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Manufacturer: SMART MEMORIES Sp. z o.o.

Vehicles progressive puzzles are a set of 5 independent pictures (train, sailboat, car, excavator, hot air balloon) which consist of a varying number of pieces – three, four, five, seven, and eight. This solution is ideal for children who have already mastered putting together the simplest, two-piece puzzles.

Our puzzles are complemented by 4 game suggestions, most of which are aimed at supporting speech and communication development.

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

Concentration is the ability to focus attention on something specific. It can be an activity being performed, a specific object, or instructions given by a teacher. Attentional focus ensures a child's proper development and is essential at every stage of their education.
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, by playing with several pieces featuring different pictures, a child must focus their eyes on them and evaluate what they see, e.g., colors, shapes, similarities, and differences. This is an introduction to more advanced analysis, which, among other things, is the foundation of logical thinking.
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 location in an area. spatial awareness is extremely important for further learning, especially for developing mathematical and technical abilities.
Visual-motor coordination allows for the achievement of precise movements. It is essential in daily activities – from eating independently, dressing, drawing, or writing to physical activity. Eye-hand coordination additionally requires training the child's hands and fingers, i.e., fine motor skills.
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).
Speech and effective communication are the basis of daily life within the family and are also indispensable in developing social skills. They allow a child to express their thoughts and feelings and to understand what others want to convey.

Train, travel, vacation, or associations – number of players: 2-5, suggested age: 4+

Lay all the pictures out in front of you together. Agree on the order in which you will provide associations. The person starting the game looks at the puzzles, chooses one object, and says its name aloud (e.g., train). The player sitting to their left says what the mentioned word reminds them of. Then, looking at the pictures shown on the puzzles, they choose a word for the next person.

Tips:

when choosing words for associations, use both general names of what you see (e.g., vehicle, ship, boat, sailboat, car) and details of the pictures (e.g., wheels, window, door, lights, sail, mast, cabin, side of the ship);
to modify the game, you can create chains of associations; the person starting, looking at the puzzles, chooses one object and says its name aloud, e.g., train, the next person says what that word reminds them of. For example, if the train reminds them of travel, the next person looks for an association for travel, etc.

You can find more game suggestions in the booklet included with the toy and on our Facebook and Instagram fanpages.