Jigsaw puzzles are one of ny favorite relaxing ways to pass my time. In fact there are oy two games I play on my phone. One os Words With Friends and the other is a jigsaw puzzle game. As a mom I do not have much free time, which is why the perfect amount of puzzle pieces for meto do is a sinple 100 pieces. It is enough though to exercise my brain. It is always fun to see how quickly I can get them done on my phone. It is a challenge to beat times.
Jigsaw puzzles are so great for everyone, but really help toddlers and young kids developmentally in so many ways. Maneuvering those puzzle pieces to fit correctly strengthens both their gross motor skills and their fine motor skills. Figuring out how puzzle pieces fit together works their spatial reasoning skills as well as strengthens hand-eye coordination. When a puzzle piece initially does not fit correctly where they want it than they practice their problem solving skills. It takes sometimes many tries to make the puzzle pieces fit correctly which also helps them learn patience and keeping emotions intact while things do not go their way. The more times they work on a jigsaw puzzle the more memorization begins to kick in for them. Lastly, they receive a sense of accomplishment when they complete a difficult puzzle.
Young toddlers tend to start working on jigsaw puzzles by working on the simple ones that have one piece per one cut out shape and large knobs. Usually by age three children can complete simple jigsaw puzzles that have up to six pieces per puzzle. By age four children can usually learn to complete the more difficult Melissa abd Doug wooden jigsaw puzzles. Some children excel in jigsaw puzzles and can complete difficult ones faster than others. What matters is you see them trying to work. A lot of times they will need some help when introducing more difficult puzzles, but the more you work together the faster they will prefer to finish them on their own.
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