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ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

Anonymous Author (May 2007)

Now to be honest with everyone, i never knew they still existed up until 2 weeks ago when my mum and i came across them when we went shopping and i just had to buy them!

PRICE : You can usually pick them up for around $6 AU

AGES: Depending on the size of the pieces, they can start from as young as 6 months and up

WHY I THINK THEY ARE SO GOOD?
They help stimulate the baby's mind, big bright puzzle pieces to look at and how proud they get when they can fit the pieces in the right part of the board!
Koen only got his two weeks ago, and now he remembers where they all go, and it gives us time to play and learn together :)
Because he doesn't seem interested in talking yet, i believe these puzzles are stimulating his mind as he is trying to repeat to me the names of the different objects! This is teaching him early problem solving skills and co-ordination skills.
The pictures on the right show the 2 puzzles he has completed now, i have now decided to write the object name on the back of each puzzle piece for future learning and the next step will definately be getting wooden puzzles with numbers and letters from the Alphabet.

These are a great way to teach baby all different types of things while baby is having fun figuring out where all the pieces go!

Why wooden?
Its non-toxic, almost unbreakable, un-bendable and the pieces wont warp when or if they get chewed on, they are also easy to wipe clean.. Plastic puzzles on the other hand are not as durable, and as soon as they get chewed on, they dont fit into their spot on the puzzle board :(

i give this educational toy <- five stars out of 5

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	October 15th \| Marlena

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

Those Puzzles are loved by most kids and they are great. You can get them at Walmart and Costco most of the time if you are having trouble finding them in Canada

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	October 2nd \| trempnvt

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My daughter loves these puzzles...we have a few.

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	August 15th \| pauline27

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My children had these wooden puzzles and they loved them, only the other day i passed them on to our friend's 2 yr old and she coped with it very quickly, You can't beat them

Love Pauline

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	August 15th \| sandra106

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

The old wooden puzzels are fantastic I still have all my kids packed away in a box ready for when they have children of their own with the rest of their toys of course they wouldn't part with them.

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	July 2008 \| robalman

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It is great to see this advice is still of interest to parents. These puzzles have amazing ability to stimulate the little minds of our loved ones. Problem solving is a major part of our lives and skills that must be both nurtured and encouraged.

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	June 2008 \| nabutters

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hey, my little one who is 15mths has been playing with puzzles since her first birthday. This is her favorite thing to do along with her books. I think puzzles are defantly a great thing to have for them. Great article!!

cheers naomi

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	May 2008 \| pavementcracks70

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

they are the best...well anything out of wood really....

i love the feel and the color of wooden pieces and only just bought the little one a color wooden puzzle for $12.00 new

good article, thanks for sharing

rue

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	April 2008 \| JustineM

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

I believe the best toys ever invented where the wooden ones.

Some of them where not safe.

Such as the rocking horse, but good if parents where supervising while using.

There used to be a great variety of wolden toys avalible.

There where ones with beads and puzzles.

They are mostly memorys now unless you have heaps of money and know where to get

Great qualitiy items.

Great Advice

Links: http://www.mywoodentoys.com.au/

http://www.mothergoosetoys.com.au/

http://www.thehipinfant.com.au/

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	May 2008 \| robalman

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Cheers for the links...Saves us lazy people doing a google when someone like yourself is motivated enough to do the leg work for us. LOL

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| April 2008 \| shazD

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

Where did you get these?I have been looking for them. The only ones I can find are in second hand shops.

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	April 2008 \| robalman

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I have at times seen cheap versions at Crazy Clarks but I think your best bet would be to keep a keen eye out at garage sales and markets.

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	April 2008 \| robalman

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They are just the best.

Our kids at 17 and 19 are beyond these by now (I hope) but we have kept them for our Grandchildren one day...they last last forever and do teach the kids to problem solve which I see as one of the best things a parent can teach.

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	4.00 (Good) \| April 2008 \| alishas-mummy

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omg.. i remember these wooden puzzles !
i feel so old now... LOL

but yeah, great article, i think i'll definitely buy some of these for Alisha :)
or maybe for myself. LOL j/k

thanks for the heads up !

xox

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| March 2008 \| nimchimpsky

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I love wooden puzzles too. Actually I love all wooden toys - they look great, and stay looking great for a long time. Also they make great hand-me-downs for your children's children in years to come, and to keep as heirlooms.

We have the wooden Thomas the Tank Engine train set, Plan City car tracks, lots of wooden musical instruments etc...

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	4.00 (Good) \| March 2008 \| mum2b84

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

I have heaps of these. They are fantastic and cheap and there are so many! I usually get mine at Kmart or similar for about $6

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	4.58 (Excellent) \| December 2007 \| OzBinky

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

Back to reading your Road Test advice

Thanks Channy.....I'm needing some great ideas for some great pressies.....

Love to you

OB

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| December 2007 \| Amerlinwinga

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My kids puzzels are all wooden i love them and so do the kids.Great article and thanks for sharing.

Hugs and Kisses

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	4.71 (Excellent) \| November 2007 \| Leigh86

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

gr8 advice these puzzles really r gd my lil girl loves them

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| October 2007 \| ellamia

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Great article and wooden toys and puzzles are the best. Its so easy to maintain.

Love Kell

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| October 2007 \| winniesanders

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Great article. We have lots of wooden toy's and puzzles. They are so durable and when the colour fades you can re- paint or stick new pictures on them. We have two toy shops close at hand that do nothing but wooden toy's. It is such good fun when Birthday and Christmas come around, to go down and choose a toy. It makes me feel like a kid again. He He.

Luv Winnie.xx

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	4.58 (Excellent) \| September 2007 \| meggles

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

my son had heaps of these got them secondhand off ebay, they were brilliant. A great way to keep those little minds thinking and learning and having fun at the same time.!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| September 2007 \| Flicka

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

We have the wooden peg-board puzzles as well as the wooden jigsaw puzzles. We also have other normal jigsaw puzzles too. What I've found is that the wooden puzzles can be brought out when other kids are here visiting and as you say they are almost unbreakable!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| August 2007 \| llmunchkin

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

These are great Channy - good old fashioned fun. Jaydee is getting a little too clever for these now - however I am going to try and find more intricate wooden puzzles as they are nice and tough!

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	April 2008 \| robalman

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It is amazing just how fast the little ones figure these out.

We looked after a 2 year old for a year that had never had any form of mental stimulation but was fascinated by these and solved them so fast.

Simple things like these should be written up as a need in the parenting handbook.

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	4.71 (Excellent) \| August 2007 \| Ngairi

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

I have had them for years. Love them. They are great. Leisa

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	4.71 (Excellent) \| August 2007 \| janicepovey

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

Oh reading this advice sure brings back memories for me as a kid.....never knew they were still made. Great learning aid for children.

Cheers Janice

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| June 2007 \| Jillofalltrades

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

They are an excellent idea I only have the wooden ones at home, only because my little ones think that the cardboard tastes great!!!!!!!! and I ended up loosing all the pieces. Kmart and Big W are great places to find them. There is also a party plan bunch that goes around selling them too. I think they can also make to order if you wanted one made in the kids names.

http://www.jigsaw.net

Thanks madchanny xxxxx

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	April 2008 \| robalman

Re: ROADTEST - The Good Old Wooden Puzzles!

I have even seen them in plastic

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	4.71 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| mumof1girl

Wooden puzzles

Yeah, sure enough they're still around. I've also recently bought my daughter some wooden puzzles, and so have my parent's. They've also got the latest one's at my daughter's kindy. Very good to have.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| RebeccaDorant

wooden puzzles

r key to a smart lil kiddie... serious...(rare from me so savour it) logan used these from 8 months and is now far ahead of his peers in spacial mathematics... i believe because of puzzles... they work wonders!!! great article channy ya is coolies

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| madchanny

wooden puzzles

Thankyou Becca,
i was getting realy worried about Koen being nearlly 2 and not talking, but as soon as i saw how fast he is able to figure out these puzzles, it doesnt worry me anymore :)

xx channy

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| mcm

Wooden puzzles

Good quality ones are hard to come by where I live but they are fantastic.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| madchanny

Wooden puzzles

My grandfather used to make wooden toys for the markets including those puzzles, they were such great quality toys too! my nieces still have a rocking horse which used to belong to my sister, its a shame he has had to stop making them (going blind)
Good quality is definately very hard to come by these days.
xx channy

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| Jessgore

wooden puzzles...

Love them, have many different ones here (I am in Canada) you can get them at the dollar store by trolley full.. :)
Fantastic things, and my son just loves them...

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| madchanny

wooden puzzles...

Wow ! i wish i lived there, Big W is the only place where i have come across the puzzles in my area, and of course you are limited with the types they have (not many to choose from)
xx channy

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| HarrisonsMommy

love this

The classic wooden puzzle. Who woulda thunk it? But alas, it is true, you have hit the nail on the head. Great toy and great fun.

Great reminder.
Angela

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| cookclan

wooden puzzles

I love these they are fantstic...Great piece of advice matey...
Mwah
Angie

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| vlooi

Wooden puzzles

They really are great and they can grow with your child. I had some Montesorri ones for my children when they got a little bit older and even I struggled with some of them! They loved them though. There were some made out in the shape of a map of the country with all the provinces/states cut out as individual pieces, so they learnt some geography as well!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| nell18-3

Wooden Puzzles

They are great
Actually I love Puzzles of every kind, Wooden. Plastic. Canvas. Cardboard. Written. Crosswords etc
Really educational and great for concentrating
xx

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| madchanny

Wooden Puzzles

i really want to get back into doing puzzles myself, i have always wanted to do a huge gorgeous puzzle and frame it :)

maybe Koen can help me with it LOL!!

xx channy

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| winja

wooden puzzles

chloe has loads of them! all kids seeem to adore them! i love wooden toys full stop they r gold! plastic is out go the wood!

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| monarogirl

Wooden puzzle

My son has a few wooden puzzles of all different kinds. He loves them and they last for ages.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| madchanny

Wooden puzzle

LOL!! had to tell you that the last puzzle i ever done is a big monaro puzzle and its sitting in my back room waiting to be framed and hung up :)
xx channy

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| mumof2b

wooden puzzles

I love the wooden puzzles and my boys have a stack of them.

Great article!!

Amanda.

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	5.00 (Excellent) \| May 2007 \| Deborahsc2203

love puzzles

great advice ,, it also helps with memory and their fine moter skills

ive got the alphabets ones and also numbers up to 20

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