Puzzles are a quiet activity that will keep your kids entertained but also teach them some valuable skills, such as patience, problem solving and teamwork.It can be hard for young children to understand a puzzle at first, but guidance from you will help them figure it out.
Step 1: Pick puzzles that are appropriate for your child's age and abilities.
You can use hardwood puzzles with a few pieces.There are puzzles with fewer parts made from cardboard.For children between the ages of 2 and 5 use puzzles with 4-12 pieces.
Step 2: There are some interesting puzzles to choose from.
You can keep your child interested in puzzles by showing them some of their favorite things.There could be puzzles of animals, cartoon characters or words.They could display scenes from nature or daily life.
Step 3: The puzzle should be done with them.
If your child doesn't seem interested in playing the puzzle with you, treat it like a game or bonding session instead of a necessary task for their mental development.Children will be more likely to try a game of their own if you spend time with them and enjoy the game.
Step 4: Be patient.
Who doesn't like being put under pressure?People, especially kids.Give your child enough time to get used to puzzles and enjoy them.Don't let them see you lose interest in teaching them how to do it.When they match some pieces, always show your happy face and praise them.
Step 5: Start your child with puzzles.
The most basic kind of puzzles are one piece puzzles.An object that fits into a hole or outline is what they are.It is possible for your child to start with these as early as 18 months.
Step 6: Try shape sorters and wooden peg puzzles.
Once your child knows the concept of one piece puzzles, you can introduce them to sorters or wooden peg puzzles.It is important for them to understand and match shapes as well as comprehend the concept of fitting objects together.If this is too much for your child, show them how to sort by themselves.
Step 7: Two piece puzzles should be introduced.
The next step in puzzle making is two piece puzzles.Your child will be introduced to the idea of completing a picture.You can show them how to solve the puzzle by completing it or showing them a completed picture.You can help them solve the puzzles by making sure they are doing it the right way.
Step 8: Tell your child what to do.
Tell your child which piece goes where when introducing a puzzle.They will think faster if you say things like "this goes over here!" or "try this piece!"You can emphasize the matching of each piece by showing it to them.Once they know how to put the puzzle together, give them fewer instructions.
Step 9: The puzzles should be increased in difficulty.
Your child will do more difficult puzzles in no time if you move on to four piece, six piece and twelve piece puzzles.Until your child knows which piece goes where, keep the puzzles in the same place.When they are confident about doing the puzzle, you can mix up the pieces.An innovative way to keep the puzzle interesting is to take away one piece at a time.To keep your child busy, swap puzzles with other parents.If you want to avoid confusion and discouragement, don't rush into difficult puzzles.
Step 10: Continue to harder puzzles.
It's possible to do harder puzzles if your child knows the basics.Lay out the corners first.If this is too much for your child, you can help them by rearranging the edges of the puzzle, but make sure not to put the puzzles pieces together.You can show them how to match pieces.
Step 11: Show your child how to read the puzzle.
Making the puzzle simpler to complete is achieved by building puzzles in sections.Instead of burying your child in a hundred piece puzzle, they can work on one section at a time.If your child is working on a Mickey Mouse puzzle with Goofy, they could focus on putting together the pieces for a single character at a time.
Step 12: The development of fine motor skills can be aided by completing puzzles.
The coordination of small muscle movements is referred to as fine motor skills.Making puzzles helps to develop the skills of catching, pinching, and rotating puzzle pieces.
Step 13: Puzzles help to develop hand-eye coordination.
When making a puzzle, children learn to pay attention to details and to find and reach for a piece in a crowd of similar parts.
Step 14: Kids learn how to solve problems by completing puzzles.
Each puzzle has a small problem.The process of making a puzzle involves learning how to deal with problems.Making puzzles helps build a child's confidence.
Step 15: A child's cognitive abilities are improved by doing puzzles.
Children can learn to think, connect and remember by playing puzzles.Some puzzles can help children learn numbers, shapes, letters and colors.
Step 16: A child's first reading skills are improved by making puzzles.
A child tends to sort the pieces of a puzzle from left to right.The child learns to read from left to right.
Step 17: You should know that doing puzzles is good for socializing and interacting with other people.
A jigsaw puzzle may require you and your child to work together.They may have to discuss the different parts of the puzzle while looking for certain pieces.This promotes team building.