{30 Days of Simple Toddler Toys} Day 8: Puzzles

I've never found a kid who doesn't enjoy a puzzle.  The best part about them, is they teach so many concepts with one simple toy.  Some people gripe that puzzles are nearly impossible to keep organized, but there are many solutions out there to help store them neatly.  One of my favorites is also a frequent-pinner on Pinterest from many different blogs:  the pencil pouch puzzle storage (say that 5 times fast...).

Picture from Signature Moms.

Greyson isn't at the stage where he has many jigsaw puzzles for us to use this method yet, but when we do, I have a few ideas of my own.  I'd take a picture of the puzzle put together to tape to the outside of the pencil pouch so that he would know what puzzle he was choosing before putting it together, as well as have the template for putting it together.

Greyson loves wooden peg puzzles, and is beginning to enjoy easy jigsaw puzzles with some help.  Here are a few that are perfect for toddlers, representing a few different concepts.

Skills:

• fine motor
• problem solving
• concept skills (shapes, animals, transportation, colors, alphabet, etc.)

If you have lots of wooden puzzles to store, a great purchase is a wire storage rack.  It keeps the puzzles organized but also easily accessible, and we love ours.

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