I got Cassia these nested stacking blocks for her birthday. I liked them because they were made of wood, had animals on them and nested nicely. They also had the big bonus of having pictures of animals that were not from Africa or a farm. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against elephants, giraffes, sheep and cows. But it just seems that the large majority of kids books is about these animals and our local wild animals are often missing from books and toys.
And then one day I noticed something really cool (um, ok, really cool for really nerdy biology-type parents perhaps). The animals are colour-coded into ecosystems. So, all the ones with blue backgrounds have sea-creatures on them...
Red is for the farm animals.
Green is for North American wildlife.
And orange is for African animals.
Obviously a very exciting and blog-worthy discovery around these parts.
Obviously a very exciting and blog-worthy discovery around these parts.
2 comments:
Great set of blocks!
I haven't checked in for a while and can't believe how much Cassia has grown! She's a cutie :)
Awesome blocks! I love how someone was thinking about ecosystems while designing them. Trust the Nature Nerd to notice that!
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