How many 3 year olds LOVE puzzles? I know both mine did and still do. I know it's lots of pieces, but encourage puzzles. Puzzles promote critical thinking by learning the basics of putting things together and taking them apart.
This is so important for number sense. If I look at the number 10, this number can be taken apart so many ways. 3, 7 or 1, 5,4. There are many ways. So now I can add 7 and 4. 4 can be broken down to 3 and 1. 7 plus 3 is 10, plus one more is 11. Did you follow that?
Adding is like joining puzzle pieces in different ways to get the whole picture.
One idea for clean up is to have baggies with each puzzle or store them in bins. I would keep them altogether. Get a basket to put extra pieces in that you may find while cleaning.... have a "puzzle day" where you are with the kids and put ALL the puzzles together. It helps keep the area clean.
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