Extending building play. . .to the bathtub!

Lately Joshua has been very interested in building with blocks. He has them out almost everyday and loves to create structures, knock them down and create new ones. We happened to be at our favorite store, Target, last night and in the dollar section we found a package of foam blocks. I immediately thought they would be a great way to extend Joshua's interest in building knowing that foam blocks in the bathtub have much different qualities than wood blocks on the floor. Joshua thought they were cool and tried to do some building with them on the floor, but found they weren't great for building that way. So, tonight I had him gather up his new foam blocks and toss them in the bathtub. He was surprised to discover that they floated in the water and that they stuck to the side of the bathtub as well as to his body! He spent a good half hour building in the bathtub! What a great extension of his play for only a $1.00 investment!