TickiT Wooden Building Gem Blocks

TickiT Wooden Building Gem Blocks brings colour into wooden construction with translucent cubes that fit into many of the set's building shapes. Children can make towers, gateways and imaginative buildings, then choose where to place the coloured gems. The contrast between smooth beechwood and transparent acrylic makes the construction itself something to look through, compare and redesign.

The set contains 39 play pieces: 25 beechwood blocks and 14 acrylic gem cubes, plus one storage tray. That is 40 components when the tray is counted. The gems come in seven colours, and the tray provides a defined space for arranging the pieces and putting them away.

Build, Insert and Rearrange

Begin with a few wooden pieces on a level surface and explore how they balance. Add a gem cube to a suitable opening and notice how it changes the appearance of the structure. Children can choose to keep the colours together, distribute them across a building or leave some spaces open.

The cubes are separate pieces, so the child can change a colour without having to start a whole construction again. A tower might become a house, an archway could become an entrance and a row of blocks might suggest a street. The set does not require one finished model.

Explore Colour and Transparent Surfaces

Place a gem cube against a plain background and look through it. Move it to another part of the table or set it beside a different colour. An adult can invite the child to describe what is visible through the cube and how it differs from the opaque wooden blocks.

Use the colours as part of a design decision: which cube should go above the doorway, or can two sides of a building use matching colours? This brings colour recognition into a purposeful activity. A compatible light panel, supplied separately, can provide another setting for supervised visual exploration.

Coordination and Practical Problem-solving

Placing a cube in an opening requires the child to judge its position and guide it carefully. Building upwards adds questions about balance: where should the next block go, and what needs to stay in place while it is added? The answer becomes visible when the child tries the arrangement.

These actions provide opportunities for hand-eye coordination, controlled placement and spatial reasoning. Adults can support the process by asking the child to show their plan, holding a piece briefly when needed or offering time to rebuild after a collapse.

Play and Learning Ideas

• Colour-window building: create a small structure and choose a different gem for each suitable opening.
• Copy a simple design: arrange a few pieces, then invite a child to make a similar arrangement using another colour.
• Sort before building: separate wood from acrylic, then sort the gem cubes by colour.
• Count a construction: count how many wooden blocks and how many cubes have been used, keeping the two groups clear.
• Design a gateway: build an entrance for an imaginary character and explain where it leads. Additional figures are not included.
• Tray challenge: work out where pieces belong as they are returned to the storage tray.

Why Choose TickiT Wooden Building Gem Blocks?

This set gives coloured cubes a practical role within construction. Children can decide both how a structure stands and how its windows or openings look. The variety of wooden shapes supports open-ended building, while the seven gem colours offer another feature to sort, match and discuss.

The tray is useful for families and educational settings that want to keep the collection together. It also makes the contents visible when setting up an invitation to play or checking that pieces have been returned after a group session.

Perfect For…

• Children aged 3 years and over.
• Wooden construction areas at home, in nurseries and EYFS classrooms.
• Colour sorting, counting and positional language.
• Supervised light-panel and transparency exploration.
• Small-world building and shared design challenges.

Product Features

• 25 beechwood building blocks.
• 14 translucent acrylic gem cubes in seven colours.
• Gem cubes fit into many of the wooden building pieces.
• Beechwood storage tray included.
• Open-ended construction with contrasting materials.

Specifications

• Product name: TickiT Wooden Building Gem Blocks.
• Brand: TickiT.
• Product code: 73546.
• Contents: 25 wooden blocks, 14 acrylic cubes and one tray.
• Quantity: 39 play pieces; 40 components including the tray.
• Materials: Beechwood and acrylic.
• Tray dimensions: 27.2 × 27.2 × 3 cm.
• Gem cube size: 2.5 cm.
• Recommended age: 3 years and over.
• Batteries: Not required.

Care and Safety

Small parts: not suitable for children under 3 years. Wipe with a soft cloth as directed by the manufacturer and do not immerse the wooden pieces in water. Check blocks and cubes regularly, remove damaged pieces and build on a stable surface.