Giant Butterfly Floor Puzzle — 52 Pieces

A 52-piece floor puzzle that builds into a large butterfly, with small characters and flowers hidden inside its wings. Because the pieces are big and it is built on the floor, it suits a child who wants a real puzzle but not a fiddly one.

How you play

1. Clear a floor space bigger than you think you need.
2. Tip the pieces out and turn them picture-side up.
3. Find the edge pieces and lay the outline of the wings.
4. Fill inwards, using the colours in the wings to guide you.
5. When it is finished, look for the small characters hidden in the pattern.

What it builds

• Working at floor scale, using the whole body rather than just hands
• Colour and shape matching across a large area
• Planning — edges first, then inwards
• Close looking, rewarded by the details hidden in the wings

Three ways to play it

• Count how many creatures you can find in the finished wings
• Build it with one person doing edges and one doing the middle
• Leave it built for a day and let your child show it to someone

The details

• Ages: 4–6 years
• Pieces: 52