When HN users recommended it
1 HN user recommended this in 2017, in one comment.
20072026
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CitiBlocs 200 Piece Natural Colored Building Blocks
Amazon's catalog no longer lists this product (checked 2026-11-02). The name comes from the link HN users posted.
magnatiles (amazon have seen at target) one of our kids favorites, great for 6 year old but they will play with them for years. https://www.amazon.com/Magna-Tiles-Clear-Colors-100-Piece/dp...
Kapla Blocks (building) https://www.amazon.com/CitiBlocs-200-Piece-Natural-Colored-B...
Dominos for Toppling (lots of tutorials online to do amazing runs) https://bulkdominoes.com/collections/all
Wooden Blocks https://www.amazon.com/ECR4Kids-Hardwood-Building-Storage-48...
If you don't have a hard smooth floor pick up a sheet of plexiglass for dominos and kapala blocks.
Legos, get a variety of sets, encourage mixing and building your own creations.
Board Games
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Catan Junior Settlers of Catan
Ticket to Ride
Blockus
Scrabble (deluxe with plastic grid)
Chess
Stratego (Original General is 1)
Uno Card Game.
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Snap Circuits (Electricity Projects)
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Do science night where parents use a white board to teach how things work, let them ask questions/explain things they know.
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Lego Mindstorms is good too, but they would need to be on a screen some for this.