National Puzzle Day – How we celebrate (read a post here),.I like that HAPE mosaic pieces are made of bamboo and finished with water based colors and bees wax coating. A child can also create a triangle, parallelogram, hexagon and other geometric shapes. Design booklet presents progressive patterns, from simple color-matching while filling the entire board (like the one Adrian is using above) to partial designs. This puzzle is much harder as it is not magnetic and the geo-forms slide easily across the board. With Magnetic Pattern Geometric Shape Blocks (buy here) a child can simply lay geo shapes over the control chart (Level 1 difficulty – read a post here) offering even younger children an opportunity to practice their spacial, visual and fine-motor skills.Īdrian then assembled HAPE wooden Mosaic puzzle using a control chart which fits onto the board's surface (buy similar here). There are a number of magnetic whiteboard choices, ranging from bespoke made to measure sizes which can be. Adrian would simply use the card as a reference. Magnetic Whiteboard - Made to Measure, Frameless & More Boards Direct have a large choice of magnetic whiteboards including gridded boards, dry wipe boards, vitreous enamel steel whiteboards and brands such as ProVision and MasterVision. Imaginets (buy here) are a little harder than Magnetic Pattern Geometric Shape Blocks (buy here) since the former comes with smaller cards which can not be used for overlay (as on the picture above). The board also transforms into a wood carrying case with rope handles - perfect for storage and on the go.Īssembling a "car" – what a fun way to boost fine-motor and visual thinking skills. T he magnetic board surface also doubles as a dry-erase board, allowing a child to decorate a backdrop for his creations. Magnet 1/2 inch foam cubes Magnetic board, or cookie tray mosaic picture to copy pinch clips (optional). The set comes with 50 full-color control-card design challenges, which a child can follow to construct animals, faces, vehicles, sports and more. First, he decided to construct every vehicle from control cards using Imaginets (buy here), which are brightly-colored magnetic blocks. Today, Adrian was in a puzzle-spree, so for about an hour, all he was doing was puzzles. ( We strive to complete at least one puzzle a day.) Puzzles advance hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, problem solving and cognitive skills. I sincerely encourage puzzles since they promote not only child’s mind and cognitive development, but also mental development.
As Adrian turned three, he developed a genuine interest in puzzles: jigsaw, wooden, magnetic, geo puzzles – any one would spike his interest.