February 16, 2012
A new study just released by the National Science Foundation gives some clues about how to develop those math skills I’ve talked about here. Sure enough, playing with puzzles helps to build spatial skills which are critical to being able to do math and understand science.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=123203&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
It is fun to realize that my husband’s first handmade gifts for our grandchildren has been…puzzles. 
Here we are at Christmas in 2009 when Sam opened his..horse. Sister Grace lends a hand there. Then Grace goes and finds her puzzle that granddad made for her 2nd Christmas. And all is well. We spend time playing the puzzles and every year, there is at least one new, age appropriate puzzle for fun play between grandkids and grandparents….
