B is for Building: K’NEX Connects with Sesame Street

I will readily admit that I was a Sesame Street kid. It was my mother’s quiet time. With four kids in the house (she babysat two and my older brother was at school) I am sure she needed it. But, not only did it give her some much needed quiet time but I it also gave us some extra academic input.

AJ is just now liking Sesame Street because he can just now comprehend what they are doing. When he first joined our family shows like The Wiggles were most entertaining for him because he did not have to know the language to understand that they were dancing and signing. Sesame Street, however, is more about shapes, letters, and numbers and takes much more comprehension.

However, he has always, always, loved Elmo. In fact, his first Halloween he chose to dress as Elmo even though he had no idea what was happening.

Last week we got a Sesame Street Cookie Monster Building Set in the mail and he was ecstatic. AJ loves to build and anything Sesame Street right now is right up his alley, even though he is five.

K’NEX has connected with Sesame Street to create these colorful and super chunky building pieces that are easy to snap together, stack up, and loads of fun. AJ loves building Cookie Monster and it really helps with his fine motor skills.

K’NEX boasts on their website that it helps with physical development (I assume they mean fine motor and eye hand coordination), social and emotional development (imaginative play), language (talking about the toy), and cognitive development. (sorting, patterns, stacking, etc).

One of the best things about K’NEX though is that they are eco-friendly (lead free), as the company is tied with Brio and Lincoln Logs.