Timber Teasers

There are many primary skills that a child can develop when constructing puzzles. Persistence and adaptable thinking is learned as kids search for different ways to make puzzles pieces fit together or form patterns.

Piecing puzzle pieces together can:
-Improve the child's hand-eye coordination.
-Develop the child's ability to rationalize size/shape recognition.
-Encourage the steps that are taken by the child in a logical sequencing process.
-Enhance spacial awareness.
-Encourage perseverance in completing an activity once it is started.
-Build a child's confidence and sense of achievement when they complete a puzzle.
-Above all doing puzzles is fun !

Research has revealed that just two hours a day spent keeping the mind and body busy is effective at warding off dementia. Puzzles also keep the brain healthy and even slow down the course of dementia in sufferers already diagnosed. Keeping the brain active helps keep it healthy !