What do you do with 1 inch cubes, and snap cubes

[SquirelNutkin]

Hi-
I am about to have my third child, and am clearing space in our small home for the baby stuff.
My kids ahve just turned 3 and 6.
I dont want to get rid of anythign that they might use.
The two things I dont know if I should get rid of is the snap cubes and the one inch cubes.
I have never used these much, but know there are probly lots of stuff that I ahvent done with them.
Online, all I can find when I search are this items for sale, and the library doesnt carry any books on manipulatives.
So what do you do with them? At any age. Are they worth keeping?
I may have other stuff that repeats the same skills.
ANy idead would be great.

thanks
brenda

[Ravin]

How about once the new one is mobile, keep them up on a shelf and only bring them out for use when #3 is napping?

[SquirelNutkin]

Well, its more a space issue and I dont really use them.
We have plenty of stuff that is already up high.
I dont really know what to do with them beyond building, and we ahve pelnty of building items- so I jsut dont know if they are worth storing.

thanks
brenda

[Wilhemina]

off the top of my head:

patterns
estimating, measuring, and comparing length (and perhaps volume)
probability
grouping and basic arithmetic

Still, I don't think they are a not-to-be-missed tool. All of the above concepts can be explored many other ways and with many other "manipulatives" you probably have and keep on hand anyway (coins, mixed dried beans, fingers and hands...