‘Lions and Tiger Cubs’ wooden framed puzzle

About the game

In the green jungle, a lion spends time with his cub, whilst a little tiger cub has settled on a branch amongst the flowers. You’ll want to put both pictures together as quickly as possible to take a closer look at all the characters!

‘Lions and Tiger Cubs’ is a framed wooden jigsaw puzzle featuring two scenes of wild cats. The child assembles one picture from shaped pieces and the other from triangles, finding the correct combinations of pieces to complete the images.

These two little scenes from jungle life are an opportunity not only to put the jigsaw together, but also to make up a story about a lion cub and a tiger cub.

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: a lion with a cub in the jungle; a tiger cub on a branch amongst flowers

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

• ‘How is a lion different from a tiger?’;
• ‘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.