Retail Stores @ 118 Maling Rd Canterbury (Near Canterbury Train Station) Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm Call 130 000 3126 | Chadstone Shopping Centre (near Baby Bunting )
Retail Stores @ 118 Maling Rd Canterbury (Near Canterbury Train Station) Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm Call 130 000 3126 | Chadstone Shopping Centre (near Baby Bunting )
Puzzles are more than just a fun activity. They provide children with hands-on opportunities to develop problem-solving skills, spatial awareness, and logical thinking. Engaging with puzzles encourages focus, patience, and persistence, helping children build confidence as they work through challenges.
At My Playroom, our collection of puzzles is carefully selected to be developmentally appropriate, safe, and engaging. From simple shape-sorting puzzles for toddlers to more complex jigsaw puzzles for preschoolers, each puzzle promotes active learning and creative thinking.
Puzzles support cognitive and motor development across multiple stages. For babies and toddlers, simple puzzles with large pieces help improve hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and shape recognition. Preschoolers benefit from more complex puzzles that require planning, sequencing, and critical thinking.
Puzzles are particularly valuable when children need to develop concentration and problem-solving skills. They encourage trial and error, experimentation, and reflection, allowing children to learn resilience and self-confidence as they complete each challenge.
Engaging with puzzles offers a range of developmental benefits. Fine motor skills are strengthened as children grasp, rotate, and fit pieces together. Cognitive skills such as spatial reasoning, pattern recognition, and logical thinking are developed as children work to complete the puzzle.
Puzzle play also supports emotional and social growth. Children learn patience, perseverance, and how to collaborate when solving puzzles with siblings or friends. Completing a puzzle provides a sense of achievement that reinforces confidence and encourages independent play.
Puzzles are most effective when incorporated into regular play routines. Providing a dedicated space on a table and chair or on a soft playmat encourages focus and allows children to engage deeply with their puzzle activity.
Using shelf or storage solutions to organise puzzles helps children access and return them independently, fostering responsibility and a habit of care. Supervised sessions allow children to experiment safely with new challenges, gradually increasing difficulty to match their skill level.
While puzzles are valuable on their own, combining them with other play experiences can extend learning. Children may pair puzzles with activity toys to enhance problem-solving, explore magnetic tiles or marble run games to extend spatial thinking, or integrate soft plush toys and imaginative play scenarios for creative storytelling.
This approach helps children connect skills across different types of play, supporting cognitive flexibility, planning, and creative thinking while keeping puzzles at the center of learning.
At My Playroom, we select puzzles that are safe, durable, and designed to engage children at every stage of development. Each puzzle encourages learning, concentration, and creativity while making play enjoyable and rewarding.
You can shop our puzzles in-store in Melbourne to see and feel the quality firsthand, or browse online with fast shipping across Australia to ensure children can start exploring and developing their skills without delay. Our collection provides children with opportunities to grow, learn, and have fun through hands-on problem-solving every day.
A beautifully open ended adventure for the senses! Arranged neatly inside the wooden storage tray are 12 vibrant wooden blocks designed to fascinat...
View full detailsCharming puzzles which tell stories! Presented in pretty shaped boxes which will take pride of place on children's bedroom shelves. Suitable for ag...
View full detailsThe 5 in 1 Layer Puzzle Girl teaches kids all about human anatomy. The seperate layers of the puzzle cover different parts of the body, including s...
View full detailsBring the charm of the countryside into playtime with the Djeco Farm Wooden Magnet Set, a beautifully illustrated 24-piece collection designed for ...
View full detailsTake a ride with this beautifully illustrated 36-piece floor puzzle. The jumbo, sturdy pieces of this high-quality puzzle are ideal for little hand...
View full detailsThese colourful puzzles include a variety of construction themed vehicles including three diggers and a cement mixer. Four fun big wheels jigsaw pu...
View full detailsTruckloads of puzzle fun! Three happy trucks are on the way to their next destination. They need to pick up a load of packages, but will the...
View full detailsPretty in pastel is Mermaid Dreams, our 12-piece mini puzzle, all wrapped up in a unique contour-shaped storage box. Perfect for puzzling enthusias...
View full detailsInspire little builders with this construction themed, 12-piece mini puzzle, all wrapped up in a unique contour-shaped storage box. Perfect for puz...
View full detailsDiggers, buses, firetrucks and more make this 36-piece floor puzzle perfect for little vehicle aficionados. All wrapped up in its unique contour-sh...
View full detailsPuzzles are more than just a way to pass the time. Particularly during periods of high stress, becoming immersed in a puzzle can be like practicing...
View full detailsFor more fun! Technology meets wood. Wooden puzzles with electronic sound modules. Measurement: 29.8 x 20.8 x 3.4 cm Age recommendation: 1yrs+
Alphabet puzzle with nicely raised pieces – making them easy to play with! Promoting literacy, spelling and letter recognition. These are fantastic...
View full detailsMatch each brightly coloured wooden piece to the correctly shaped slot on the base board. Easy to lift wooden puzzle pieces feature a pegged handle...
View full detailsGoki Building Site Construction Vehicles Wooden Puzzle – 12pcs | Cognitive Developmental Toys for Kids 2yrs+ Bring the excitement of the constructi...
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Viga Toys Wooden Alphabet Uppercase Block Puzzle Early Literacy Developmental Toys Toddler Toys 18m+
The Viga Block Puzzle Alphabet Upper Case is the perfect introduction to the world of letters. Designed to engage young learners through hands-on, ...
View full detailsExplore the incredible dinosaur kingdom with this beautifully illustrated, 50-piece Dino World mini puzzle. Packaged in a beautiful, reusable keeps...
View full detailsThe play set includes 50 magnetic pieces with 4 double sized scene cards and can be stored away easily in the themed storage box with band. Have to...
View full detailsButterflies, flowers and bees abound in this beautifully illustrated Butterfly Garden foil stamped 36-piece floor puzzle. All wrapped up in its un...
View full detailsChunky Number Math Puzzle One, two, three! Counting is great fun! But can you count all the way up to 20? This colorful puzzle provides children wi...
View full detailsIt’s unicorns and rainbows and all things sweet in this 12-piece mini puzzle all wrapped up in a unique contour-shaped storage box. Perfect for puz...
View full detailsPerfect for beginner puzzling enthusiasts, Let’s Begin - Vehicles contains ten different 2-piece puzzles each with a different vehicle to match tog...
View full detailsThis Hape Colour and Shape Sorter is an ideal first shape sorting board, introducing children to problem solving and spatial relations. Children wi...
View full detailsPotatoes are part of many people's staple diet. These roots grow underground and are usually of a yellowish colour when peeled. Ages 3yrs + Con...
View full detailsThe 5 in 1 Layer Puzzle Boy teaches kids all about human anatomy. The seperate layers of the puzzle cover different parts of the body, including sk...
View full detailsStunning number puzzle in a natural tone. The simplicity has not only reveal the beauty of the timber but also make it less distract to the child ....
View full detailsWhich animals live in Africa? Finish the 48 piece puzzle and you will find out. Dimensions 40 x 30cm Age suitability 3+
Travel back in time to the land of the dinosaurs with Magnetic Fun & Games Dinosaur by Floss & Rock! This exciting all-in-one activity set ...
View full detailsBrighten up any adventure with the Magnetic Fun & Games Rainbow set by Floss & Rock! Bursting with vibrant colours and charming rainbow-the...
View full detailsA fire engine can be puzzled here in layers - your child will learn about the firefighters' equipment with this clever wooden puzzle. Age recomm...
View full detailsPerfect for beginner puzzling enthusiasts, Let’s Begin - Aussie Animals contains ten different 2-piece puzzles each with a different animal to matc...
View full detailsPlus-Plus is perfect for small hands and big ideas. The Plus-Plus 100 piece travel case contains everything you need to get starting with Plus-Plus...
View full detailsChildren will delight in exploring this beautifully illustrated Butterflies puzzle in our top-selling holographic format - but in a new mini size w...
View full detailsGet your mental gears spinning with this bending, clicking, shape-shifting brainteaser! Solve the 40 challenges by shifting the 16 gears perfectly ...
View full detailsAll Aboard! Transport mad kids will adore this beautifully illustrated train themed, foil stamped 36-piece floor puzzle. All wrapped up in its uni...
View full detailsSave the day with our brand new 12-piece mini Fire Truck puzzle. All wrapped up in a unique contour-shaped storage box. Perfect for puzzling enthus...
View full detailsSweet baby T-Rex has just hatched and is ready to play (or prey?!) in this 12-piece mini puzzle, all wrapped up in a unique contour-shaped storage ...
View full detailsThis is a wonderfully illustrated ballerina jigsaw puzzle presented in auniquely shaped and beautifully crafted box. 36 pieces Size: Box 30 ×...
View full detailsThe Incredible Puzzle comes in a beautiful matt white hardcover box with charcoal foil on the lid making it that extra special. With 36 pieces it's...
View full detailsA classic wooden puzzle for little hands. Place each piece onto the board or finish the puzzle on a plain surface. Helps to develop dexterity, matc...
View full detailsThis Goki World Puzzle is a must for all young puzzlers, feed their thirst for knowledge in a fun educational way. Includes 192 pieces and a wooden...
View full detailsThere is a background picture hidden behind every puzzle piece. Made from wood. Size: 29.8 x 20.8 cm Ages: 1+
Stunning letter puzzle in a natural tone. The simplicity has not only reveal the beauty of the timber but also make it less distract to the child. ...
View full detailsLeaf puzzle encouraging fine motor and hand-eye coordination while connecting with nature. Knobs on each puzzle piece perfect for little hands.All ...
View full detailsThis knob puzzle offers great fun for young minds learning and playing with basic shapes.The puzzle features large piece, generous size (each piece...
View full detailsOnce you finish the 96 piece puzzle, you can discover the ark and the animals. Dimensions: 30.00 x 40.00 cm (W x L)Age suitability: 3+
Our chunky shape puzzle offers a greater challenge after using our single shape puzzles. Opposing shapes have been placed beside one another to he...
View full detailsBecome familiar with the names of various fruits by playing with Inlay board fruits. Wooden puzzle frame (29 x 29 cm) with 10 lift-out shapes.
