Why incorporate the use of puzzles into your child or students' day?
There are plenty of benefits!
- mental exercise
- visual-spatial reasoning
- attention to detail
- improve memory
- increase your IQ
- improve problem-solving skills
- better collaboration and teamwork
- increased productivity
...and the list goes on!
Currently, my kiddos at ages 2 and 9 months, use wooden puzzles almost every day. They love them! My 2 year old has also graduated to 70-100 piece puzzles. Our favorites are the Mudpuppy brand of puzzle. She has Mudpuppy puzzles about the USA (She has learned a lot of states this way), animals in the African Savannah, woodland animals, rainforest animals, and more. I highly recommend these puzzles. They are beautiful, engaging, and an excellent learning resource. They come with information sheets on the animals.
So, go grab some puzzles on Amazon or a local yard sale! They're great for purposeful play!
