Children spend the majority of their time playing. Most everything learned during the early childhood years is accomplished through play so the toys available to a child are very important. There are a wide variety of toys available today that are labelled educational, but anything a child plays with that enhances their natural growth and [...]
How does an activity as simple as putting puzzles together help your Toddler learn to read and write when he gets older? Let me break down some of the skills that a child needs in order to read and write. He will need to recognize objects, scan for objects, scanning from left to right, focus [...]
Jigsaw puzzles have been entertaining children and adults for centuries. Wooden puzzles were originally created by painting a picture onto a flat piece of wood, then using a jigsaw to cut out the pieces. A man named John Spilsbury is credited with making the first commercial jigsaw puzzle around 1760. His educational puzzles were of [...]
Many companies advertise their products as being educational. How much of this terminology is sales promotion and jargon, and how much is fact? As an educator for many years, I can say with authority, that there is educational value in all types of jigsaw puzzles. The skills acquired and practised in completing jigsaw puzzles are [...]
Most if not all children want to spend most of their time playing. It is only natural for children to play. For some adults, playtime is wasted time. You may not know it but getting your children involved in playing different games help in developing their physical and mental growth.
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