Sticky Wall Blocks
An activity that utilizes contact paper taped to a wall to provide a vertical surface for stacking and sticking lightweight blocks or puffballs, promoting midline crossing and standing balance.
- Takes
- 30 min
- Your setup
- 10 min prep
- Ages
- Ages 1–2
- Mess
- No mess
- Cost
- $
- Where
- Indoors
How to do it
- 1Secure a large sheet of contact paper to a wall or window using painter's tape, ensuring the sticky side is facing outward.
- 2Place the building materials (blocks or puffballs) near the bottom of the sticky wall.
- 3Encourage the child to reach, place, and stick the items onto the surface.
- 4Help the child peel the items off and repeat the sticking process.
What they're practising
- Vertical Play Development
- Midline Crossing
- Fine Motor Grasp
- Spatial Reasoning