Playing with building blocks like LEGO, MEGA BLOKS, and other brands in the market presents exciting opportunities for Kids to Thinker and Create while playing.
It’s known that Block Play may foster a wide range of abilities like:

OTHER WAYS TO PLAY

Structured Block Play

There are other ways of playing building blocks that improve non-verbal skills crucial in the STEM fields. These skills are:

This way of playing is called Structured Block Play and consists of giving kids shapes or designs to recreate with building blocks. Kids must analyze what they see, figure out how the parts relate to each other, and imagine how the object will look like from all angles.

Research

Brian Verdine (2013) from Delaware Univerisity tested 100 three-year-old kids with a model like this:

And found that only 40 % perfectly completed, for complex shapes less than 10 % could complete it.

For this shape

No one could do it. Because brains at three-year-old age have less capacity for memory and execution, so it’s hard for kids to keep track of the shapes that require different positions.

In other research; Levine et al 2005 reported that boys performed better than girls on spatial skills but only among kids of medium and high-income families.

In a Brain Scan experiment, Newman et al 2016, asked eight-year-old children to observe letters and answer if they were flipped or rotated, while they were answering speed and accuracy were recorded. Then researchers divided the children into two groups, one was assigned with play session of structured block play and the other with Scrabbles word games both with 30-minute sessions spread over 12 days. The researchers tested again the rotation task to all children and the kids that play with blocks had improved significantly on speed and accuracy.

CONCLUSIONS

1. There is enough evidence that block play improves a wide range of skills for children.
2. Social encouragement and access to variety of block games the better the improvement in STEM skills.
3. Most of the parents will like their children to end up in a STEM-related-career.
4. Block Playing will continue to be a very popular toy among children and parents, as is considered a good investment, has educational benefits, and is fun to play with.

At Anker Play Products, Our brand Blokko has a wide variety of Block playing toys, and for 2021 We will have a lot of new cool models.

One of the most popular games during these past months has been the
Washable sidewalk chalks to draw on sidewalks, driveways, or patios. Besides being washables these Sidewalk Chalks inspire creativity, imagination, and explore arts. It is common that when in front of blank canvas kids can get a mental block on what to draw. Now imagine how they feel when in front of a driveway or a patio. Below 10 really fun ideas that can inspire to take your sidewalk chalk from the classic game of X’ and O’s or the Hopscotch to the Instagram Level.

At Anker Play Products We have a wide variety of Washable Sidewalk Chalks and for Spring 2021, We have prepared great new designs and colors that will be available in early January.

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After the Holidays, a lot of consumers wanting to be responsible try to take all the wrapping waste to the recycle bin. But the majority do not know which papers and wrapping products are recyclable.

Here at Paper Craft Products, We present tips from experts on how to recycle from Christmas:

Due to new printing technologies make it harder to identify which papers are metallic and which are not, the best and easy way is through the scrunch test. All you have to do is crumple some wrapping paper into a ball, and if stays scrunched its recyclable.

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During this quarantine, interactive games and toys have become very popular for kids, basically to keep them away from The Smartphones and Tablets.

Slime is a great interactive toy that kids love and can play for hours. However, some Online recipes of How to make your slime are turning out the fun as there are more and more cases of burning kid’s hands. Most of these recipes include basic in house ingredients like Borax (sodium borax) or Contact Lens Solution instead of using the Slime Activator that professional manufactures like Anker Play Products use for their Slime Kits or Slime formulas that meet all the safety standards.

According to Doctor Michael Cooper from Staten Island University Hospital in New York, these home ingredients are mild irritants but three factors determine the severity of the burn; The Time in contact with the chemical, The Strength of the chemical, and The Thickness of the kid’s skin.

Below a brief video of Kathleen Quin, who suffered three-degree burns from DIY Slime made ingredients that she found at her home.

All the Slimes from Anker Play Products besides using the Slime Activator have been verified and tested by professional lab inspectors to make them safe and fun for all ages.

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Paper Craft Products has a Décor division with a wide range of products for both inside and outside the house. Our Design team is always looking for new materials and techniques in order to bring the newest trends on Everyday and Holiday Décor products. Our most popular categories are the next;

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From 1997 to 2005, Private Label Products grow at double the rate of national brands in The U.S. according to a report from Alix Global in 2008. By Today in average supermarkets sell 15 % of their total sales in private label products, private label is a good investment but it is very important to choose an expert supplier that can help you build a strong brand for your company. Here at Paper Craft Products, We have prepared a list of benefits of working with an expert manufacturer on your next private label project:

If you have a product in mind or interest in quoting private label with Us, feel free to contact Us.

2020 Has been a very challenging year in every way and with so much uncertainty it’s hard to forecast Sales this Holiday Season, but no matter where We are in December Christmas will happen and consumers will have more than enough reasons to show their appreciation with gifts and wraps for them. So here are 7 tips to increase sales during this next Holiday Season.

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Lately, S.T.E.M. Toys have increased their participation in the Toy Market and It’s a fast growing segment of the industry, but in this times of uncertainty and fast changes it’s hard to know which toys are a good fit for your business.

Below, some interesting results from a survey of 2,000 parents about S.T.E.M toys conducted by OnePoll.

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Anker Play Products is a flexible supplier, where you can find a wide variety of innovative products, trends, and designs within the Toy industry.

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