Skill Spotlight -
Playing with a puzzle (even getting a piece out) is great exercise for a baby's fine motor and spatial skills. And learning which piece goes where draws on both her visual memory and her elementary understanding of shapes, sizes and colour.
Assembling a jigsaw puzzle is beyond your baby's reach, but she can easily grasp the concept behind the simple wooden puzzles made for older babies and toddlers. Those that features simple shapes and large pieces with knobs are especially easy, as are those that have matching pictures underneath. There's a knack to getting even these big puzzle pieces in their places, however - you will probably need to guide the pieces as she moves them, so she can feel how they slip into places.
Source : Dr Masi, W.S * Dr Leiderman, R. C (2004) Baby Play : 100 Fun-Filled Activities for you & your baby to enjoy, Weldon Owen Publishing Singapore
Picture adapted from funkymoose.co.uk
Playing with a puzzle (even getting a piece out) is great exercise for a baby's fine motor and spatial skills. And learning which piece goes where draws on both her visual memory and her elementary understanding of shapes, sizes and colour.
Assembling a jigsaw puzzle is beyond your baby's reach, but she can easily grasp the concept behind the simple wooden puzzles made for older babies and toddlers. Those that features simple shapes and large pieces with knobs are especially easy, as are those that have matching pictures underneath. There's a knack to getting even these big puzzle pieces in their places, however - you will probably need to guide the pieces as she moves them, so she can feel how they slip into places.
Source : Dr Masi, W.S * Dr Leiderman, R. C (2004) Baby Play : 100 Fun-Filled Activities for you & your baby to enjoy, Weldon Owen Publishing Singapore
Picture adapted from funkymoose.co.uk
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