Raised Piece Puzzles are the next step after Pegs. The puzzle pieces are raised higher than the frame background which allows small fingers to easily manipulate the pieces. This extends fine motor development. Puzzles help children to develop a range of skills. These include visual motor skills, proprioception, vestibular, tactile and fine motor. These skills are all pre-reading essentials and are extremely important in early childhood development.

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Broken Image Puzzles Broken image puzzles give puzzles a new dimension. By presenting a whole picture image and then breaking it by cutting puzzles pieces that are exactly square, we encourage the user to complete the whole puzzle using their lateral thinking skills. They not only have to find the correct pieces, they also have to determine the correct orientation. These activities will expand their ability to examine possibilities, explore alternatives, encourage logical thinking and problem solving – to see the “Big Picture” Offering 4 levels of complexity with two designs in each category. These include: Beginners – Basic – Intermediate – Advance. Broken Image puzzles develop: Creative thinking, Parallel Concepts, Organising Tasks and Categorising Information.