That teddy looks funny (ELC Teddy in a Box)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	ELC Teddy in a Box
Date:	15/02/06 (147 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: GOOD FUN AND EDUCATIONAL FOR SMALL CHILDREN

Disadvantages: none

Teddy in a box.

We have one of these puzzles at school and Adrian also has one bought for him as a present from someone.

You can buy this toy at the early learning centre for £4.00.
Teddy in a box is in fact 6 teddies in a box. Each teddy is a different puzzle made up of 3 pieces. There is a doctor teddy, a policeman teddy, and a farmer teddy amongst this group of puzzles.
Each teddy is divided into 3 puzzle pieces. Teddy Head is one puzzle piece, teddies arms and body another, then teddies legs are another puzzle piece. Each corresponding puzzle pieces the same shape.

The object of this puzzle is to complete a teddy with all the correct clothes. This can be fun as you get teddy wearing half a Drs uniform and half a policemans they fit but they do look funny try again lets put the right clothes together.

This puzzle is suitable for 3 years and up as they are beginning to understand that you need a head, arms and legs and which clothes go together.

I might introduce this puzzle set to children by just giving the child the pieces to one teddy, then mixing up two teddies and letting them make those up correctly.

Teddy in a box puzzles are good for helping children name and recognise body parts.
It gets them thinking and looking at things which make them the same.

This toy also helps with hand eye co-coordination something a lot of my children at work need practice with.

Praise your child when they get one right. Help them when they get it wrong, teddy looks silly he has the wrong trousers on, lets find the right trousers.

Teddy in a box, teddy bear puzzles are in a small wooden box they would be easy to putting your bag to take to great aunts who has no toys when you visit. I like these teddies.

An extension that you can make yourself is to stick some magazine pictures of people onto card and cut them up to make your own puzzle.

Have fun playing and learn while you are doing it best wises Mary

Summary: a puizzle of mix and match different teddys