Populating the arctic landscape of this sturdy wooden puzzle's base, four smiling creatures fit neatly into shaped openings. A puffin, orca, mother polar bear and seal are painted on 5/8” thick pieces of wood with smooth edges that are easy for small fingers to grip. Early puzzles like these are designed to help build motor skills, hand-eye coordination, spatial reasoning and basic shape recognition skills that contribute to later ability in mathematics and reading.
― Three of 47 retailers told TDmonthly in June 2009 that puzzles geared for toddlers are their best-selling puzzles. One named Puzzibilities as their store’s top-selling puzzle brand.