Cranium Puzzle Plus

Cranium Puzzle Plus - You can write on the puzzle pieces

A 24 piece puzzle that kids LOVE because you get to write on it with a dry erase marker! This puzzle depicts a busy city block, but you can also purchase others with different scenes. The pieces are large, colorful, and fit together securely. 

 

Assemble the puzzle and then use the cards to seek-and-find. The beginner cards say find something pink or find something green, and advanced cards say find 8 dogs or find 4 fire hydrants. Once the person finds the item(s), he gets to circle it with the dry erase marker. That's everyone's favorite part. Some of the items can be quite elusive, similar to Where's Waldo. Once you have found all of one item, erase the marks you made on the puzzle and start a new card. 

 

This puzzle comes in three different pictures: Let's Go to the City, Come on Down to the Country, and Take Me to the Carnival (3 separate purchases). Finished size is 14" X 20". It does not come with an eraser. I cut an old towel into small squares and use that.

For tips on teaching kids to assemble jigsaw puzzles, read my post HERE.

If you would like to read more about games that require writing or drawing in some form, check out my post Games That Require a Writing Tool. 

Try this:

• Rotate the puzzle piece in-hand if it is not in the correct orientation when picked up.
• Ask the individual to mark the items with whatever you are working on, such as circle closure or X's.
• Start with the cards for the fewer and easier to find items, to avoid the child possibly getting frustrated by starting too hard. 
• Point out something about the picture that is close to the needed item if the individual needs a little help. That will guide the eyes to the area without giving away the answer.
• Start with the frame if the child has not learned that the pieces with a straight edge go on the outside.
• Ask the person to refer to the box while putting together the puzzle. Match the area on the box to the area on the exact puzzle.
• Work on figure ground, visual discrimination, spatial relations, visual closure, eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, functional grasp, precision with a writing tool, separation of two sides of the hand, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 24 puzzle pieces, dry erase marker, 30 Seek & Find activity cards (15 beginner, 15 advanced)

 

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