| Kids' puzzle games are designed for learning and | | | | one-hundred-piece games. Kids' puzzle games may |
| problem-solving by using primary pattern recognition, | | | | include nursery rhymes or scenes from storybooks. |
| sequence solving, and logic. An effective medium of | | | | These puzzles can also be used for formal learning, as |
| early childhood education, these games help kids in | | | | they provide a useful means to the teachers to |
| developing their reading, writing, problem-solving and | | | | assess a child's development in terms of speech, |
| coordinating skills. Puzzle games with pictures can be | | | | movement, and concentration. Damaged puzzles or |
| helpful in teaching kids to recognize colors and letters | | | | puzzles with missing pieces should be weeded out as |
| and games involving insertion of pieces help kids | | | | they invariably frustrate the child. |
| develop the muscles used for writing. | | | | Kids' puzzle games can also be created at home by |
| Kids can either play these games individually or with | | | | mounting pictures on cardboard and cutting them into |
| help of adults or other kids. Proper care should be | | | | large pieces. Kids can use scissors to cut pictures |
| taken in choosing kids' puzzle games suitable for their | | | | from magazines and devise their own puzzle games. |
| abilities and ages. Toddlers are comfortable with three- | | | | Some of the popular kids' puzzle games are alphabet |
| to four-piece wooden puzzles, whereas two-year olds | | | | and number puzzles, world map puzzles, travel floor |
| enjoy piece-fitting puzzles. The number of pieces in | | | | puzzles, basic jigsaw puzzles, slide puzzles, and maps |
| puzzles keeps increasing with age, while the size of | | | | of the USA floor puzzles. Kids' puzzle games provide |
| the pieces are typically larger for younger kids. | | | | a perfect mix of fun and education for kids. |
| School-age kids can work on complex fifty- to | | | | |