Foam Blocks

Firstly I must credit this one to my Aunty Heather who gave us these great foam blocks for Christmas.

The blocks are fantastic first blocks for children as they can easily grab on to the corner of them to hold, and they can build and knock down towers without getting hurt by the falling blocks.  They also look amazing. 

They are simple to make.  I would suggest using a sewing machine if you have one but you can also make them by hand.

What you need....

- A couple of meters of material with 4-5 different patterns (the amount you need depends on how many blocks you want to make.)
- foam squares to insert into the blocks (you can get these from foam/rubber suppliers such as Clark Rubber, they will cut them to size for you).  These ones are 9cmx9cm squares
- sewing machine and/or needle and thread.

Process....

Cut you material into squares 10cmx10cm you will need 6 squares for each block.

Sew the squares together with approx 1/2 cm seam as per the picture below

Then sew squares 2, 5, 4, 6 together to make the shape of a box with square 1 being the lid (open)  insert the foam square into the box, close the lid and hand sew it closed.

Blocks are ready to play with.