Your child’s physical and language skills develop while playing and interacting with others. Creativity and imagination are enhanced by playing with construction toys. Castles, battlegrounds, houses, and many other things can be built by your child even before going to school. Children of all ages enjoy many hours of fun and fascination, while developing their motor skills, mental agility and ingenuity.

Cranium Fort comes in many models. While only one object can be made using a smaller model, the bigger sets can be used to build several objects. These are simple sets that will give your child a sense of achievement after completing a construction.

Hand-eye coordination, logical thinking and spatial awareness are all benefits that will accrue to your child regardless of whether he/ she is able to complete the construction.

Motor skills can be developed by playing with the interlocking blocks; I suggest you buy big interlocking blocks, as your child will find it easier to shunt these, unlike some other models which require to be fitted.

If you buy a model that has a base resembling an object such as a ship or a building, it will be easier for your toddler to produce something resembling these objects.

The manufacturers, Cranium, who began manufacturing Cranium Fort toys, in 1998, have grown into a major player in the toy industry. They claim that their construction toys comprising of components such as base posts, tubes, base plates, nylon fabric, and vertical supports are sturdy and are known to be safe. They claim to put the safety of their products on priority as a result of which they have never felt the need to recall any of their toys.

Some of the Cranium Fort models available in the market include Super Fort, Mega Fort, Carnival Clubhouse, and Mega Land. The lowest-priced, starter set costs $24.99.

The company is said to replace parts found broken or lost by a customer, on the receipt of an email. They also sell parts to replace those broken or lost by the child.

A limited warranty of 30 days is available on some of the Cranium products.