‘Pilot Cat’ outline wooden puzzle

About the game

The brave pilot cat has already put on his helmet and is getting ready for take-off. But first, he needs to assemble his aeroplane, find a place for the propeller and arrange the little clouds. Let’s help the cat take to the skies!

‘The Pilot Cat’ is a simple nine-piece jigsaw puzzle designed to introduce children to putting pictures together. The child matches the pieces by shape and gradually assembles the cat in the aeroplane.

The small number of pieces makes those first steps into the world of jigsaw puzzles easy to understand, whilst the cheerful pilot invites you to come up with a story for his flight.

In the set

• base measuring 18.5 × 17 cm with outlines
• 9 pieces: a cat in a helmet, a aeroplane, a propeller, little clouds

How to play

1. Show how to fit a piece into its outline.
2. The child is assembling the cat in the aeroplane.
3. Turn the puzzle over — the pieces will fall out, and you can start assembling it again.

Where to start

Start with 2–3 large pieces. Then — the whole picture.

Game variations

• ‘What’s missing?’ — remove 1–2 pieces;
• ‘Where is the kitten flying to?’ — make up a story;
• ‘Show me your paw, show me the propeller’.

What children can practise

• fine motor skills
• shapes and colours
• speech

Who it’s for

Children aged 3 and over; at home, at kindergarten, whilst travelling.

Material

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