Construction

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All the Ways to Play:

1. VTech Pop-a-Balls Push and Pop Bulldozer:

   Great for new sitters and older. Work on grasping, controlled releasing, and pushing as your little one pops balls through the truck. Once they start walking, they will love pulling and pushing this truck around the house.
   Functional Language: push, pull, pop, beep, vroom, truck

2. Beestech Construction Toys:

   Fill a sensory bin with crushed up graham cracker to resemble dirt and make a taste-safe sensory bin. You little one will love moving the trucks around in the ‘dirt’ and using the trucks to scoop and pour dirt.
   Functional Language: scoop, dump, go

3. MAGNA-TILES Builder Construction Set:

   Practice “ready, set, go” as you crash a car into the building, knocking it over. Then rebuild, and repeat!
   Functional Language: ready, set, go; build, up

4. Shape Sorting Dump Truck:

   This wooden truck is great for incorporating some fine motor skills. Practice sorting the shapes into the truck, then dumping them out the back. 
   Functional Language: shapes, colors, in, dump, truck

5. Construction Zone Activity Rug:

   Your truck-loving little one will love moving their cars around this activity rug. Engage in pretend play as you let your little one be in charge of the construction site. Ask them what they want to build and what vehicles to use to help them.
   Functional Language: stop, go, truck, build

6. Melissa & Doug Trailer & Excavator Wooden Vehicle Set:

   Practice imitation skills by taking the smaller truck on and off the larger truck bed. Then make an obstacle course with your kitchen chairs and have your little one drive the truck through and around the chair legs.
   Functional Language: on, off, big, little

7. Construction Toys Dump Truck:

   The durable truck is great for outdoor play. Have your little one engage in heavy work as they load the truck up with different items, then transport them around the yard.
   Functional Language: in, out, vroom, beep, truck, dump

8. Wooden Construction Site Vehicles:

   Use blocks to create a construction scene, then engage in open-ended play with these construction vehicles. Use the vehicles to move, scoop, dump, and lift the blocks.
   Functional Language: up, down, more, dump, block, truck, stack

9. Green Toys Construction Vehicles:

   These are the perfect size for new sitters to practice imitation skills by moving the car back and forth, and then rolling it back and forth with you. As your little one gets older, take the trucks out to the sandbox for more functional pretend play.
   Functional Language: truck, vroom, beep, roll; ready, set, go

10. LEGO DUPLO Town Truck & Tracked Excavator Set:

    Practice following directions and increasing visual motor skills by following instructions to build the construction vehicles. Then engage in open-ended play with your little one.
    Functional Language: stack, next, truck, vroom, beep

11. Super-Sized Outdoor Excavator:

    Get outside with this outdoor toy! Great for the sand or dirt, your little one will love using the digger to scoop and move materials as they pretend they are on their own construction site!
    Functional Language: scoop, pour, move

12. Green Toys Dump Truck:

    Practice passing items back and forth with your toddler. Ask them if they want a ball or a stuffed animal, then let them make a choice and you can pass the item to them in the truck.
    Functional Language: do you want ____; go, truck, in, out