PROJECT PLAY YQR
  • Our Projects
    • Anti-Racism and Play
    • Book Club
    • Communities at Play
    • Music Playlists
    • COVID-19, Children, and Socialization
    • Play Sparks >
      • Tag and Games
      • Pebbles and Rocks
      • Building and Creating
      • Water and Mud
      • Collecting and Mixing
      • Hiding Places
      • Sticks
      • Blocks and Boxes
    • Podcast
    • Research
    • Thank You
    • SnowEvent
    • SummerOfPlay
  • Playspaces
    • Early Years Centres >
      • Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre
      • Regina Early Learning Centre
    • Culture and Play >
      • Floral Conservatory
      • Government House
      • MacKenzie Art Gallery
      • Michaels Classroom
      • RCMP Heritage Centre
      • Royal Saskatchewan Museum
      • Saskatchewan Science Centre
      • Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
    • Fenek Farms
    • Hiking Trails >
      • Condie Nature Refuge
      • Wascana Habitat Conservation Area
      • Wascana Trails
      • White Butte Recreation Site
    • Libraries >
      • Albert Branch
      • Central and Children's Branch
      • Connaught Branch
      • George Bothwell Branch
      • Glen Elm Branch
      • Prince of Wales Branch
      • Regent Place Branch
      • Sherwood Village Branch
      • Sunrise Branch
    • Markets >
      • Centennial Market
      • Regina Farmer's Market
    • Parks >
      • North Zone
      • East Zone
      • South Zone
      • West Zone
      • Central Zone
      • Accessible Parks
      • Spray Pads
    • Pay to Play >
      • Amazing Adventure
      • Bee Happy Recreation Park
      • Get Air
      • Happy Hollow
      • QC Soccer Facility
      • Regina Climbing Centre
    • Skateboard Parks
    • Spray Pads
    • Swimming Pools >
      • Indoor Pools
      • Outdoor Pools
    • Tennis Courts
    • Things That Go >
      • City Bus
    • Winter Fun >
      • Toboggan Hills
  • *NEW* Searchable Activity Calendar
    • Community Play Calendar
    • Other Calendars >
      • Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre
      • Regina Public Library >
        • Albert Branch Library
        • Central and Children's Branch
        • Connaught Branch
        • George Bothwell Branch
        • Glen Elm Branch
        • Prince of Wales Branch
        • Regent Place Branch
        • Sherwood Village Branch
        • Sunrise Branch
  • Community Resources
    • Adopt a Storm Drain
    • Child Care Locator
    • Children's Charter
    • Family Friendly Fitness >
      • LG Fitness
      • Local Barre
      • Mama Fitness
      • Project Barre
      • Regina Climbing Centre
      • YMCA Regina
    • Get Outside! With Nature Regina
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Movement Guidelines
    • Play. Learn. Grow. Together!
    • Positive Parenting
    • Schools and Play >
      • Schooling Options
      • Free Cree Language Course
    • Screen-Free Week
    • Take Me Outside
  • Children's Corner
  • Capture the Magic of Winter
  • Other Projects
    • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Higher Education
    • Dream Developments
  • Link Page
  • Our Projects
    • Anti-Racism and Play
    • Book Club
    • Communities at Play
    • Music Playlists
    • COVID-19, Children, and Socialization
    • Play Sparks >
      • Tag and Games
      • Pebbles and Rocks
      • Building and Creating
      • Water and Mud
      • Collecting and Mixing
      • Hiding Places
      • Sticks
      • Blocks and Boxes
    • Podcast
    • Research
    • Thank You
    • SnowEvent
    • SummerOfPlay
  • Playspaces
    • Early Years Centres >
      • Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre
      • Regina Early Learning Centre
    • Culture and Play >
      • Floral Conservatory
      • Government House
      • MacKenzie Art Gallery
      • Michaels Classroom
      • RCMP Heritage Centre
      • Royal Saskatchewan Museum
      • Saskatchewan Science Centre
      • Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
    • Fenek Farms
    • Hiking Trails >
      • Condie Nature Refuge
      • Wascana Habitat Conservation Area
      • Wascana Trails
      • White Butte Recreation Site
    • Libraries >
      • Albert Branch
      • Central and Children's Branch
      • Connaught Branch
      • George Bothwell Branch
      • Glen Elm Branch
      • Prince of Wales Branch
      • Regent Place Branch
      • Sherwood Village Branch
      • Sunrise Branch
    • Markets >
      • Centennial Market
      • Regina Farmer's Market
    • Parks >
      • North Zone
      • East Zone
      • South Zone
      • West Zone
      • Central Zone
      • Accessible Parks
      • Spray Pads
    • Pay to Play >
      • Amazing Adventure
      • Bee Happy Recreation Park
      • Get Air
      • Happy Hollow
      • QC Soccer Facility
      • Regina Climbing Centre
    • Skateboard Parks
    • Spray Pads
    • Swimming Pools >
      • Indoor Pools
      • Outdoor Pools
    • Tennis Courts
    • Things That Go >
      • City Bus
    • Winter Fun >
      • Toboggan Hills
  • *NEW* Searchable Activity Calendar
    • Community Play Calendar
    • Other Calendars >
      • Regina Early Years Family Resource Centre
      • Regina Public Library >
        • Albert Branch Library
        • Central and Children's Branch
        • Connaught Branch
        • George Bothwell Branch
        • Glen Elm Branch
        • Prince of Wales Branch
        • Regent Place Branch
        • Sherwood Village Branch
        • Sunrise Branch
  • Community Resources
    • Adopt a Storm Drain
    • Child Care Locator
    • Children's Charter
    • Family Friendly Fitness >
      • LG Fitness
      • Local Barre
      • Mama Fitness
      • Project Barre
      • Regina Climbing Centre
      • YMCA Regina
    • Get Outside! With Nature Regina
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Movement Guidelines
    • Play. Learn. Grow. Together!
    • Positive Parenting
    • Schools and Play >
      • Schooling Options
      • Free Cree Language Course
    • Screen-Free Week
    • Take Me Outside
  • Children's Corner
  • Capture the Magic of Winter
  • Other Projects
    • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Higher Education
    • Dream Developments
  • Link Page

Blocks & Boxes

Blocks and boxes provide a lot of opportunities for multi-age, open-ended play indoors or outdoors.
  • Paint your own blocks
  • Make houses or bridges or garages
  • Make balance paths
  • Build towers and houses and draw the shadows they make
  • Make stepping stones and play hot lava
  • What can you turn a box into?
  • Create different types of animal homes
  • Use markers or drawing materials or collage to make a rocket ship or a bus or anything fun to go inside of
  • Make a nature hiding spot by using natural materials and mud to decorate a box to match its natural surroundings
  • Make box print art
  • Use a small box (shoebox size) and make a diorama using found materials
  • Make an iced cream store or a lemonade stand using a box
The Summer of Play project and the contents on this page are part of an initiative that grew out of the Canadian Association for Young Children. Please visit CAYC Saskatchewan on Facebook for more information: http://www.facebook.com/CAYCsask
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