Learn somethingGood for siblings
Copy My Build
You build something small. They build it again, brick for brick.
- Ages
- 2–9 yrs
- Play
- 10–30 min
- Prep
- 1 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- at the table
You’ll need
Mostly things you probably have at home.
- building bricksGet it on Amazon
Optional
- a tray for each builderGet it on Amazon
How to play
Give each of you a matching pile of bricks.
Build a tiny model from three bricks while they watch.
Hand it over and ask them to make one just the same.
Check together, color by color and brick by brick.
Swap roles. Now they build and you copy, and they get to check your work.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Small bricks are a choking hazard for under-3s. Use large bricks with younger children.
Make it different next time
- Build behind a book and describe it in words only.
- Add one brick each round until the models are ten bricks tall.
Cleanup: Race to break the models down and drop the bricks in the bin.
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