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Best Puzzles Preschoolers Love To Do With No Frustration

24 Piece Puzzles Are Great For Preschoolers

My preschoolers love the 24 piece puzzles that you just pour out onto the table and look at the picture on the box. I have at least a dozen of them featuring all sorts of popular characters like Princess Sophia, Winnie the Pooh and Toy Story. By the end of the school year, nearly everybody can make them without help. The beginning of the school year is a different story. My class includes 3 and 4 year olds. Three year olds are at various levels of development. Some are just not ready for a 24 piece challenge.

Colorful Jigsaw Puzzles With 2-8 Pieces Are Great For Little Puzzle Playing Beginners

Wanting everyone to have frustration-free fun making puzzles, I ordered some new simpler ones that I love …. and so do they! Some were from The Learning Journey and some were made by Galt.

Both brands of puzzles have large pieces, which are easy for little hands to work with. I love the adorable cartoony pictures! The colors are vibrant and the pieces are very durable.

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In each case, all four puzzles come mixed together in the same box. There are puzzles of very few pieces – 2 or 4 pieces – on up to 8 piece puzzles. Perfect! What I love about The Learning Journey’s puzzles is that there are numbers on the back of the puzzle pieces that correspond to the number of pieces in the puzzle.

So, if you are making the 2-piece Ocean theme puzzle (which is this adorable sea turtle) you just look on the backs and find the two pieces with the number “2” on them. It helps my little kiddos learn to identify numbers, too. I bought the Ocean set and the four Dinosaurs puzzles, too.

The Galt brand puzzles do not have that, which is really too bad, however the pictures on the puzzles are so distinctive that it is simple to sort through to find which ones go together. [For instance, in the Farm set you just look for cows or pigs or lambs or chickens on the pieces. It is quick.] I bought both the Farm set which includes puzzles with 4, 6, 8 and 12 pieces and so does their 4 in a box Vehicles puzzles.

Picking Out The Right Puzzles For Preschoolers

Types of puzzles that are best for young children vary. Here a some of the most popular styles:

24 cardboard pieces in a box
Cardboard jigsaw puzzles
Wooden jigsaw puzzles
Large piece 4 in a Box The Learning Journey puzzles
Large piece Galt Brand puzzles for preschoolers
Floor puzzles

Do your children like puzzles? What are their favorites?

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Gift Guide – Fun Toys For The Little Builders In Your Life!

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Do you have little builders in your house? Do they dream about fixing things for you? Wouldn’t it be great to get that little guy – or gal – some tools and props to be just like a real workman! Check out this BIG GIFT GUIDE filled with fun building toys for kids:

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Curious [or in a hurry?] Skip right ahead to this=> ☑️ #1 Best Seller for Toy Construction Tools on Amazon – an amazingly realistic TOY power tool bench for kids from Black & Decker. It looks and sounds like the real thing and your little builders will be ecstatic!
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My nephew, Elijah, is a kindergartner who loves to build things. Much of the summer his family had workmen at their house installing new windows, siding and a roof. He thrived on watching them every day as they hammered, sawed and built.

One morning he met the men at the door wearing his pretend tool-belt, stocked with pretend tools, and announced “I’m going to be a builder just like you!” He was ready. Do you have little ones in your life just itching to build something? There are so many awesome toys and costumes to help your little tykes have glorious fun being builders, too.

Go-Anywhere Building Scene Sandbox: Big Builder My Little Sandbox from Be Good Company is such a cool little toy. Your kiddos can have the fun of playing builder in a sandbox right indoors! It is the perfect size to put on a play table or on the floor. You don’t need to be a little kid to enjoy it – this toy looks fun for everyone! [They also have a My Little Sandbox Horse Ranch and a My Little Sandbox Doggie Day Camp for pet lovers!]

Very Cool Kids Tool Set with Tool Box: This 46 piece kids toy tool set with tool box with toy power tools by Big Mo’s Toys is a winner. The realistic looking toy is designed for child safety and lots of pretend-play fun!

Two Construction Zone Style Playmats: I love play mats and here are two great ones for you to consider! First one is by iSavings. It comes in 3ft x 5ft or 5ft x 7ft sizes. The fun playroom area rug depicts a work site and construction in brilliant colors. The other is from Melissa & Doug. They have designed an excellent construction zone worksite rug which comes with 3 wooden construction vehicles to play with! Theirs measures 39 x 36 inches.

Don’t forget the LEGOS! LEGO DUPLO Town Big Construction Site is perfect for toddler play. Children ages 2-5 will love it! Make a bulldozer, crane and truck. Set includes LEGO DUPLO figures with safety helmets, wheelbarrows and tool sets. Your little builders will love it!

Two Tool Belts That Look REAL! Tool belts are a must for little builders. Black & Decker has a 14 piece toy tool belt set that looks so realistic. If you have plenty of play tools already, you may want to opt for this genuine leather toy toolbelt by Active Kyds.

Tool Playset with Hard Hat: Little Treasures “Just Like My Dad’s Tools” Tool Playset with Hardhat is so cute. Little kids love it!

Right Size For Bigger Kids Hard Hat: Have you noticed that pretend hard hats are usually quite small? Old children love to play builder, too, and need hard hats that fit them. Torx Gear Kids sells a construction helmet that fits children ages 7-12!

Mashing & Molding FUN!: Fisher Price’s Bob The Builder Mash & Mold Construction Site is destined to be a winner as your little ones have ots of fun molding the playsand, building an edifice and then DEMOLISHING it! Hours of fun over and over again.

Look Just Like A Construction Worker: Melissa & Doug’s construction worker 6 piece role play costume for dress up is so cute. – a great addition to your dress up clothes collection for imaginative play.

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How to Gift Wrap a Big Box!

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If you have a big gift you are giving and want it to be really pretty, you need to know how to wrap a big box. It’s easy!

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Not long ago, I shared my story about the joy that plus toy rockers have brought to the little tykes in our family. I received four of them when I was hired by the company to write about these wonderful toys.

Well, three of the rockers went to our kiddos who live nearby but we held onto the fourth one to give to our great-grandson, Little B, on his first birthday.

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This picture says it all … Little B is in love with his new plush toy rocker! His folks tell us he plays on it every day.

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A plush toy rocker is a gift to remember – perfect for baby shower gifts, birthdays, and any gift-giving occasion. But how do you wrap one? That box is BIG! There are no gift bags large enough to handle it so I did it the old-fashioned way and wrapped it in wrapping paper.