Children's Puzzles - Great Educational Toys
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Children's Puzzles and The Educational Benefits
Nowadays we find that puzzles come lots of different formats to suit the needs of you and your kids.
They range through those traditional jigsaw puzzles which many parents will be familiar with, 3-D puzzles, sliding block puzzles and of course the great matching puzzles which kids love.
You can find them with very few pieces to ones which have literally thousands of pieces.
By selecting puzzles that are appropriate for your child's age and developmental level you can easily provide them with a challenging learning experience which is also great fun.
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Children's Puzzles for Babies and Toddlers
Babies and toddlers can learn a lot from the right kind of puzzle. Shape stackers are a good type of puzzle for babies because the pieces are easy for small hands to grasp.The wooden puzzles that have a board with pictures of the corresponding pieces allow a toddler to learn how to match objects. The pieces fit loosely, so they're not too hard for small hands to put together. Foam jigsaw-type puzzles are also good for babies and toddlers.
Hand-eye coordination is another important thing that puzzles teach. It can be tricky for a little one to get the pieces where they belong at first, but after a few tries she will be delighted to see that she can do it.
Another benefit of toddler puzzles is that they can help teach the names of colors and shapes. You can help by pointing out the colors or shapes of the pieces that your child is matching. Some puzzles have pieces with letters, numbers or animals on them, and you can use those in the same way.
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Children's Puzzles for Preschoolers
Puzzles for preschoolers may be a little more advanced. Jigsaw puzzles with a few large pieces are good for this age group. They are still developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, so they are probably not ready for puzzles with small pieces yet.At this age children can benefit tremendously from working together to solve puzzles. They might share strategies such as sorting pieces by color or searching for patterns.
This aids in social development and communication skills as well as intellectual development.
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Elementary schoolers can move on to more advanced jigsaw puzzles. The pieces can be smaller and the designs more complex. Children of this age can still benefit from the teamwork lessons learned by solving puzzles together.Once she has become adept at putting together flat puzzles, your child might enjoy working on three-dimensional ones. These add new challenges and make nice bedroom décor when they're finished. Many of them do not even require glue to stay together.
Puzzles are a fun way to learn important skills. They also provide a great opportunity for your child to work with you or other children toward a common goal.
The educational benefits of puzzles are greater than those of many more complex and higher priced toys and they can be reinforced with each new puzzle your child completes.
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Do You Encourage Kids to Try Children's Puzzles
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CreativeArtist Oct 19, 2010 @ 3:32 pm | delete
- Ooops, gotta add that to my to do list; it's not on the radar yet.
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- Cute puzzles here Paul. Lensrolling to Clearly Puzzled 3D Puzzles.
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pkmcr Oct 19, 2010 @ 3:32 pm | delete
- Thank you so much that is very kind of you
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poutine
Oct 15, 2010 @ 8:33 am | delete
- Just lensrolled to:
http://www.squidoo.com/11greatgiftsforlittlegirls
http://www.squidoo.com/10christmasgiftsforlittleboys
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poutine
Oct 15, 2010 @ 8:31 am | delete
- Great selection of puzzles here.
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