Can soft fabric blocks be washed?

Many can be machine washed on a gentle cycle, while blocks with rattles inside are often surface clean only. The care label gives the details.

What age are soft blocks for?

Soft blocks are often labelled for babies from birth or a few months old, since they are easy to hold. Toddlers keep using them to build bigger towers.

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Soft fabric building blocks

These lightweight and squeezable blocks allow babies to safely stack, build, and explore textures without any hard edges.

Soft fabric building blocks are lightweight, squeezable cubes that babies can stack, knock down and toss without hard corners. They suit babies and toddlers, and make a gentle first building set for grandparents, godparents or aunts and uncles to give.

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Usually $15–$25Baby activity toys

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Why soft fabric building blocks make a good gift

Light blocks are easy for small hands to lift, stack and topple over.
Crinkle panels, rattles and printed pictures add sounds and give you things to talk about.
Toppled towers land softly, so knock-down games stay quiet around the house.

What to look for

Check the care label to see whether the blocks are machine washable or surface clean only.
Look at the size and number of blocks, and whether larger blocks suit younger babies.
See which extras are included, such as crinkle sides, rattles, tags or a storage bag.

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Crinkle fabric blocks
Numbered soft blocks
Large foam building blocks

Questions people ask

Can soft fabric blocks be washed?: Many can be machine washed on a gentle cycle, while blocks with rattles inside are often surface clean only. The care label gives the details.
What age are soft blocks for?: Soft blocks are often labelled for babies from birth or a few months old, since they are easy to hold. Toddlers keep using them to build bigger towers.

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