Your turn my turn – a simple tower building game

What you need 

• A smooth surface (you could use a tray or low table) 
• Blocks   

What to do 

• Arrange the blocks in two piles, one for you and one for your toddler.   
• Tell your toddler that you are going to build a tower together by taking turns to put a block on. 
• Encourage them to place a block, then say, “My turn,” and place one of the blocks from you pile on top.  
• Say, “Your turn,” and encourage your child to put the next block on.  
• Keep going until the tower falls or you don’t have any blocks left.  
• When it is your turn talk about how you are moving and carefully placing the block, this might help your toddler to think about how they move the blocks.  
• If your toddler seems unsure when the tower falls, smile so they know this is ok or start with just a few blocks each so the tower is less likely to topple.