App Review: Wood Puzzle
I recently became aware of some fun wood puzzle apps from a company called Tropisounds. They are SO cute and Little Mo LOVES them! They keep his attention far longer than any other app I've reviewed in recent months.
If your children are fans of puzzles, especially the wooden Melissa & Doug shape puzzles, they will like these apps. They have the same look and sound of wooden block puzzles but they are virtual.
My son's favorite is called Wood Puzzle First Years for iPad. It is also available for iPhone. Both costs $1.99. He likes to put the shapes together and call out the name or color of the shape as he places it. Some of it can be a little complicated for him because some puzzles require you to put objects inside of another object and he doesn't quite get that yet. But that makes it fun for him and I to do together.
You can also change the language to Spanish if you would like so that your child can learn shapes, colors, and other words in another language.
Other fun apps from this developer that we have tried include:
- Wood Puzzle (Different from First Years edition. A little more complicated because shapes can rotate as well as move off of their places.)
- Wood Puzzle Easter (Holiday edition of course.)
- Wood Puzzle Maze HD
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Reader Comments (5)
Wood puzzle especially those with printed letters and numbers help a lot to develop kids' knowledge to basic skills like counting numbers and spelling words. Parents can consider this as learning strategy but entertainment for kids as well.
I bought the app when I read this post. I have to say I enjoy the progress I have seen Daniela take from when she started using it in March to know where she is 16 months and doing most of the puzzles on her own!
We have a wood puzzle in our house but only medium size where in my children can easily carry.I always find time to play with them and teach them on how to solve the puzzle.A good learning activities with a bonding moment.
Having the desire for independent learning is one of the most powerful advantages that your child can have. Wooden toys are much safer all-natural alternative to plastic toys as they do not contain high levels of chemicals and toxins. When children are allowed to solve their wooden puzzles on their own they tend to develop the ability to think outside the box. They also tend to see the big picture more clearly than other children.
Puzzles offer children an opportunity to develop many language skills. Puzzles teach children several basic math concepts as well. While working with a puzzle children learn to categorize and organize pieces while doing that they are able to classify and label the pieces as well.