This 24-piece dinosaur-themed jigsaw puzzle will let your children’s imagination loose and provide hours of fun, all while they’re sharpening their mental skills. Because it’s made by Melissa & Doug, you know you’re getting the utmost in quality and craftsmanship, and this puzzle comes with large, sturdy wooden pieces.
While children love the simple fun of puzzles and the sense of reward from completing one, parents have long known about the cognitive benefits of puzzles—they help a child’s rational, deductive, and problem-solving skills, as well as hand-eye coordination. Click here to check out more great puzzles from Melissa & Doug!

Nurture your child’s creative side with this beautifully crafted puzzle from HABA!

If you don’t know about HABA already, they are a German toy manufacturer that’s been producing the highest-quality wooden toys for 70 years. They’re also staunch advocates of environmental protection and have won awards for family-friendly management.

This puzzle is one of their most popular wood toys. Its geometric patterns and bright, rich colors are not only gorgeous, but teach children to recognize visual patterns as well as create their own. The set features a 10” x 10” wooden frame 88 pieces, along with 10 different motifs to copy and expand upon. The pieces are also magnetic, allowing them to easily stay in place.

Allow your child’s inner artist to come out with HABA’s Indian Summer Wood Puzzle!

Think puzzles are boring or out of date? Think again!

1) Puzzles are perfect for children of all ages (and adults too!). Puzzles come in varieties for different ages and skill levels, and anybody can enjoy the timeless fun and learning.

2) Both parents and children have loved puzzles for centuries, and they have always been at least as popular as the latest, flashiest kids’ toy.

3) Puzzles help a child develop their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Babies can do this with large, chunky pieces, while toddlers and older children can take on puzzles that are a bit more challenging.

4) Puzzles have been shown to stimulate multiple different types of learning, all at the same time. Rational, deductive, analytical, and sequential thinking are all benefited by jigsaw puzzles, as well as spatial awareness. Children must learn to focus on both the big picture of the completed puzzle and the details of the individual pieces.

5) They sustain a child’s interest much longer than other toys. Not only are children compelled to complete a puzzle that they’ve started, but the fun doesn’t wear off! Puzzles are sure to become a favorite in any toy box.

As a parent, you want toys that are more than just entertaining—you want toys that will foster your child’s imagination and creativity as well as help them learn. These building blocks from Melissa & Doug do just that.

While it’s exceedingly simple, this 44-piece set can be arranged into an infinite numbers of buildings and structures, teaching your child to plan and experiment, and giving them a window into the world of physics and geometry. Children love the classic design of these well-crafted blocks, and will have hours of fun making new buildings then tearing them down again!

The set also includes a 12” x 15” x 4.5” wooden storage crate, encouraging youngsters to clean up after they’re done playing. And wood is a naturally germ-resistant material, so parents should have no qualms letting their children play with or even chew on these wooden toys. Why not get a set of wood blocks for your child today!