Building from a different perspective

We have had the foam blocks a while now and every time I get them out the children enjoy playing with them - but just something wasn't 'quite right'?  I decided to put the blocks in one of our sensory trays on the table instead of tipped out loose on the floor.  It made a HUGE difference to the way the children played.  The blocks were all contained in one place, which concentrated the children's focus on building with them rather than throwing and kicking them about the room. The children chatted amongst themselves as they built, and they shared ideas as to what to build - towers, camels(!), rockets and of course - a fire engine!