The City Blocks Construction Set is a tactile, highly durable open-ended building resource designed to inspire architectural creativity, spatial awareness, and early urban planning in young children. Crafted from high-grade, resilient plywood, these sturdy construction blocks allow children aged 3 and above to design, construct, and reconfigure their own custom roadways, street networks, and city layouts.

This 13-piece set features a versatile variety of essential road network components—including crossroads, T-junctions, tunnels, straight sections, curves, and structural triangles. As children fit the smooth wooden elements together, they develop essential spatial reasoning, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor precision through hands-on, self-directed play.

Engineered to endure daily handling in busy primary classrooms, day nurseries, and playrooms, every block features a natural wooden aesthetic with smooth, rounded edges for safe play. Perfect for integrating with small-world vehicles, buildings, and play figures, this set serves as an exceptional foundation for collaborative storytelling, dynamic transportation play, and early STEM engineering concepts.

Key Features

Product Type & Plywood Construction

• 13-Piece Modular Road Set: Includes a versatile collection of street elements and structural shapes to build dynamic city road layouts.
• Durable Plywood Build: Manufactured from premium, high-density plywood designed to withstand continuous play in busy educational settings.
• Smooth & Child-Safe Finish: Meticulously crafted with smooth surfaces and rounded edges for safe, comfortable handling by small hands.

Versatile Street & Structural Components

• Varied Road Sections: Features 1 crossroad, 2 T-junctions, 2 tunnels, 2 single road sections, 4 curved road sections, and 2 structural triangles.
• Open-Ended STEM Engineering: Encourages spatial planning, problem-solving, and structural experimentation through trial-and-error construction.
• Small-World Vehicle Integration: Works seamlessly alongside toy cars, buses, emergency vehicles, and wooden building blocks.

Developmental & Motor Skill Play

• Enhances Fine Motor Control: Aligning, connecting, and positioning road pieces refines finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Fosters Collaborative Storytelling: Generous variety allows multiple children to construct together, promoting language skills and social interaction.

Benefits

• Supports Early STEM & Spatial Learning: Helps young builders explore geometric shapes, spatial relationships, and basic traffic logic.
• Built for Nursery-Grade Longevity: Robust plywood architecture offers superior resistance to splitting or wear compared to standard softwood.
• Encourages Creative Role-Play: Provides a flexible canvas for imaginative small-world city exploration and transportation scenarios.

Ideal For

• Day nurseries, preschools, and early years foundation stage (EYFS) construction zones.
• Primary school reception classrooms, after-school clubs, and childminding settings.
• Home playrooms, tutors, and early learning environments focused on wooden toys and open-ended play.

Specifications

• Product Name: City Blocks Construction Set
• Piece Count: 13 Plywood Blocks
• Kit Breakdown: 1 × Crossroad, 2 × T-Junctions, 2 × Tunnels, 2 × Single Road Sections, 4 × Curved Road Sections, 2 × Triangles
• Material: High-Quality, Sustainable Plywood
• Recommended Age: 3 Years +
• Safety Compliance: Fully tested and certified to UKCA, CE, and EN71 European toy safety standards

Delivery

Dispatched quickly with standard UK delivery options available at checkout. Tested and approved for early years educational settings and home learning environments.

The delivery charge for orders under £25 is £5.95. For orders of £25 and over, delivery is Free of charge.

We currently offer delivery services to addresses within the United Kingdom (UK). For international delivery please see the section below below.

If all your items ordered are "In Stock" has been chosen, you should receive them within 5 - 7 days.

Although we will make every reasonable effort to ensure your Products are dispatched and delivered within the stated timescales, we cannot guarantee that they will not be affected by unforeseen issues affecting the manufacturer of the Product or our delivery partners. If we are unable to meet the estimated dispatch or delivery date, we will contact you with a revised estimated date.

Your delivery will be completed when our couriers deliver the products to the address you gave us. If no one is available at your address to take delivery, our couriers will leave you a note with information about how to rearrange delivery. If you have not accepted delivery after two attempts by us, we may treat the contract as having been cancelled by you in accordance with the terms of clause 9 of our Terms and Conditions.

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY

To avoid risk of damage, most international orders will be sent on pallets with a minimum order quantity of 1 pallet. A limited number of products are also available as non palletised orders. 

Kindly note that any customs charges are the responsibility of the customer to arrange and pay for.

You can obtain a quote for international delivery by contacting us directly as follows:

Email: care@educationaltoys.co.uk

Quotes will be calculated as follows:
Pallet only orders

• Price of products
• Delivery cost
• Pallet charge  
• Orders under £500 will be subject to an admin fee

Non pallet orders

• Price of products
• Delivery cost
• Orders under £500 will be subject to admin fee