Chinese Character Blocks

 

Chinese Character Blocks.  They are manufactured for us by Uncle Goose Blocks in Basswood and are a full 1-3/4 inches and printed with ink from an American company.  The ink is tested by a national laboratory for safety and the blocks are additionally tested after manufacture for safety and the absence of harmful chemicals.  They conform to both American and European standards for safe toys.   


Chinese Character Blocks

At last . . a set of Chinese character blocks.  There is no alphabet in Mandarin, but there are some basic words that begin to help a child develop a vocabulary.  Those with Chinese children will find this helpful along with children's songs like Ni Wa Wa and Little Swallow.  It is a far cry from learning Mandarin, but it gets the idea across for Chinese American children and helps greatly in explaining ideographs.  It's a good idea, however, to find a Chinese friend to pronounce these for your child in Mandarin in order to avoid bad pronunciation habits.