Building A House with Blocks

Wooden building blocks are a staple (or at least they should be) in any youngster’s toy chest. We love our blocks in this house and constantly make houses and beds for ALL of the stuffed animals. Now, with these house blocks I found on Etsy, our houses may actually look more like houses than, well, some approximation of a square with a triangle on top.

These blocks are handmade from poplar, sanded smooth and colored with certified AP nontoxic watercolor paints. The details aren’t painted on but rather wood-burned, and pieces were finished with a natural homemade beeswax wood polish. So, good for little hands.

Only, one word of warning: maybe not the best for drooling tiny babies who still love to place everything in his or her mouth…the maker advises that the paint “may” rub off with excessive “water” exposure.

This set contains:
- 3 buildings
- 3 roof pieces
- 1 large tree
- 1 small tree
- 1 shrub

And did you check out those trees? What a nice touch.

The house blocks set costs $20 which seems like a pretty good deal.