Jigsaw puzzles have been around for a long time and is said to be a truly educational toy for toddlers, preschoolers and even preteen kids. Jigsaw puzzles are considered to be a more superior child educational toy compared to the most recently-developed ones. The superiority of jigsaw puzzles lie in the fact that they offer a range of educational value for a minimum cost.How jigsaw puzzles can enhance children's development ?
1) develop shape/size recognition and matching ability (spatial skills)
2) improve hand-eye coordination since children will have to fit the jigsaw pieces into the board properly
3) develop logical thinking (problem solving and reasoning)
4) enhance spatial relation skills
5) develop pre-reading skills by enhancing the ability of children to recognize shapes
6) develop perseverance attitude since children will have to persevere to be able to complete the child jigsaw puzzle
7) enhance social skills as putting jigsaw pieces together with friends and famiy will always be a fun activity
And .. last but not least, jigsaw puzzles can be used to develop the language skills by talking about the pictures with children :)
More info regarding benefits of jigsaw puzzles;
http://www.articlealley.com/article_1227881_47.html
http://www.artipot.com/articles/480792/toys-for-toddlers-3-reasons-jigsaw-puzzles-make-the-best-toddler-toy.htm
You can read about the history of jigsaw puzzles here:
http://www.jigsaw-puzzle.org/jigsaw-puzzle-history.html
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