Games

Puzzle Run

A child playing a game

Preparation

  • Print out each of the 6 jigsaws and cut out the pieces
  • On the back of the pieces of each jigsaw, write the number of that puzzle - e.g. Jigsaw Number 1 should have 1 written on the back of each piece
  • Place the pieces of each jigsaw around the space. The bigger the area, the better! Your local playground would be best, but you can also play this in a garden or your house
  • Give each team a piece of sugar paper with their team’s number on it; this will be used to place down each piece of the puzzle as they find it

How to play

  • Each child has their own jigsaws (you can do this with your own jigsaws rather than printing the resources)
  • Before starting, spread the puzzles around the house and garden. You can make them as hard or as easy to find as you like!
  • Each team starts at a central location, e.g., the middle of the garden.
  • On ‘go’, send children off to retrieve their first piece of the puzzle
  • Once they find their first piece, they return it to the central location and leave it on their sugar paper. They then go off to retrieve their next piece and so on, each time bringing the puzzle pieces back to you
  • Once they have collected their twelve pieces, they must assemble their jigsaw
  • If they find a puzzle that is not part of their puzzle, they must leave it where they found it or put it back where they found it once they realise!
A cut-out jigsaw resource

Download and print our jigsaw pieces resource for use in this game!