You know what the greatest thing in the world is? The world! The very planet under your feet right now is the greatest thing ever. We have to love it, protect it and make sure it’s healthy and happy, just like you. One of the ways we can do that is by recycling. Do you ever wonder what happens to those bottles that you toss into the recycling bin? It’s a great question and to see the answer, just look below! Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as...
Continue ReadingIt’s May and that means Mother’s Day! Your mom is like a ray of sunshine in your life. She’s always there lighting the way and warming your heart. So, what better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than by giving your mom a suncatcher? What exactly is a suncatcher and how does it even catch the sun? That sounds like some wild science going on there! A suncatcher is anything that changes the way light looks when light passes through it. They’re often made of glass and hung in windows so...
Continue ReadingYou know we love us some dinosaurs here at Click-A-Brick. They were such amazing creatures and they were so big! We wish there were still dinosaurs roaming around on Earth today … well, maybe not. Can you even imagine if dinosaurs were still around? The good news is: you don’t have to imagine because dinosaurs are totally still around! Introducing Click-A-Brick Carnivores and Click-A-Brick Herbivores. Two brand new dinosaur sets. And here’s a monster of a deal to go with these sets: For a limited time, when you buy a...
Continue ReadingIt’s winter and that means finding fun things to do in the snow (if you live in a place with snow). This winter has seen snow show up in some truly unusual places where it normally wouldn’t. Hopefully the worst of the weather is behind us and the rest of winter is more gentle than it has been this year. Try these five winter activities to spend the rest of the frigid season. Build some Swedish Snow Lanterns From Gina Lide at the Artful Parent, these snow lanterns are so...
Continue ReadingHello and welcome to 2018! It's a whole new year and that means more exciting stuff to learn. Everybody is done with the holidays and now it’s time to warm up those brains and get learning again because learning is the most fun thing you can do. This week, we’re looking at a majestic winter bird. It’s so wonderfully wintery, it even has “snowy” in its name. We’re talking about the snowy owl. Thank you to PBS for this incredible infographic about the snowy owl. It was designed by Karen...
Continue ReadingChristmas is coming! It’s almost here! Pretty soon the reindeer will be zooming across the sky pulling the sleigh with the jolly guy and the sack full of toys. As much as we love Christmas, we have to acknowledge something: It creates a lot of waste. The wrapping paper alone is quite wasteful and then there are all those Christmas flyers and catalogs. What if we told you that you could recycle all those glossy toy catalogs and make amazing Christmas decorations with them? Isn’t that great? You don’t just need...
Continue ReadingMother’s Day is just around the corner (well, two corners and just over that little hill) and we wanted to get a head start on the craft ideas that kids can do for the big day. Obviously, we think you should make your mom something amazing with the world’s greatest building blocks, Click-A-Bricks. But, if you want to make something a little more crafty, you can always check out these sites. They have dozens of craft ideas for Mother’s Day. Find something you like and try it out. 1. Buzzfeed...
Continue ReadingWe love us some cars here at Click-A-Brick! You know what cars are really cool? Police cars! But, if you think all police cars are the same, boy do we have some amazing news for you! They're not. Police cars come in all shapes and sizes and some of those cars are super fast. We would love to be the lucky cops who get to ride around in these fabulous rides. These are super cars, but they have the lights and sirens of real police cars, which of course makes...
Continue ReadingWhen you think about things you can rent, building blocks don’t immediately come to mind. Like, you don’t pay money just to keep building blocks temporarily and then give them back when you’re done playing with them … right? But, you totally can! It’s the 21st century, after all. Why not rent instead of buy? Let’s face it: certain types of building blocks *cough* Lego *cough* are a little on the pricey side. Like, we’re not saying they’re overly expensive or anything, but sometimes they’re as much as a car...
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