The Puzzlemania

Solving puzzles is a great way for young children to develop important hand-eye coordination and motor skills. The most basic of kid puzzles are those which include shape sorting, whereby a child is required to manipulate various shaped blocks and place them in the appropriately shaped slot. These are suitable for children as young as one, and will help them develop very basic problem solving skills as well as hand-eye coordination.

Jigsaw puzzles are very popular among children. Jigsaws with increasing levels of difficulty are available for a wide range of ages. Jigsaw puzzles can have just a handful of large pieces for the younger child or they can have 100 or more pieces, smaller in size for the more advanced child.

Playing with puzzles, and incorporating many shapes and sizes of puzzles is important for your childs development. When your child completes his puzzle he feels a sense of pride in a job well done. Completing simple puzzles not only aids hand-eye coordination but also will help develop a childs memory.

It is also important to provide your young children with abc and counting puzzles. These puzzles have to be completed in sequence and you will find your child will easily learn his abcs and counting numbers quickly and easily while having fun.

Children thrive on different colors and shapes, making puzzles a perfect learning toy. Your child will learn to distinguish between shapes and colors thereby enhancing his learning development.

Providing many different chunky 3d wooden puzzles such as dogs, birds, wolves, penguins and dinosaurs will keep your child interested and he will play longer and more often with them.

Puzzles are an invaluable aid for skill development. However, it is important to introduce children to those that are suitable for their age group. Incorporating chunky 3d puzzles is a good idea for toddler age children because they are easy for them to pick up and handle and are appropriate for ages three and up. Young children in particular can get very frustrated with puzzles that they cannot solve. Often this is simply because they havent yet developed the necessary hand-eye coordination or thought processes required to complete them.

Introducing puzzles to children at a young age is an enjoyable way for them to develop important manual dexterity, memory, and coordination skills. As they get older, they will be able to advance to more complicated puzzles promoting development of language and numeric skills. It is important to help your child with puzzles initially. As they become more comfortable with the idea of puzzles, they will be able to complete them on their own, providing a rewarding experience for both you and your child.

Whatever your childs age or area of interest, supplying your child with a variety of puzzles will provide him/her with hours of educational fun. I have found on my internet searching more types and sizes of puzzles that I ever knew existed. As your child grows and develops there will be no problem finding puzzles of any difficulty level.

Our online toy store has eight different collections of wood puzzles including sea life, birds, fish, wild animals, dinosaurs and more. Come visit us! All I Can Imagine is open 24/7.

By Garolyn Bowen

Author is a retired Christian woman. She owns All I Can Imagine (a certified Family Friendly Website) that sells eco friendly childrens learning and fun toys including giant cardboard building blocks, 3d wood puzzles, adventure and wood play sets, wood coat hooks and wood bookends. See our complete line at: http://www.blocksand3dpuzzles.com