Puzzles for Toddlers

A 6 piece Puzzles is perfect for a toddler around 18 months or 2 years old. The piece size is larger enough that they can recognize shapes and colors but the challenge is easy enough so they don't get frustrated.

The puzzle can be produced using any suitable sized digital photo and you can request your toddlers name to be added to the artwork.

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During the early years of a child's life, learning comes from playing. With this principle in mind, the toys that a child plays with must be able to stimulate and enhance his or her cognitive development. An example of this kind of toy is kid's jigsaw puzzles.

Jigsaw puzzles can increase the child's logical thinking and concentration. The fundamentals involved when playing a jigsaw puzzle is reasoning, problem solving and hand-eye coordination. So if you are thinking of a toy to give to your child for his or her birthday, you may want consider giving a jigsaw puzzle.

Aside from making your child smarter, kid's jigsaw puzzles also are a fun and exciting game. Looking for the pieces that can fit together and slowly unveiling the whole picture of the puzzle is hilariously fun and entertaining for a child. This could literally keep them busy all throughout the day!

The puzzle can also improve the child's determination in reaching goals. To finish the whole puzzle the child has to work on it with diligence. This could develop the idea into the child's mind that in order for something to be accomplished, you have to put time and effort into it to fully achieve it.

Since kid's jigsaw puzzles can be played with other children, your child will also learn cooperation and teamwork. This will improve the relationship between the child and his or her playmates as they work together on finishing the puzzle. In addition, the jigsaw puzzle can also be used as a method in teaching a child some basic knowledge like colors and the solar system.

Aside from pictures, the puzzle could also incorporate some basic learning experience. While the child is having fun fitting together the correct pieces of the puzzle, he or she will also be learning about the basic sciences such as the five senses of the body and other things.

Another way of adding fun to the puzzle is by personalizing it. Kid's jigsaw puzzles that are personalized will contain the picture of the child and his or her friends. This would make a personalized jigsaw puzzle one of the best gifts you can give to a developing child. Not only will they learn and have fun putting it together, but they will also see their faces when done!

A 12 piece puzzle is the right size and difficulty for a child aged around 2 to 3 years old. This puzzle is 10x12in in size and made from slightly thicker cardboard than normal.

The puzzle offers a nice challenge in this age group and helps develop dexterity skills and problem solving. A image file generated from a modern digital camera will normally be suitable to produce this puzzle size. You can also request that your child's name or other text is added to the puzzle image.

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In these days of electronic gizmos and flashing, screaming toys it's often a good idea to go back to basics when you want to buy a special birthday gift for your child. By putting a little bit of extra thought into the gift you can usually come up with something that will give them a lot more pleasure, especially over the long term, than some trashy toy that won't last the week out.

A jigsaw or picture puzzle is one of those gifts that is great for all ages but for a young child it's almost magical. What can make a picture puzzle even more special for a child is if it has things included in the picture that they can relate to. Now finding one with their favorite playtime character is great but if you really want to give a special birthday gift to a child then here's a fabulous idea for you. Give them a personalized photo puzzle of a person, pet or toy in their own lives. Just watch their face light up when they recognize the picture.

By getting together images, either photographs or digital pictures, of mum and dad, brothers and sisters, grandparents and aunts and uncles together with a pet if they have one you can create a truly unique jigsaw that they will treasure for a lifetime. Can you see the big, beaming smile on their face already?

For slightly older toddlers around 3 years, the 10x12in, 20 piece puzzles is a good match for their abilities. The puzzle size is still large enough for 3 year olds to handle but challenging enough to develop their problem solving skills.

The thicker cardboard used to produce these puzzles also makes the pieces easier to snap into place and more durable. An image from a digital camera or even from a recent iphone or ipad can be used to produce the puzzle. Your child's name or any other text you want can also be added to the puzzle image.

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