Play Time

I always try to find the opportunity to spend quality time with my children. Being a working mom, I hardly get to see them everyday, having to leave early and work long hours at the office. I know that this is not a good thing, having to deal with these kids growing up without having [...]

A Genius in Our Midst

My young cousin Patrick is a genius in our midst. I say this because at age 2, he was reading short words and writing phrases. At 3 he was solving difficult jigsaw puzzles better than his 10 year old brother. He is now 6 and he’s reading Harry Potter books already. He has yet to [...]

Qualities that make the Best Jigsaw Puzzles

There are qualities that you look for when looking at jigsaw puzzles. The best jigsaw puzzles will have these qualities:
It should have a well defined and attractive photograph. The photo can actually help in the solution of the puzzle. Choose the photograph such that solving the puzzle can be either easy or challenging depending on [...]

Stick to Last

Jigsaw puzzles consist of small tiles that are designed to be fitted together in order to create an image or structure. Flat jigsaw puzzles will usually turn into replicas of photographs or paintings when they are fully completed. Jigsaw puzzle glue is often used to protect and save your jigsaw puzzle and ensure that your [...]

Fun Educational Devices

Apatosaurus, Pteranodon and Styracosaurus are names of dinosaurs. These are different groups of animals that lived over 160 million years ago. Aside from earth bound mammals there were also dinosaur birds and fishes. Not many children know about dinosaurs. These are creatures that they can only see in museums and read in books.
Playing with wooden [...]

Toys for Adults

We are familiar with cardboard puzzles in a box featuring landscapes and beautiful images. We also know about children puzzles that introduce them to colors and exercise their motor functions. Puzzles are more than these. There is a selection of wooden 3d puzzles that are considered toys of adults. It is a selection of unique [...]

We Never Really Outgrow Puzzles

Jigsaw puzzles are well received by people of all ages. A wood jigsaw puzzle is one of the first toys that a child gets. These puzzles contain large pieces that introduce the child to shapes and colors. As the child grows, he continues to enjoy puzzles. This time they contain topics such as farm creatures, [...]

Cognitive Growth Through Books and Puzzles

One of the things that come to mind when I hear the phrase “early childhood development” is cognitive growth. Children in a particular period of their lives have to be exposed to the right kind of environment to ensure that they develop the way we want them to develop. For example, if we want them [...]

The Safest Toys are Made of Wood

Even with the proliferation of plastic toys, wood is still considered the best material for children toys. Wooden toys come from nature; that is why they are so elegant in their simplicity. With wooden toys, craftsmanship comes to the fore. Sanded to perfection, they are safe and durable. They are so durable, wooden toys have [...]

The Mind Game that you can be Proud of

Problem solving can be a challenging skill that has to be enhanced and developed at a young age. Parents would sometimes present situations and see if their little one could cope with the given example. Wood puzzles are the best tool for problem solving skills development. They are visually presented so it makes it easier [...]

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