Cool Puzzle Fun for Kids with Developmental Delays

© Lynn Moore

Jul 14, 2006

July is HOT! Slow learners, children with cognitive delays, and gifted children build problem solving skills while having family fun with puzzles.


We have been talking about fun inside activities for summer. All kids need a break from the heat (and so do their parents!) Does your child enjoy doing puzzles? I am talking about puzzles with pieces - jigsaw puzzles. Paper pencils puzzles have a place as well, but that is another article (for tomorrow).

Before you dismiss the idea of puzzles as too hard or too messy or too frustrating, read what I have for you today. You will be surprised at the puzzle options that are available for kids and the cognitive (thinking skill) benefits that puzzles offer.

Let's not pass up puzzle fun for our kids whether infant, young child, or tween. . . Let the piece work begin! . . . L.


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