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Every Montessorian has a special attachment to DIY handmade materials. We love creating our own when we get inspired to bring new opportunities to explore and discover for children, make something unique that sparks their interest and curiosity.
Puzzles make such an essential part of a child’s learning environment. Oh, and kids can spend countless hours doing puzzles. It is an activity that they have complete control over and requires a great deal of concentration. Let’s have a look together at some inspiring ideas from people who did handmade puzzles for their children. These will fit perfectly in a Montessori environment.

Famous Landmark Blocks post via No Time for Flash Cards is so creative and simple to make. These are must-try. This is such a fantastic part of Geography Continent study, perfect for continent boxes.
When preparing for Botany lessons, check out this DIY Parts of a Mushroom Puzzle made with felt from Mama Guru.
There are a few more beautiful handmade puzzles with parts of the animals, for example, Nurturing Learning made Bird Puzzle using free template printable. Julia also suggests a beautiful idea for making your Continent Map Puzzle
Children will love to learn about Moon Phase Activity with DIY Moon Phase Activity Puzzle by What We Do All Day.
Montessori ‘N Such offers free Anatomy and Botany Puzzle outlines to help you make handmade puzzles using felt or cardboard (my next project).
Here is a gorgeous Colour Wheel Puzzle from Montessori ‘N Such.
Another color puzzle from Crayon Freckles – diy color wheel foam puzzle.
Here is a straightforward way for DIY puzzles kids can make via Two Daloo – DIY Giant Block Puzzle.
In her post, Playful Fun Projects to Make With + For Kids Mer Mag shares creative geometric puzzles to engage children using elementary materials.
In this post via Living Montessori Now you can find an example, how to incorporate printable DIY puzzles into a unit study.
Here is a great way to practice name recognition and spelling with a personalized
DIY Name Recognition Puzzle by Toadally Tots
Those of you who are particularly crafty will appreciate this beautiful cloth puzzle made with cloth material by Bliss Cocotte.
There is numerous creative way using popsicle sticks to do puzzles for or with kids to learn numbers, alphabet. For example, DIY Number Puzzle via Make, take and Teach. Also, you can find great examples here, here, and here.
Here is a great idea of how to do a DIY puzzle with a picture from a child’s favorite book.
Great suggestion from Nurture store: Make a hide-and-seek baby jigsaw.
Here is a fun and gorgeous puzzle idea – Upcycled coffee can: Twisting puzzle via De tout et de rien: Activités pour le Préscolaire.
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Free Printables From Montessori Nature
- Pine Tree Life Cycle
- Made By Nature Made By Humans Sorting
- Penguin Life Cycle And Parts Of A Penguin
- Characteristics Of The Polar Bear
- My Word Of The Year New Year Free Printable
- Physical And Chemical Changes Pairing Fine Motor With Pegs
- Christmas Playdough Mats
- Christmas 3 Part Cards
- Christmas Matching Fine Motor With Pegs
- 10 Deciduous Trees And 10 Coniferous Trees Sorting Cards
- Fall Playdough Mats
- Christmas in Australia
- Free DIY Art Puzzles Coloring Pages Printables – Silent Night by Viggo Johansen
- Signs of Winter
- Matching Fine Motor With Pegs The Nutcracker Free Christmas printable
- Free DIY Puzzles And Coloring Pages – Raphael The Sistine Madonna
- Fall Leaf Shapes Match Up With Pegs
- Raccoon life cycle and parts of a raccoon
- Animal Hibernation & Torpor Cards
- 10 Farm Cards And 10 Forest Sorting Cards
- Pairing Fine Motor With Pegs – Thankful Animals
- Corn Plant Life Cycle And Parts Of A Corn Plant
- Types Of Apples
- Turkey Life Cycle And Parts Of A Turkey
- Fall Prewriting Practice – Free Fine Motor Printable
- Free DIY Puzzles And Coloring Pages – Paul Cezanne Still Life Painting Curtain, Jug And Fruit Bowl
- Fall Pin Punching And Tracing Cards
- Characteristics Of The Red Squirrel
- Fall Match Up Initial Sounds With Pegs
- Fall Match Up Rhyming Words With Pegs
- Fall Leaves And Fall Flowers
- Fall Match Up Opposites With Pegs
- 10 Types Of Vertebrates And 10 Types Of Invertebrates Fall Printable
- Fall Match Up With Pegs
- Types Of Exotic Apples 3-Part Cards, Posters, Student Booklet
- Sunflower Activities
- 10 Types Of Edible And 10 Types Of Poisonous Mushrooms
- Signs Of Fall – Free Printables, Posters, Cards, Student Booklets
- Cat Life Cycle And Parts Of A Cat
- Apple Life Cycle And Parts Of An Apple
- Woodland Animals Poster Match Up Cards
- Snake Life Cycle And Parts Of A Snake
- 10 Types Of Mammals And 10 Types Of Birds In Autumn
- Octopus Life Cycle And Parts Of An Octopus
- Dog Life Cycle And Parts Of A Dog
- Crab Life Cycle And Parts Of A Crab
- Shark Life Cycle And Parts Of The Shark
- Color, Cut Out, Build, And Label The Ant
- Color, Cut Out, Build, And Label The Fish
- Gemstones 3 Part Cards
- Wild Animal Families Puzzles And Cards
- Forest Matching Cards – Free Nature Printable
- Beach Poster, Match Up Cards – Free Printables
- Whale Size Comparison Poster, Match Up Cards
- DIY Puzzles And Coloring Pages – Vincent Van Gogh Vase With Twelve Sunflowers
- 10 Types Of Vertebrates And 10 Types Of Invertebrates
- Seahorse Life Cycle And Parts Of The Seahorse
- Coral Reef Animals Poster, Match Up Cards
- 10 Types Of Terrestrial Mammals And 10 Types Of Marine Mammals – Free Summer Printable
- Elephant Life Cycle And Parts Of An African Elephant
- Zebra Life Cycle And Parts Of A Zebra
- 10 Types Of Butterflies And 10 Types Of Ladybugs – Free Sorting Printable
- Parts Of A Grasshopper And Grasshopper Life Cycle
- Parts Of A Bear And Types Of Bears
- Chicken Life Cycle And Parts Of A Chicken Embryo
- Skip Counting Student Helper Posters And Worksheets s
- Deer Life Cycle And Parts Of A Deer
- Number Tracing And Formation Activity
- Mushroom Life Cycle 3 Part Cards, Poster And Blackline
- Sums With Bead Bars – Clip Cards And Worksheets With Teen Numbers
- Addition Clip Cards
- Number Bonds – Addition With Bead Bars Sums Of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, And 10
- Earthworm Life Cycle, Parts Of An Earthworm, 3 Part Cards, Blackline Masters
- Parts Of The Volcano Poster, 3 Part Cards, Blackline Masters
- Parts Of The Snail And Snail Life Cycle Printables
- Parts Of A Bottlenose Dolphin And Dolphin Life Cycle
- Place Value Mats, Task Cards, And Tracing Worksheets
- Hummingbird Learning Activities
- Ladybug Learning Activities
- Turtle Learning Activities
- Gemstones – Posters And Matching Cards
- Nature Journal
- Valentine’s Day Coloring Cards
- Geoboard Task Cards
- Free One Week Planner For Preschool Children With Low Prep Hands-On Activities
- Free Montessori Baby And Toddler Printable Materials
- Flamingo Life Cycle And Parts Of A Flamingo
- DIY Winter Puzzles And Art Activities – Painting “The Starry Night” By Vincent Van Gogh
- Winter Animals
- Arctic Animals
- Owl Life Cycle And Parts Of An Owl
- Squirrel Life Cycle And Parts Of A Squirrel
- Characteristics Of The Emperor Penguin
- Platypus Life Cycle And Parts Of A Platypus
- Macaw Life Cycle And Parts Of A Macaw
- Polar Bear Life Cycle And Parts Of A Polar Bear
- Giraffe Life Cycle And Parts Of A Giraffe
- Hedgehog Life Cycle And Parts Of A Hedgehog
- Bat Life Cycle And Parts Of A Bat
- DIY Winter Puzzles And Art Activities – Painting “Maslenitsa” By Boris Kustodiev
- Butterflies And Moths Sort
- Types Of Flowers Match Up
- Poppy Life Cycle And Parts Of The Red Poppy
- Silent E Learning To Read Cards
- Addition And Subtraction Cards – Single Digits
- Rabbit Life Cycle And Parts Of A Rabbit
- Animals In Spring – Activities, Resources, And Free Printables
- Multiplication Charts
- Lined Writing Paper Handwriting Practice
- Blue Jay Life Cycle And Parts Of A Blue Jay
- Giant Panda Life Cycle And Parts Of A Giant Panda
- Manatee Life Cycle And Parts Of A Manatee
- Nocturnal And Diurnal Animals Sort
- Viviparous And Oviparous Animals Sort
- Mothers And Their Young Animals Sort
- Constellations And Planets Sort
- Farm Animal Families Puzzles
- The Earth Goes Around The Sun – Free Geography Printable
- Pea Plant Life Cycle And Parts Of A Pea Plant
- Tulip Life Cycle And Parts Of A Tulip
- Tomato Life Cycle And Parts Of A Tomato Plant
I am a Montessoriteacher from Norway. I love all creative ideas i can get.:)
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happy new year
These printable puzzles was perfect for me and my kids, and it only made me love DIY puzzles even more.