Like the hawk or an eagle, they may look like a typical day-flying predator, but their special adaptations will allow an owl to find prey under the night covering. Owls have large eyes and can collect all available light during the darkest hours.
Their sensitive ears can hear the tiniest scampering sound of prey and their soft wings make them silent stalkers of the night. Owls are a group of birds known for their distinct calls, nocturnal habits, and silent flight.
You may not know that Owls are unable to move their eyes within their sockets to a great extent, which means they must turn their entire head to see in a different direction. Because owls have forward-facing eyes, they have well-developed binocular vision.
Owls create a wide variety of sounds or vocalizations. The familiar hoot is usually a territorial declaration, though not all species are able to hoot. Other sounds owls might make include screeches, hisses, and screams.
You can read more about this animal at this website where I found this information: http://animals.about.com/od/owl1/a/tenthingsowls.htm
Surprise your child with new 3d wood puzzles by ImagiPLAY. This Colorado based company has been designing and manufacturing safe wooden children’s toys for ten years and closely monitors their design and production. All of their wood puzzles are naturally safe, not only for your children but for your children’s planet.
Our Owl is a natural wood puzzle measuring 4.25” x 6” and comes with a pallet of paint and a paint brush. Children three and up will enjoy learning about owls and have even more fun when they get to paint their very own owl from their new paint kit.
This “ColorMeUP Owl” is 1-1/2” thick and will easily stand up on your child’s bookcase or dresser. Other puzzles in this collection include a cute lion, set of two bunnies, pretty butterfly, wood train and a rocking horse. Available online at All I Can Imagine.
They are great swimmers and divers. Their wings work as paddle for swimming. The torpedo shape of their body helps them swim at high speeds. They can also waddle on land.
You would be correct if you guessed the Penguin. Kids became fascinated with the popularity of the movie ‘Happy Feet’ and I did to. At Christmas a group of my friends and I sat and watched it twice in a row. Here are a few more penguin facts that your kids will love to know – Penguins usually move within groups and eat snow as a source of fresh water.
Penguins use sign language to communicate with each other and make use of their flippers and head to talk to other penguins. Find more facts and cute penguin craft ideas by searching online.
There is also a cute penguin 3d wooden puzzle manufactured by ImagiPLAY that we have pictured with the blog post that your kids would love to get their hands on. There are 10 interlocking penguin pieces each with a different number, 1-10. Kids will love playing with this wood puzzle and its individual penguins while learning to count 1-10. Puzzles are a wonderful kids learning toy.
Once a child has conquered putting together their 3d wooden puzzles, their confidence will skyrocket. The fun doesn’t stop there – with ImagiPLAY’s 3d wood puzzles your child continues to benefit from repeated assembly of jigsaw puzzles, honing their speed with the critical thinking skills they’ve acquired.
Hand crafted, all natural wood 3d puzzles are great kids learning toys as well as a decoration for your Christmas fireplace or table. Splinter-proof 3d wood puzzles by ImagiPLAY are also a unique gift to give a teacher, Sunday school teacher or your best friend.
Wooden puzzles have the look and feel of quality built toys we remember having as children. Once you are exposed to wood puzzles and toys you want to own more. This Christmas tree is the perfect addition to any puzzle collection. There are many small pieces and you will want to closely monitor children under 3 if they get hold of the puzzle.
ImagiPLAY’s natural wood puzzles are 1/12” thick and stand up all by themselves. They are geared for kids seven and up and may be painted with water colors.
Natural wood puzzles make great gifts any time of the year and especially at Christmas. When you want unique educational children’s toys consider natural 3d wood puzzles. These puzzles double as a craft because when your child is old enough he can paint his puzzle with water colors.
If your child likes puppy dogs he will love all eleven puppies that help make up this 3d wood puzzle. He will have a great time stacking the puppies on top of one another while he learns to count. The puzzle stands up by itself and makes a pretty display on a table or bookshelf.
Keeping your child’s wood puzzles, especially the one with many small pieces such as this toy, on a shelf will help keep all the pieces in one safe place.
Lots of educational kids toys do nothing. They all do not buzz, ring, clang or make any noise but children still love a wood toy just as we did as children. As popular as ever educational kids toys such as 3d wood puzzles, wooden spinning tops games, blocks and other open ended games are still providing exceptional learning experiences to young children.
The fact that many kids learning toys do not make noises or do anything is one reason they are becoming so popular nowadays. Kids will always play longer with toys and puzzles that enable them to use their imaginations and play make-believe. Wooden toys let them do this to a degree that electronic games and interactive toys do not.
When you’re shopping for kids educational toys, let your own imagination go. You can use children’s wooden toys not only as gifts, but as an opportunity to grow closer to the children in your life.
Educational playtime is of the utmost importance. Parents and educators alike believe educational childrens toys that promote creative play provide great educational value for your children.
3d wooden puzzles are just one of the many children’s toys that are recommended for homes, schools and as waiting room toys. It is a well know fact that children most often play with toys that provide fun play as well as creative learning opportunities.
While providing children with a new wood puzzle as often as possible you will observe your children engaging in a unique learning experience without them even knowing it. 3d wood puzzles are a good idea for beginner puzzles and they may be incorporated into other play activities because they are chunky and easy to grasp.
As with the Monkey Tree Puzzle shown above, and many other 3d wooden puzzles, an individual puzzle piece may be a complete whole character/animal. These seperate figures will be a welcome addition to incorporate with your children’s playsets and other games or to play with alone.
Young children can be encouraged to learn their abc’s with many of the educational childrens toys that are on the market today. Shopping online for wooden puzzles will provide both parents and educators a wide variety of unique abc wood puzzles.
Puzzles encourage logical thinking because they involve putting related pieces together to form a completed object. Playing with puzzles is a great quite activity and involves concentration. Nowadays it is important for children to have many “quiet” type toys to combat the world of constant stimulation.
Each puzzle piece usually has its own letter and is a different color from the piece on either side of it. Children not only learn their letters, they learn colors as well. And because 3d wood puzzles have to be assembled sequentially, children will quickly learn what letters come after one another.
When selecting an alphabet puzzle for your child you will want to make sure it is age appropriate. Also important is that you select an animal or other character that your child likes. If your child does not like dinosaurs, for instance, and you purchase a dinosaur puzzle it is likely he will set it aside and not play with it.
It is very important that you select 3d puzzles that are made from splinter-proof wood and painted with non-toxic paint.