Uncle Goose

Uncle Goose - Classic ABC Blocks

Love these blocks. Teach children to spell, sequence, and stack; sort, build, and match. Four full alphabets, colourful numbers, math symbols, plus a menagerie of hand-crafted animals. Detailed embossing on two sides of each block.

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  • Love these blocks. Teach children to spell, sequence, and stack; sort, build, and match. Four full alphabets, colourful numbers, math symbols, plus a menagerie of hand-crafted animals. Detailed embossing on two sides of each block.

    These blocks have a simple origin story -- with a surprising twist. In 1983, William Bultman felt shocked and dismayed when he learned no one in the USA seemed to be making wood blocks for children anymore. He began hand-manufacturing classic wood alphabet blocks in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He called his company "Uncle Goose". Today, Bultman's son Pete runs the company his father started.

    Simple origins. Now here's the surprise twist:

    Uncle Goose Classic ABC blocks are still hand-manufactured in Grand Rapids, Michigan. And to this day, these blocks are the only Classic ABC blocks that are still 100% hand-made in the USA. If you know of another toy company that still does this, let us know. It's getting hard for us to believe this could still be true, after all these years.

    28 - 1.75 inch cubes
    Made using sustainable Midwestern basswood
    Printed with non-toxic, mouth safe inks
    100% made in the USA
    Ages 2+

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Uncle Goose

When you open a new set of Uncle Goose blocks, you get a rush. You smell the wood. You get a flashback. You're a child again. You might find yourself wondering:

"How high can I stack these? Can I spell my name with all different colour letters? What happens if I press modelling clay into the embossed sides?"

But wait. There's more.

Sorting, matching, ordering, language, logic, spatial relations, recognition, organisation, planning, balance -- playing with blocks makes a deep and lasting impression. Everything you learn by playing with blocks can stay with you for a lifetime.

Give a child a set of blocks. Watch motor skills develop. See them grasp physics and engineering principles as they find out how to stack and balance. Marvel as they make and break patterns and shapes.

And don't be to amazed when your children give their Uncle Goose blocks to their children. These are quality, classic, heirloom toys. They'll be handed down from generation to generation. They're built to last several lifetimes.