5 Reasons These Giant Blue Blocks Are a Birthday Party Must

7/13/17 - By Jessica Laird

Before you call in the clowns or hire another Elsa impersonator, there's a new way to keep kids entertained at your next birthday bash! Real Good Play brings a safe, structured, mobile play system and a trained play associate to your home or venue, encouraging hours of endless exploration for partygoers. The system features Imagination Playground's™ Big Blue Blocks, which come in seriously abstract shapes that can be creatively lined up, stacked, and connected, inspiring children to design their own inventions, environments, and activities. Conceived and designed by award-winning architect David Rockwell, the blocks are already a big hit at many of the finest Children's Museums worldwide, but Real Good Play is first to bring the fun to your own backyard (literally).

Real Good Play is an innovative and new-to-the-scene party entertainment option. Here are five reasons these giant blue blocks are a birthday game-changer.

1. Block play is really good for kids. Education experts endorse block play as a critical foundation to learning. In fact, blocks have been integrated into curricula developed by some of the world’s most noted educators. Playing with blocks encourages sharing and collaboration, and exercises problem-solving skills and complex thinking. It’s also linked to improved performance in math test scores, language development, problem solving skills, and social development.

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2. The play system is mobile, so it can show up almost anywhere. You provide about 250 square feet of space, and Real Good Play does the rest! The Imagination Playground™Blocks are delivered in a cool looking truck, and are quickly and easily unloaded and packed up. The blocks are made of non-toxic, US-manufactured, cross-linked polyethylene foam that's resistant to germs, mold, and mildew. That makes them sturdy enough to be used indoors or outdoors, on grass or sand, and even with water, but still soft enough for children to play with safely.

3. It’s NOT a screen. Screen time is a hot topic for parents, and the amount of time children spend looking at iPhones, tablets, and televisions is troubling to many. But this is good, old-fashioned, physical play. The blocks overflow with creative potential for kids to dream, build, and explore endless possibilities. Designed to both satisfy and challenge, kids are easily engaged by the set, enjoying hours and hours of construction, pretend play, role-playing, and their own invented games.

4. Children of all abilities can get involved. The adaptable play system is truly all-inclusive, and kids ages four to twelve appreciate the opportunity for independent play. With more adults on hand, younger toddlers can enjoy the blocks as well, and even grown ups have been known to get in on the action. Since the the blocks naturally encourage cooperation while allowing plenty of room for self-expression, they're a good option for crowds made up of kids at various ages.

5. They’re just really cool. Real Good Play is new to the party scene, so guests are sure to be wowed by a pile of giant blue blocks. And for just a bit more than the cost of your average magician, you'll get two hours of imaginative and engaging playtime that the crowd will remember for quite a long time!

If you're ready to break out the big blocks at your next party, snag more details on the Real Good Play website, or reach out to Frank Way at frank63@mac.com or (917) 887-5052.

Photos courtesy of Imagination Playground™ unless otherwise noted