...there are empty spaces shaped like dinosaurs...
...that you fill with the appropriate shaped dinosaur!
The benefits of having jigsaw puzzles in your toy selection.
- Labeling the objects/animals in the picture develops vocabularly.
- Between the age of 2 - 5 children live within their bodies not their heads. I love this puzzle because it is large, the pieces are large and some of the pieces take on the shape of a dinosaur. This puzzle requires my children to move about placing the pieces. So they are developing problem solving skills and learning about how shapes fit together whilst engaged in movement!
- With this age group I need to be involved in the task also. For this jigsaw puzzle I set up the puzzle border leaving only the dinosaur shapes to be filled by my children.
- After completing the puzzle several times and discussing the illustrations, Chook has memorised where some of the border pieces go and is beginning to assist me in making the border.
The puzzle is by Galt Toys. I have bought a few things from their range over the years and have always been impressed by their quality (just check out this Dinosaur Puzzle!). So when I was approached by Galt to have them do a guest post for Triple T Mum I was thrilled! Look out for their post on puppets right here on Triple T Mum.
Chook - 35 months
Ooffa - 18 months
What a great puzzle Amie...love the colours and the spaces!I've always loved Galt puzzles...i really do need to update my puzzle stash for the girls though!
ReplyDeleteI am very choosie when purchasing jigsaw puzzles for the kids, this one is a definent fav, it is so hard to find quality "learning" puzzles but I've ordered some new ones for Christmas to keep it fresh.
DeleteWhat a lovely puzzle! I love the dinosaur-shaped pieces!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Learning Laboratory :)
I would love to find more of these types of puzzles, but they are hard to come by in Australia :(
DeleteI love how bright and colorful that puzzle is. I need to get more puzzles for my toddler too. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the bold colors on the puzzle!! My kids are big puzzle fans too =-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to TGIF! I so look forward to seeing everyone's creativity. I hope you link up again tomorrow =-)
Beth
Would love to stop by again, there are some wonderful activities being linked up over on TGIF. Thanks for hosting it :)
DeleteAmie- Thanks for sharing this post. It is great and really speaks to the benefits of puzzles. I added it to my Puzzle post!
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