Playsab Magazine

FEB 2, 2023

EDUCATIONAL TOYS ARE THE KING

WHY PUZZLING IS ONE OF THE BEST ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS?

FOCUS (EVEN IN THE CLASSROOM)

COGNITIVE • PHYSICAL

MOTOR SKILLS SOCIAL, ETC

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WHY PUZZLING IS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES FOR

BENEFITS GOES FROM A SIMPLE PATTERN RECOGNIZE TO OTHERS LIKE FOCUS IN CLASS, COMPREHENSIBLE SKILLS, LEARN MATH CONCEPTS, ETC... PUZZLES ARE IDEAL ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHILDREN, AND IT IS A GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO AVOID TV OR BECOMING ADDICTED TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH TODAY ALREADY OCCUPY A LARGE PART OF THE PLAYFUL ACTIVITY OF CHILDREN.

PARENTS SHOULD ENCOURAGE THEIR KIDS TO HAVE TIME FOR EVERYTHING, AND ABOVE ALL, THAT THEIR LEISURE TIME AFTER DAILY HOMEWORK CAN ALSO BE DEVOTED TO OTHER ACTIVITIES, GAMES AND SPORTS. CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO PUZZLES THAT CHALLENGE THEM. WHEN A CHILD IS PLAYING WITH

A PUZZLE THAT IS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE WITHOUT HELP, IT IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO COLLABORATE WITH PEERS AND CAREGIVERS TO FORM NEW STRATEGIES FOR SOLVING THE DIFFICULTIES OF PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

PUZZLES ARE A GREAT WAY TO HAVE FUN THAT PRODUCES A MULTITUDE OF BENEFICIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS FOR THOSE WHO PUT THEM TOGETHER, APART FROM HELPING TO REDUCE STRESS, AND SPENDING TIME WITH CHILDREN DOING PUZZLES HELPS TO STIMULATE ATTACHMENT BETWEEN EDUCATORS, PARENTS AND CHILDREN. AND IT WILL HELP THOSE WHO PUT THEM TOGETHER BECOME MORE SOCIABLE.

BEST FOR KIDS?

PUZZLES AND/OR JIGSAW HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP MANY SKILLS SUCH AS:

• FOCUS (EVEN IN THE CLASSROOM)

• COGNITIVE (AS SOLVING PROBLEMS)

• PHYSICAL (AS THEY GRASP

• MOTOR SKILLS

ALSO AN STUDY PUBLISHED ON SCIENCE DIRECT CALLED “THE EFFECT OF PLAY PUZZLE THERAPY ON ANXIETY OF CHILDREN ON PRESCHOOLER IN KOTA KENDARI HOSPITAL” AND CONDUCTED BY RESEARCHS AND DOCTORS

ISLAEL IISLAELI, MIMI YATI, ISLAMIYAH, FITRI RACHMILLAH FADMI. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY OF PRESCHOOLERS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE

AFTER BEING GIVEN PUZZLE PLAY THERAPY. SEVERAL INVESTIGATION HAS ALSO SHARED SCIENCE DAILY IN THEIR PORTAL DEMONSTRATING THAT “CHILDREN WHO PLAYED WITH PUZZLES, BLOCKS, AND BOARD GAMES OFTEN (MORE THAN SIX TIMES PER WEEK) HAD HIGHER BLOCK DESIGN SCORES THAN DID CHILDREN WHO PLAYED WITH THEM SOMETIMES (THREE TO FIVE TIMES PER WEEK), OR RARELY/NEVER.”

WHILE CHESHIRE FITNESS ZONE WEBSITE, FOUND THAT MAKE PUZZLES HELPS IN PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN SO MANY WAYS