Manufacturer: SMART MEMORIES Sp. z o.o.

Fruits puzzles are a set of 4 independent pictures (apple, pear, raspberry, grape) divided into 2 pieces each. Puzzles designed in this way are the perfect first step to beginning a journey with jigsaw puzzles. Even a child just over a year old can discover the joy of playing with puzzles while exercising their little hands, concentration, and perceptiveness.

Fruits are not only elements of the nature around us that we point out and name with the youngest children, but also the basis of a healthy diet for everyone. How can you encourage children to eat fruit and introduce them to the wealth of flavors, scents, colors, and shapes they offer? Through shared play, for which our puzzles with original illustrations can help you.

Puzzles primarily help shape: concentration, visual perception, spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, as well as speech and communication. Did you know that:

1. Concentration is the ability to focus attention on something specific. This can be an activity being performed, a specific object, or instructions given by a teacher. Focusing attention ensures proper child development and is essential at every stage of education.
2. Visual perception allows a child to get to know and understand the world around them, and it is also essential in further education for learning to read, write, and count. Initially, when playing with a few pieces featuring different images, a child must focus their gaze on them and evaluate what they see, e.g., colors, shapes, similarities, and differences. This is an introduction to more advanced analysis, which is, among other things, the foundation of logical thinking.
3. Thanks to spatial awareness, a child is able to predict what an arrangement consisting of several elements will look like, determine the relationships between objects, or identify their position in space. spatial awareness is extremely important for further learning, especially for developing mathematical and technical abilities.
4. Hand-eye coordination enables the achievement of precise movements. It is necessary in everyday activities – from eating independently, getting dressed, drawing, or writing to physical activity. Hand-eye coordination additionally requires training of the child's hands and fingers, i.e., fine motor skills.
5. Fine motor skills are the precise movements of the hands and fingers, such as squeezing, stroking, kneading, and grasping. They are essential in many areas of a child's life and in achieving independence (e.g., brushing teeth, buttoning buttons, eating, writing).
6. Speech and effective communication are the foundation of daily family life and are irreplaceable in developing social competencies. They allow a child to express their thoughts and feelings and to understand what others wish to convey.