Number Puzzles
These Lauri Crepe toys are a great toy for young children. They use their hands as well as their minds to learn numbers. These soft
are so durable and washable. My child had one when she was two years old. She could count the pieces and she loved fitting the pieces in to the numbered spots. It was such a great exercise for her to find the shapes that matched and put them where they belonged. She also loved the Number Express Train because she could take apart and put back together the train over and over again. She could also place the pegs in the right spots to show visually what 4 and 5 look like. The process of putting the pegs in the small holes of these
and then even building on top of the pegs with other pegs is a great exercise for young ones to do. The fine motor skill of pinching the pegs and being able to steady their hand and build on top of it to fit it in the whole is hard and will need some practice. These toys enable that to happen in a non-threatening way and with a lot of success.
You can take these great soft
You can take these great soft
a bit further and mix them up or even provide a certain number of pegs and ask them which number trains or number boards they can fill with that amount. Then ask if they can fill more than one with that same number of pegs. You are enabling them to think mathematically without even noticing. Do not correct them either, these soft number puzzles are self-checking and they will get the hang of it.
You can then take the
You can then take the
set and use the same pegs as with the number puzzles and give them the opportunity to think ahead and plan and manipulate the pieces to build. These toys are so durable and washable and can even withstand a bite or two, from your child of course not really a dog. :) A great investment!
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