Lion Tray Puzzle

The Blue Ribbon Lion Tray Puzzle is designed with young learners in mind, offering large, easy-to-handle blocks that are perfect for developing fine motor skills. Children can arrange the pieces to reveal a cute lion, or use their creativity to build other figures.

This puzzle is ideal for toddlers aged 12+ months, promoting both eye-hand coordination and imaginative play. It is a fantastic educational tool that helps children explore shapes, colours, and problem-solving skills while having fun.

Benefits for Educational Use:

• Eye-Hand Coordination: The large, chunky pieces are perfect for young children to grasp and place, helping them refine their motor skills.
• Creativity and Imagination: Children can not only complete the lion puzzle but also experiment with the pieces to create their own animals or shapes, boosting creativity.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Putting the puzzle together challenges children to think critically, improving their ability to solve problems.
• Cognitive Growth: Completing the puzzle helps toddlers understand spatial relationships, shape recognition, and sequencing.
• Fine Motor Development: The puzzle encourages grasping, placing, and manipulating the pieces, which strengthens hand-eye coordination and motor control.

Classroom Ideas:

• Group Puzzle Activity: Encourage children to work together to complete the lion puzzle, teaching teamwork, communication, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Creative Play Time: After completing the lion puzzle, prompt children to create other animals or objects with the pieces, fostering imaginative exploration.
• Shape Sorting: Before assembling the lion, guide children in sorting the puzzle pieces by shape or colour to enhance their classification skills.

Size: 17 x 17 x 5 cm

Recommended Age: 12+ months

MTA's range of high quality, wooden and plastic puzzles include basic knob puzzles, layered puzzles, large floor puzzles, and complex jigsaws for higher education and advanced puzzlers.