https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:28:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1889333 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:00:57 +0000 shopaholic 1889333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the feedback! Sounds like some kids either like them or they don't. I might keep an eye out for different types to see if she has any more interest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888499 Sat, 04 Oct 2014 08:47:19 +0000 Smurfette 1888499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She has done the FP sorter since 12 months. But she doesn'tove it. She gets frustrated when she can't get them in. But we tell her to keep trying. </p> <p>She doesn't love puzzles at home at all. But they have the same ones at school and her reports every day says she played with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888496 Sat, 04 Oct 2014 08:31:00 +0000 reverie 1888496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a three piece puzzle that my LO at 15.5 months just sort of got into. I don't know how long he'd last with more than 3 pieces though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888450 Sat, 04 Oct 2014 05:37:18 +0000 BandDmommy 1888450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B has always been very good at puzzles and shape sorters. He is 2 and plays with 3 to 4 year old puzzles. He really got into puzzles a little after he turned 1. Before 1 he liked stacking blocks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888445 Sat, 04 Oct 2014 05:25:28 +0000 bushelandapeck 1888445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS liked the shape sitter around 18m and now he's really into puzzles at 25 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888423 Sat, 04 Oct 2014 01:36:10 +0000 illumina 1888423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She is almost 13 months and she will do them, but only if someone is talking her through it! Otherwise yeah, she just gets impatient and gives up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888421 Sat, 04 Oct 2014 01:28:18 +0000 sunny 1888421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO wasnt a big fan of the shape sorter. We gave it to her around a year and she never got into it. She did love puzzles though. I think she could start popping pieces back in the spaces at 13 or 14 months. It took a little while longer to teach LO to turn the pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888402 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 23:58:14 +0000 Kimberlybee 1888402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am getting her more shape sorters in a wooden block and also shape puzzles this weekend. We had a playdate on Wednesday and the 2 year old was very annoyed that my DD (16 months) did not know her shapes yet. "No, no it doesn't go there!" I told the highly verbal 2 year old that we would work on our shapes some more. LOL It was so funny and cute to watch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888381 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 22:50:08 +0000 Corduroy 1888381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 19 months and obsessed with anything puzzle-like. We have eight puzzles in the living room now. Her friends of the same age aren't into them at all. Everyone is different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888351 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 22:15:49 +0000 autumnlove 1888351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO liked playing with the pieces but she didn't really sort or complete puzzles until she was 2, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888344 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 22:08:55 +0000 mrskc 1888344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He was interested in shape sorter at 12 months but gave up very quickly. He will 2 in a couple weeks and in the last month has really gotten into shape sorting. He can do it, but still gets easily frustrated and gives up. He still doesn't have too much interest in puzzles. He will do them for a few seconds before flinging all the pieces everywhere. His puzzle with various sized circles is the easiest for him and he will play with that one the longest. I try to show him how to do them but he's just not that interested. I don't worry about it tho. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888340 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:57:34 +0000 photojane 1888340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also, wanted to add that Sadie still prefers the M&amp;D chunky puzzles and wooden knob puzzles. We have some of the peg puzzles, which she will play with, but prefers the two other types more. </p> <p>These are the two faves at our house: </p> [attach=1879/14/ncwg7y.383x317.Screen-shot-2014-10-03-at-10.56.19-PM.png] [attach=1879/14/ncwg80.377x314.Screen-shot-2014-10-03-at-10.55.19-PM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888336 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:51:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1888336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not until he was two did he start showing interest in puzzles and those types of motor activities. He has two Melissa and Doug puzzles he absolutely adores and asks to play with constantly<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00006JZCG?pc_redir=1412259939&#038;robot_redir=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00006JZCG?pc_redir=1412259939&#038;robot_redir=1</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005O63Q/ref=pd_aw_sims_7?pi=SL500_SS115&#038;simLd=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005O63Q/ref=pd_aw_sims_7?pi=SL500_SS115&#038;simLd=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888332 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:39:49 +0000 photojane 1888332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sadie will be 20 months in a little over a week, and she loves puzzles. We have a shape sorter, but it's probably her least favorite toy. She never plays with it. </p> <p>Sadie is impatient too, and very independent. She doesn't want my help with things unless she asks for it. I just offered the puzzles every day. Some days she would try, and some days she just wasn't into them. I always tried to make it fun though. I would talk about what we're doing--e.g.: "This is an oval! It's orange. Can you say oval? That's a funny shape, huh? Like a squished up circle! Do you think you could find the spot where this oval fits?" And, then celebrate and clap when she got it right. Even if she didn't fit it into the spot correctly, if she put the piece over the right shape/animal/whatever, we would clap. Eventually, from moving it around herself and watching me, she figured out how to get them in the spot correctly. She was right around 18m when she really started "getting" them.</p> <p>Now that Sadie's more verbal, she's enjoying them even more. She can recognize the shapes, colors, animals, whatever, so it makes it more fun for her. It's like she finally really understands it. She's playing with them independently now too, which is nice. She likes to show me the pieces and say "boooo" or "puuuple." :silly:</p> <p>Like with any other thing K's learning, it's a process. She will figure it out in time. Just give her plenty of opportunities to experiment and learn. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888329 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:35:34 +0000 fancyfunction 1888329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M is 21 months and she's always played with those types of toys but really got more interested in actually putting the pieces in the holes around 18-19 months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888307 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:09:06 +0000 delight 1888307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 14m LO is just starting to really like shape sorters. She still needs help but once in awhile gets the right one in and is very proud of herself. She doesn't understand puzzles that much yet, but she likes taking all the pieces out. I say just keep playing with your LO and these toys, leave them out for her to explore and if she gets tired or doesn't show interest then move on to something else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/puzzlessorting-at-what-age#post-1888297 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 20:59:32 +0000 shopaholic 1888297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did your LO show interest and ability to do shape sorting and simple puzzles? </p> <p>We have a few, but LO shows very little interest. Or rather, she's just impatient? If it doesn't fit right away, she'd rather do something else. Some of these shape sorters say 12+ months, so I'm wondering how to get LO more interested? LO is 18 months.</p> <p>i.e. </p> [attach=2730/14/ncwdj9.600x350.everearth-shape-knob-puzzle-for-1-yr-old.jpg] [attach=2730/14/ncwdja.466x310.41kIU7xFp0L._SX466_.jpg]