Ten double sided 3 piece puzzle cards, giving 20 puzzles in total. Each puzzle is colour coded at the top with a thick bright band of colour for self correction. The plain white background behind the child on all pieces, aides clarity and focus. Made from very sturdy die cut card, each three piece puzzle will need separating before use. Outer edges are rounded with surfaces in a gloss finish which would survive a gentle wipe if needed. Card measurement approx Height 4" 101mm Width 6" 152mm. Thickness Just under 2mm.
This set comes in it's own very strong gloss finished, lidded card box. Each puzzle shows three stages of a task; before, during and completion. The tasks are as follows with each pair girl/boy.
Brushing hair ~ Pouring cereal.
Making lemonade ~ Brushing teeth.
Growing a plant ~ Spilling milk.
Writing a letter ~ Building a toy car.
Rain clothes on. ~ Hitting a base ball.
Reading a book. ~ Making a sandwich.
Playing basket ball. ~ Tidying toys.
Completing a jigsaw puzzle. ~ Riding a bicycle.
Wrapping a present. ~ Painting a picture.
Putting trainers on. ~ Peeling an orange.
Photo pictures are instantly appealing to children. These clearly show what is happening, apart from the baseball bat after striking the ball. The bat is shown end on, so it looks as though it has vanished. I had to explain this to my daughter. She instantly wanted to sort these puzzle pieces out, really enjoying looking at the picture photos of children. This prompted her to tell me what they were doing making her think of the process, what was happening and the end result. Sequencing is easily taken for granted; these puzzles made me think more about the order of things while doing tasks with my daughter.
We have copied some of these sequences and made our own up. While doing this we predicted and discussed what the outcome would be should a stage be missed, or a task attempted in the wrong order. When trying for ourselves lots of silly things happened, resulting in uncontrollable giggles! These puzzles also make a super memory game; selecting two or three sets, we muddled them and hid each separate section under pieces of card. We took it in turns to lift two cards eventually finding a full set. Story telling each set helps descriptive language and understanding. Imagination is fuelled when incorporating a puzzle set into a made up story, or including two or three sets to create a longer story. Definitely a super purchase, offering many possibilities.