‘Hedgehogs and Bears’ wooden puzzle in a frame

About the game

The bears have found a raspberry patch and are tucking into the berries, whilst nearby the hedgehogs are strolling across a forest glade. Two cosy forest scenes have been scattered into pieces — help restore their characters’ whole world!

‘Hedgehogs and Bears’ is a framed wooden jigsaw puzzle featuring two scenes. The child assembles one picture from shaped pieces and the other from triangles, comparing the shapes and fitting the parts of the picture together correctly.

Once all the pieces are in place, you can take a closer look at the forest dwellers and imagine what will happen to them next.

In the set

• a 23 × 16 cm frame with two picture puzzles
• 8 pieces: 4 in each picture (one set consists of shaped pieces, the other of triangles)
• scenes: bears in a raspberry bush; hedgehogs in a forest clearing

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 many hedgehogs are there?’;
• ‘Whose piece is this?’ — put the two pictures together and then take them apart;
• 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.