What You Can Do With a Few Rainbow Sound Blocks

We got some Rainbow Sound Blocks yesterday, and already E. has played with them more than she has played with some of her old toys. They’re a wonderful open-ended toy, and I’m sure they’ll be played with a lot in the future.

I’m thinking about making a light table, just so we can play with them on it. But for now, we played with them in the following ways:

• we pretended that they are phones;
• we turned the lights off, then made projections on the walls by placing the flashlight behind; 
• we waved “hello!” with shadows; 
• we played "follow the light";
• then I showed her that if she places her hand closer, its shadow is bigger;
• we used them as musical instruments – they have beads inside;
• I built towers and she destroyed them – but then she helped make another one;
• they’re also great for observing how colours combine – but that’s for later.

Do you have sound blocks? How do you use them?