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Games & Puzzles - Paul Lamond Games & Jaques Garden Games

Games and Puzzles are ideal for bring friends and family together for fun and enjoyment. Our Games and Puzzles collection includes Murder Mystery DVD's which are great for dinner parties with friends, Gruffalo jigsaws for younger children and some classic games such as Scrabble which have stood the test of time and is still one of the most popular board games today. There is a wide selection of games to choose from that are perfect for a family night in and we have something suitable for all ages.


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Games & Puzzles - Paul Lamond Games & Jaques Garden Games

As a parent it’s our job to create a stimulating environment where our kids can learn and grow. Most people will work a lot on providing their kids with healthy food and a physical activity with playing but many neglect mental development. Mental growth is just as important as physical and to accomplish this we need to expose them to games and puzzles that make our children’s brain work at full capacity.

Children do what they think is fun, this is why games are an ideal way of learning new things compared to boring curriculum that is often found in school materials. Some studies suggest that those teachers who adapted the material into a type of game had a better delivery in their teachings.

Early childhood is a time where kids form the basic ways of cognitive functioning, it’s the time in their life where you can make the biggest difference with learning new experiences. At that age kids can learn very fast and increase knowledge rapidly more than older people, so as parents it’s a great time to encourage learning as much as possible.

Benefits of puzzles and games

These are some of the most obvious benefits of playing with puzzles, memory boards and other types of games that require a lot of thinking.

Proactive thinking and solution finding

Even though the puzzle might seem simple to us but to a child it requires them to change the way they think and apply logic which directly influences the rapid growth of brain centers that can in the future make you child the one with all the great grades in school. These skills are not a lot different from what we adults encounter in everyday life, solving problems is one of the most time consuming activities, training our kids allows them to find the solution faster.

Cognitive and brain power

Learning how some things can be made out of pieces how a combination of different units can give a totally new shape opens up a door to whole new universe to your child. It’s not a coincidence that Lego blocks are one of the favourite children’s toys of all time. Children love to improvise and let their imagination flow in mysterious ways. Beauty of puzzles is that you can use them to help your child learn names of living creatures, food, the alphabet, even learn basic math at a very young age. This will make a huge difference in the future.

Body awareness and coordination

Coordination is not something we were born with, we have to learn it and the only way to do so is by experiencing the objects around us. For children that means every time they try to fit a puzzle in the wrong place they learn how objects function and also they learn to coordinate their eyes with hands. Take some time and observe a child trying to solve a puzzle for the first time, it’s an amazing experience as a parent to see how it all starts and how fast the child learns.

Building Confidence

Every finished puzzle gives great feedback that problems can be solved if you put enough effort in. These positive reference points shape ones thoughts into confidence which is very important when the child first enters a bigger social environment like kindergarten or school. We as parents must encourage confidence building from the early age to ensure that our kids establish a good presence in the society.

There are many benefits of puzzles and games in early childhood those were just some, have a great time shopping at Crowder’s and we wish your child a lot of happy moments with games and puzzles available in this section.