Puzzles can be solved and it in turn encourages the development of hand -eye co-ordination as well as the motor skills of young children who try to solve them. It encourages their mind to think and act smart. It is good to introduce puzzles for children (in Danish puslespil til børn) but it is apt to introduce it to children at the right stage of their life. A very complex puzzle would confuse young children.
The thought and memory process of children must be borne in mind before buying any kind of puzzle. These puzzles are of many types like wooden puzzle,jigsaw puzzle and other educational puzzles which include the process of testing the child’s spelling, number and so on. It is advisable to initially help your children to solve the puzzle but later it is advisable to encourage them to solve puzzles on their own. Educational puzzles which include the mix and match of the object with its letter is gaining popularity. Many pre-schoolers are taught the basics of English alphabets with these puzzles.
Lauri teaching toy includes a durable plastic storage tray. Under each and every alphabet there is a picture which helps the child to reinforce letter recognition. All the Lauri puzzles are made of durable rubber which would not tear or crease. These rubber letters are 2inches in height and it fits in a 11.5 inch square puzzle. The wooden sound puzzle is designed in such a manner that when the correct alphabet puzzle alphabet is placed on the puzzle board,the board at once announces the letter. It is suitable for children of the age group of 2 years and above.
Another abc puzzle (in Danish abc puslespil) which has got a lot of popularity is the “Alphabet train floor abc puzzle” which has got 27 huge alphabet pieces with pictures and colourful illustrations with each alphabet corresponding to one letter. The completed puzzle is over 10 feet long. The upper and lower case alphabets can be introduced to kids by the new puzzle named “See Inside Wooden puzzle” where Upper and lower case alphabet wooden pieces can be made to fit when placed correctly in the apt case.
Home is actually the place where kids learn their ABC and this can be taught to them by various methods. For example an apple can be shown to the child and said A for Apple, B for Ball and C for cat. Similarly “counting numbers” can be taught by asking them to count the number of eyes they have or fingers in each hand. Every educational puzzle is unique to evoke the curiosity of every child and its benefit is also of great value to the child.
