Wooden frame puzzles: ‘Hamsters and Chicks’

About the game

Hamsters are hiding amongst the golden ears of wheat, whilst little chicks have gathered on a spring meadow. Two different scenes from nature come to life when all the puzzle pieces fall into place.

‘Hamsters and Chicks’ is a wooden frame with two pictures, each consisting of four pieces. The child assembles one picture from shaped pieces and the other from triangles. You need to look closely at the pictures and match their pieces correctly.

The cosy little hamsters and cheerful chicks make every completed picture a little joyful discovery.

In the set

• a 23 × 16 cm frame with two picture puzzles
• 8 pieces: 4 in each picture (one set consists of shaped puzzles, the other of triangles)
• scenes: hamsters amongst ears of wheat; chicks on a spring meadow

How to play

1. Take out the pieces for one picture.
2. The child assembles it in the frame.
3. Then — the second picture, with a different set of pieces.

Where to start

Start with the picture featuring shaped jigsaw puzzles — it’s the easiest one.

Game variations

• ‘Who hatched from the egg?’;
• ‘Whose piece is this?’ — place the two pictures side by side and sort them out;
• tell a story based on the picture.

What children can practise

• the ‘part–whole’ concept
• fine motor skills
• speech

Who it’s for

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

Material

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