Girl Tray Puzzle

The Blue Ribbon Girl Tray Puzzle features two layers of shapes that come together to form a playful Girl figure.

Suitable for children aged 12+ months, this puzzle offers an engaging way for children to practice dressing up the doll by placing the top layer back onto the puzzle.

This activity promotes creativity, hand-eye coordination, and imaginative play as children mix and match the pieces to dress their character.

Benefits for Educational Use:

• Fine Motor Skills: Manipulating the pieces helps young children improve their hand-eye coordination, dexterity, and fine motor skills as they fit each piece into place.
• Imaginative Play: The puzzle encourages storytelling, with children using the pieces to create different outfits and scenarios for the girl, fostering creativity and imaginative thinking.
• Cognitive Development: Assembling the layers of the puzzle helps children with problem-solving, spatial awareness, and understanding the concept of layering and sequencing.
• Colour & Shape Recognition: Playing with the puzzle aids in recognizing shapes, sizes, and colors as children explore the pieces.

Classroom Ideas:

• Fashion Fun: Encourage children to dress up the girl in various outfits by changing the puzzle pieces. Discuss different clothing styles and how the girl might look in different scenarios.
• Layered Learning: Teach children about layering, from bottom to top, to help them understand sequence and structure while they play.
• Creative Storytelling: Use the puzzle as a storytelling prompt. Children can invent stories about the girl and her adventures, incorporating the puzzle pieces to represent different aspects of the story.

Size: 15(W) x 20.5(H) x 1.5(D) 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.