F20-016
A fun puzzle is an excellent way to encourage active participation for those reluctant puzzlers or for those who just love icecream. This Flat Tray puzzle depicts an ice cream in it's cone. The pieces have been shape cut so that positive and negative shape recognition comes into play, the pieces have similar curves and shapes to increase the challenge. This puzzle is a very popular one.
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