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Part of the Family series of puzzles Dolphin Family is a Flat Tray wooden puzzle showing mother, father and baby Dolphin. The pieces come out of a shaped border frame and allows the children to start to see the negative shape and then the positive shape of the pieces as they find their correct locations. This puzzle is a good next step from Raised piece puzzles.
A Tray Puzzle gives people a framework to work within. They are the next step from raised puzzles as fine motor coordination is developing. Tray puzzles are designed in many different configurations with few or many pieces. They can be traditionally cut or randomly cut to the shape of the object. This encourages recognition of both positive and negative shapes. Puzzles help develop the skills of hand -eye coordination, fine motor skills, gross motor skills,problem solving, shape recognition, memory and very importantly setting goals and achieving them. A successful outcome of achievement should be considered most important when choosing the piece count
