Jigsaw Puzzles

He requested specifically for this!

Addeen was so happy when he got home from his Tahfiz Class.. I bought him three jigsaw puzzles as he have been pestering me with it for a couple of months. Not forgetting, we bought two jigsaw puzzles from MBS Book Store, ECMall yesterday.


 Jigsaw puzzles are one of the few games that really can be enjoyed by all ages. Often viewed as educational, they can also keep the mind active & can be used as fun gifts. 

They are simply fun. But, there are also a range of benefits that come with this kind of toy. They can help children develop and boost certain key skills that will be useful to them as they proceed through school and on into later life. 

He loves animals...

I was esthetically glad when he asked for one. Why? During my studies in Melaka Women Training College (at this date known as Melaka Women Training Institute) I learnt ways to enhance children's developement through games. Jigsaw puzzles is one of them.

• Puzzles can help develop a child's reasoning and problem solving skills. Even the simplest jigsaw will require them to think about what they do as they try to put the puzzle together.
• Puzzles can also help a child to develop their fine motor skills when they are young. Having to pick up individual pieces and slot them into place without breaking up the bits they have already completed can be a complex task to learn. But, it can reinforce some skills that are essential to their development.
• Putting a puzzle together will also work on the child's hand-eye co-ordination and their understanding of shapes and colours.
• The subjects on puzzles can also be used as educational aids. An alphabet or number puzzle, for example, will be fun for the child to complete but is also a good opportunity for a parent to chat to them about letters and numbers and to reinforce learning. 



He loves looking at the atlas and
maps. Now, the world is in
his hand!

• Solving a puzzle can do wonders for a child's self-esteem. As puzzles get more challenging for them they also learn useful life skills such as seeing things through to completion and trying different approaches to problem solving.

His all-time favourite
UPIN & IPIN

One of the biggest benefits for children here is the fact that puzzles are fun. He enjoyed solving the Ben10, Upin &Ipin, Ultraman, The World and Wild Animals puzzles, Many children will  resist learning at home if they know it is happening. Enjoying making up a puzzle, however, could mask the fact that they are also having an educational experience. And he enjoyed the experience!! I'm glad he loves it:))

I took his challenge to solve this.. This is just a small matter *in a snobbish manner*
I am still trying to solve this puzzle.. And it's been 3 hours!!!
I guess I'm too old and rusted!

Buat Apa tu?

Selalunya jam 10 am, orang yang bekerja gomen kat buat apa?
Aku dulu kerja gomen, 4 tahun saja aku  mendidik anak-anak bangsa di 2 buah sekolah. Jam 10.15 pagi adalah waktu rehat bagi anak-anak murid... semuanya akan berada di canteen ataupun di library sekolah.. Bukan mereka aje..  Ada juga yang rajin membaca di tepi longkang atau bermain di padang.. samada main kejar-kejar atau main rebut tiang ,  teng teng, chapteh dan tak kurang juga. Kami, guru-guru pun akan berada di bilik khas untuk guru semasa rehat, menikmati makanan dan minuman kami... Santai aje masa tu...

Aku pula, suka memerhatikan anak-anak murid dari kelas aku.. Macam-macam permainan yang mereka mainkan.. Ada yang aku biasa mainkan semasa kecil dahulu.. Ada juga yang aku kenal selepas mula menjadi guru...

Chapteh sebenarnya ialah benda alah ni...  Benda ni disepak macam bola takraw.

Permainan teng teng ni famous di kalangan murid perempuan..

Permainan tudung botol pun popular jugak... Ada yang rajin mintak  kat makcik canteen tudung botol...

Ni permainan  mencari cucu.. Yang tengah tu ialah nenek ataupun datuk yang mencari cucunya...

JAn jan jala.... semuanya tak mahu terperangkap di dalam 'jala'!

Galah panjang yang boleh dimainkan di atas simen ataupun di atas padang @ tanah..

Main konda-kondi pun seronok gak..

budak lelaki cukup suka main guli ni...

Anak murid yang berbagai bangsa sama-sama main batu serembat...

Main gasing.... Sapa punya gasing paling lama berpusing, dia la yang menang!

Tarik upih..

Dalam semua permainan ini, pada aku yang paling adventurous ialah tarik upih! Kenapa agaknya ek?? Aku dulu biasa main tarik upih ni...  Semasa aku mengajar di Sek. Keb. Kg Bahru, Lenga Johor (dekat dengan Bukit Kepong yang balai polisnya diserang komunis tu..) yang jauh di pendalaman dan tak ada telefon (huhuhuu... Susah nak telefon Hubby Baby masa tu) budak-budak lelaki ni suka sangat kalau nampak upih pokok kelapa kat padang sekolah... Sekolah kampung, kelilingnya pokok kelapa, atas bukit, selalu banyak angin.... Padang di kampung manalah nak rata... 

Satu hari tu aku lihat dari jauh (padang luas sangat!) ada empat lima orang yang berlari rebutkan dua upih. Mereka mula bermain upih...  Sekali tu satu upih yg di tarik tu terlanggar lubang kat atas padang!Yang budak atas upih tu senget dan terjatuh ke sisi. Waktu yang sama jugak, team lagi satu punya upih melompat sebab tanah yang tak rata.. melambunglah si budak yang dok atas upih tu.. Dan mereka berlaga kepala! Lepas berlaga kepala, masing-masing jatuh atas tanah... Malangnya ada batu disitu... Berdarah kepala budak berdua tu! Yang dua orang menarik upih tu menjerit minta tolong..kebetulan mereka nampak aku berdiri di tangga yg menuruni padang. So, berlarilah aku dalam keadaan mengandung sulung 7 bulan tu pada mereka.. Mak oii! memang sungguh berdarah! 

Camni le lebih kurang kecederaan salah seorang student aku akibat upih.... 

Aku tengok, dah takut... Aku angkat budak tu (eleh...budak lelaki Year 3 yang kecik aje..) terus bawak pi Staff Room dan tekap dulu kepala yang berdarah tu. Then aku mintak tolong seorang cikgu lelaki yang kebetulan baru masuk SR dari canteen.. Kami bawak budak tu ke klinik kesihatan yang jauhnya 3 buah kedai atap nipah. Berjahit jugak kepala budak tu!Then aku hantar dia pulang ke rumah, dalam keadaan baju aku yang penuh darah... Yang herannya, budak tu tak pening, tak lemah pun walau darah banyak keluar..  Dan esoknya, budak tu datang sekolah siap dengan kerepek pisang berpek-pek untuk aku! Katanya," mak ayah saya bagi kat cikgu." Itu cara mereka berterima kasih pada aku sebab membantu...

Dan waktu rehatnya, aku nampak budak-budak yang sama, bermain tarik upih lagi! 

"Seronok main upih la cikgu.. Kadang kita jatuh, kadang kita terbang, kadang kita tergolek, kadang kita lepas laju aje" jawapan si kepala berjahit dengan pekat Jawanya pada aku bila ditanya kenapa main sedangkan jahitan tu masih baru lagi..... Memang adventurous sungguh permainan ini dan juga budak-budak Jawa Kampung Bahru ni....