The benefits of Jigsaw Puzzle

Who doesn’t love to play with a Jigsaw Puzzle? But have we ever thought that these puzzles are not just a sort of fun or a form of recreation! For centuries together, they have been an exercise to our mind. Let’s watch out for some of the benefits that come together along with a Jigsaw Puzzle.

Simplest
In this world of digital mess, Jigsaw puzzles offer an inexpensive and long lasting entertainment. No screen, no battery, no plastic and no mechanism! That’s what a Jigsaw puzzle is all about. That is the reason why the popularity of Jigsaw puzzle reached new heights during the times of Great Depression.  If you want to keep your children from all versions of Idiot boxes, Jigsaw could be the perfect answer.

Food for mind
Every corner of the mind gets activated while solving a Jigsaw puzzle. It allows the kids to recognise different shapes. It encourages them to tackle the problem and make a judgement. Their thought process gets matured. On a whole- solving a Jigsaw puzzle is like an exercise to our mind. It would enhance the memory and problem solving capacity of the grey matter.

Co-ordination
Hand- eye coordination of a kid is an important aspect in his development. And Jigsaw puzzles could perfectly assist him in achieving such maturity. It’s not just the Hand- eye coordination that gets better with Jigsaw puzzle, motor skills such as the right movement of fingers would also gets enhanced while solving a Jigsaw.

Tranquillity
Concentrating on a Jigsaw puzzle could be the best way to calm down a mind. A mind distracted over various problems could be assigned with a single task of solving the Jigsaw. This would not only improve our concentration, but would also strengthen our levels of patience. People who often play Jigsaw puzzles could be those who can face any task with tranquillity.

Game for everyone
Every game has its own age restrictions. But Jigsaw could be a game for any generation. Depending on the number of pieces and the complexity of the picture... it could be anyone’s game. Which means that the members of a family could get together to solve a Jigsaw... and that could be a perfect occasion for them to spend their time together.

Some people say that Jigsaw encourages our creativity and some others suggest that it enhances our visual perception; some even argue that solving a Jigsaw puzzle would increase our goal setting abilities and management skills. Whatever might be the reason... no one can ever ignore that a Jigsaw puzzle is one of the best forms of entertainment that man has ever invented.

- Nirjara.