A versatile and educational toy that will engage kids of many ages.  Children can play with the blocks, and place them together to create up to 81 different characters. There are magnets connecting head to body and feet, which creates a very easy puzzle and a sensorial play too. The blocks can be colored and, if colored with washable crayons or markers, can be washed and colored again, many times over.    They have cotton canvas fabric on the outside and are filed with a foam that is soft to be thrown and squeezed by little hands, but firm enough for them to color.  The blocks are approximately 10 1/2 inches high (when stacked), and each side has approximately 3 1/2 inches. It comes with 4 assorted colors of Washable Markers, so kids can start coloring right out of the box. Recommended for kids 18 months and older.