Nikitin’s Winter Squares, Level 2

About the game

Are the first winter squares already a breeze to put together? Then it’s time to try some more challenging puzzles! The pictures now have more pieces, and the correct combination isn’t always obvious at first glance.

‘Nikitin’s Winter Squares’, Level 2 — the next instalment in the series of wooden jigsaw puzzles featuring new winter scenes. The child compares the pieces, rotates them, looks for matching sides and gradually reconstructs each picture. The greater number of pieces makes the tasks more challenging than in Level 1.

The more interesting the jigsaw puzzle, the more satisfying it is to find the correct solution by themselves.

In the set

• 2 boards, 23 × 16 cm
• 12 new winter pictures, 6 × 6 cm, cut into more pieces than in Level 1

How to play

1. Remove the pieces from one picture.
2. The child assembles a square, using the picture and the shape of the pieces as a guide.
3. Put all 12 pictures together.

Where to start

Start with the pictures that have the fewest pieces.

Game variations

• put one picture together;
• mix two up and take them apart;
• speed challenge;
• ‘What’s in the picture?’.

What children can practise

• ‘part–whole’ logic
• spatial reasoning
• 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.