller than them, then knock it down and beat the record.

๐Ÿ“š Learnยท20 minยทFreeยทAges 2โ€“5ยท๐Ÿ‘ถ Mediumยท๐Ÿง‘ Light

โš ๏ธ Safety first

Stay in the room. Soft or light blocks only, and build away from faces.

You know your child best โ€” supervise the whole time and skip anything that isn't right for them. See our Terms.

Why this is good for your child

  • โœ“Balance
  • โœ“Persistence

What you need

Blocks or cups

How to do it

  1. 1.Build the tallest tower you can, together.
  2. 2.Measure it against them.
  3. 3.Knock it down and beat it.

How it actually goes

โฑ 30-second set-up โ€”
Thirty seconds: put blocks or cups on a tray or a clear bit of floor, and sit down next to it before you call them over.
๐Ÿง‘ What you do โ€”
Show it once, slowly, without talking over yourself. Then hand it over and stop helping unless they ask.
๐Ÿ‘ถ What they do โ€”
Line things up, count out loud, and notice what's the same.
โœ… What success looks like โ€”
At 2โ€“3 they'll do it their own way, not yours, and stop after five minutes. Both of those are fine.
๐Ÿงบ How to put it away โ€”
Everything back into one basket or tray, carried back to its spot by them. Naming the spot out loud is what makes it stick.
๐Ÿ“ˆ When they outgrow it โ€”
Older? Count it, then ask how many there'd be with one more.