Description Have you bought Gabe (Froebel gift) blocks after hearing how great they are for creativity and thinking skills, only to leave them sitting unused on a shelf because you weren't sure how to play with them? This is the ultimate guide to using Gabe blocks to their full potential! It includes 180 activities loved by children ages 3-7, ranging from basic exploration play to cognitive play, construction play, and math play. Every activity comes with detailed step-by-step photos, explanations, and conversation prompts to help draw out your child's thinking, making it easy to follow even for moms who aren't familiar with Gabe blocks. Written by an author who is both a Gabe teacher and a mom, the book is full of practical know-how — fun ways to bring out the blocks, simple ways to put them away, and ways to spark interest through songs — making it a trustworthy companion for moms doing Gabe play at home. Table of Contents GABE 1 — Playing with Gabe 1: Introducing Gabe 1 [Exploration Play] Hello, Ball [Activity Play] Hide and Seek [Activity Play] Fun Exercise Time [Cognitive Play] Train Trip of the Balls [Cognitive Play] Find the Hidden Color [Math Play] Magnetic Fishing Game [Construction Play] Prickly Chestnut Tree [Math Play] Shape Play GABE 2 — Playing with Gabe 2: Introducing Gabe 2 [Exploration Play] Three Shape Friends [Cognitive Play] Find the Same Shape [Rotation Play] Spinning Playground [Math Play] Fishing Game [Math Play] Make My Clothes [Construction Play] Wee-woo Fire Truck [Construction Play] Fun Puppet Theater GABE 3 — Playing with Gabe 3: Introducing Gabe 3 [Exploration Play] Cut and Gather [Construction Play] Won't Fall Down [Construction Play] The Rabbit and the Tortoise [Construction Play] Wobbly Baby Elephant [Construction Play] I'm an Ostrich [Spatial Awareness Play] Centered Pattern Play 1 [Spatial Awareness Play] Fill the Gap Play 1 [Wisdom Play] My Own Puzzle [Wisdom Play] Six-Color Puzzle [Math Play] How Many Are There? GABE 4 — Playing with Gabe 4: Introducing Gabe 4 [Exploration Play] Find the Different Sides [Spatial Awareness Play] Spring in the Deep Mountains [Exploration Play] The Three Little Pigs Build Their Houses [Construction Play] Click, Camera [Construction Play] Domino Game [Exploration Play] LEVEL UP! [Construction Play] Giraffe Family 1 [Spatial Awareness Play] Giraffe Family 2 [Spatial Awareness Play] Centered Pattern Play 2 [Construction Play] Spinning Windmill [Spatial Awareness Play] Building a Fence GABE 5 — Playing with Gabe 5: Introducing Gabe 5 [Exploration Play] I Want to Be a Cube [Construction Play] Alligator Teeth [Wisdom Play] The Story of the Big Mountain [Construction Play] Making Trees [Construction Play] The Lion Is My Friend [Construction Play] Delicious Hamburger [Construction Play] Birthday Cake [Construction Play] Exercising with Dumbbells [Construction Play] Turning the Millstone [Spatial Awareness Play] Fill the Gap Play 2 GABE 5B — Playing with Gabe 5B: Introducing Gabe 5B [Exploration Play] Round and Pointy [Wisdom Play] Lucky Four-Leaf Clover [Construction Play] Up, Up in the Airplane [Construction Play] Cute Little Handbag [Construction Play] Arch-Shaped Building [Wisdom Play] Making a Fruit Pie [Construction Play] Choo-Choo Train [Construction Play] Vroom-Vroom Car [Construction Play] Spotted Cow [Construction Play] Cute Little Girl GABE 6 — Playing with Gabe 6: Introducing Gabe 6 [Exploration Play] Following Mondrian [Exploration Play] Building Stairs [Construction Play] Building a Bridge [Construction Play] Yikes, a Pack of Alligators [Math Play] Number Play 1, 2, 3 [Math Play] Ring-Ring Telephone [Construction Play] Scary Vaccinations [Construction Play] Little Pianist [Spatial Awareness Play] Set of Three Boxes GABE 7 — Playing with Gabe 7: Introducing Gabe 7 [Exploration Play] Exploring Circles [Wisdom Play] Find Mom's Shape [Math Play] Stacking Play [Math Play] Slicing Play [Construction Play] Making a Triangular Roof [Spatial Awareness Play] Spinning Top Play [Construction Play] Delicious Pizza [Spatial Awareness Play] Tessellation [Spatial Awareness Play] Centered Pattern Play 3 GABE 8 — Playing with Gabe 8: Introducing Gabe 8 [Wisdom Play] The Sun Smiles [Spatial Awareness Play] Rocket Launch! [Construction Play] Bones of My Body [Construction Play] Rolling Gimbap [Math Play] Ladder Game [Construction Play] Building a Spider Web GABE 9 — Playing with Gabe 9: Introducing Gabe 9 [Exploration Play] Making a Necklace [Construction Play] Waving Sea [Math Play] Beauty Salon Play [Construction Play] Today's Weather [Construction Play] The Flower Has Bloomed [Construction...