Puzzles – At Any Age! Video Round-Up from Melissa

September 10, 2012 by

Last week on the blog, we covered the many different reasons why we LOVE Unit Block activities and projects. This week, we’ll cover another favorite: puzzles. As one of the first toys a child plays with, and one of the most educational, these pieces can help your child sharpen a number of important skills over time; such as hand-eye, fine motor, and visual perception.

To introduce puzzle week, we have rounded up a few videos from Melissa that describe her inspirations behind a few of the puzzle formats Melissa & Doug creates.

Jumbo Knob Puzzles

Chunky Puzzles 

Peg Puzzles

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Stay tuned for more advanced insights on the different levels of puzzles that are appropriate for your child’s age tomorrow!

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Comments

  1. Susan Acevedo says:
    September 10, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    I love Melissa & Doug Puzzles !!!!

  2. SuAnn Jackson says:
    September 13, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    I love all the Melissa and Doug products for my 6 grandchildren with only one complaint…………So many come in wonderful wooden boxes but they don’t stay contained due to NO COVERS!! I think organizing behaviors would more easily be taught w/ a wooden slide top… I’m often frustrated!

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