‘Assorted’ wooden puzzle

About the game

What do a lighthouse, a teddy bear, a tractor and a palm tree have in common? In this jigsaw puzzle, all the pictures have got mixed up amongst the triangles. Try to find the matching halves and put each picture back together!

‘Assorted’ is a wooden jigsaw puzzle in a hexagonal frame. The triangular pieces feature parts of various objects, animals and characters. The child rotates the pieces and arranges them so that the pictures at the joints match up and form a complete image.

From the very first pair found to the last triangle — it’s a fascinating challenge where every piece affects the whole picture.

In the set

• a hexagonal frame measuring 27 × 24 cm
• 24 triangular pieces with illustrations that continue from one piece to the next: a beehive, a hat, a lighthouse, a jacket, a fence, a scarf, an apple tree, a chair, a cap, a teddy bear, a train, a windmill, a bunny, a lemur, a toy car, an armchair, a tractor, a palm tree, a tortoise, pumpkins, a bucket, a pram, a bedside table, a ball

How to play

1. Take out the pieces.
2. The child arranges them so that the halves of the pictures match up.
3. Fill the whole frame.

Where to start

Start with 4–6 items side by side; leave the rest within the frame.

Game variations

• ‘Find the matching piece’;
• ‘Name the object’;
• ‘Against the clock’.

What children can practise

• ‘part–whole’ logic
• attention to detail
• perseverance

Who it’s for

Children aged 3 and over; at home, at kindergarten, or during lessons with a teacher.

Material

Wood-based board (pressed wood), bright print.