Despite all the huge motorized, electronic toys my three-year-old son received this Christmas, his favorite toys are the simplest things-blocks, weeble people, paper and crayons. That's why I love this cute idea for creative play from Creative Jewish Mom. Best of all, you can recycle old blocks or sanded wood scraps and let kids make these themselves. Blocks are easily decorated with markers, pens, or Apple Barrel paint. Check out the post here.