Blocktastic Activity Pack 2 - cross-curricular activities inspired by Minecraft

The Blocktastic Activity Pack 2 is packed full of cross-curricular educational fun all inspired by the world of Minecraft. It’s perfect for encouraging your child’s interest whilst helping them build important skills. You might also like our Blocktastic Activity Pack 1 and our Legendary Literacy

What’s inside the Blocktastic Activity Pack 2?
Your child will:

Make Coal Ore Candy
Investigate stalactites and stalagmites with cool experiments
Design mangrove and Deep Dark themed skins
Explore algebra, multiplication and area with dice games
Craft a model cave
Cook pumpkin pie
Discover the world’s oldest mine
Tackle themed Lego challenges
Explore the life cycle of frogs
Go on an Allay scavenger hunt
Find out how to make an Origami jumping frog
Design their own Vines & Ladders game
Make a Mud Brick Smoothie
Use commands within the game
Draw step-by-step characters
Complete rock studies on Basalt, Diorite and Quartz
Create a sensory swamp
Craft the layers of the earth and find out about them
Play a themed game MC Mayhem
And lots more!
Without realising, your child will be developing skills such as:

Organisation and planning
Research and presentation
STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematical) skills
Literacy and numeracy skills
Critical thinking
Imaginative & creative play
Art & design
An appreciation of the natural world
Gaming and technological skills
What age is this the Blocktastic Activity Pack 2 suitable for?
Our age recommendation for this pack is approximately 8-14 years. However, we always say that ability is very subjective; what will be right for one child won’t necessarily be right for another of the same age.

It may well be suitable for younger or older children depending on how enthusiastic they are about the game. The tasks can be completed to your child’s own level.

For example, A 14 year old may produce a complex response to a Lego challenge, independently solve numeracy puzzles, really go to town on the STEM tasks and take their self-led projects and science investigations to a much deeper level than a younger child. It is important to remember that our activity packs are not meant to mirror what a child has been doing in school, but are instead meant to engage them, spark their love of learning and most of all be FUN. Our own children (aged 7-13) have loved testing out these activities.