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Hands off my wooden peg puzzle!

by Sarah James (Subscribe to Sarah James's posts)
Dec 3rd 2007 11:00AM

Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Preschoolers, Toys

At our local library, Wito can't get enough of the wooden peg puzzles set out for the visiting children. Of course, he's still in the pull-the-pieces-out-and-drop-on-the-floor phase, which leaves me cleaning up his long and winding puzzle trail around the library.

Still, I don't mind being his personal housekeeper because those puzzles really get his neurons firing. This Hands Counting Peg Puzzle will definitely be my next puzzle purchase. Not only do the wooden puzzle pieces enhance dexterity, but the colorful counting fingers and underlying objects teach the basics of counting and colors.

Crafted by hand and only $9.99 at Back to Basics Toys.

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12-03-2007 @ 2:02PM

Dan Zappone said...

That is a great puzzle. Our four year old has one. Well, he's had it for a few years now but it was a total hit when he first got it and useful too - he still plays with it occasionally though he's well beyond it now. It's one of the few items we are really interested in keeping for our twins who'll be ready for it in about a year. These 5-layer body puzzles were also a big hit this past year though they have a lot of pieces:

http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/educo__hape_inc/your_body_boy.cfm

or

http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/educo__hape_inc/your_body_girl.cfm

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