[blparent] Jigsaw Puzzles

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Yes, and the problem with the talking puzzles is that they are activated 
when the light is blocked.  So if you move your hand over several places to 
put the right piece in, the puzzle will say every space you move over.  So 
the verbal matching of the letter or number or state is somewhat lost.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Veronica Smith
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:52 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Jigsaw Puzzles

I also have a talking one, but don't know where it came from, a friend sent 
it to me.  But watch out, when the batteries are low, that silly thing will 
start talking all by itself.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeri Milton
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:32 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] Jigsaw Puzzles

I was just experiencing this same dilemma with my daughter. I went to Big 
Lots with her and picked up a puzzle book. It's the cutest book with a small 
puzzle on each page of Elmo doing different things. Well, it didn't work out 
so well! We spent an hour trying to do one page. I was almost in tears. Now 
my son on the other hand was always able to put a puzzle together lickity 
split. I was so excited! Where did you find the map of the U.S.? Is this a 
talking one?

Jeri

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo 
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 8:24 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Jigsaw Puzzles

I hope someone can give me a few pointers.  I’m at the end of my wits trying 
to help my daughter with jigsaw puzzles.  She really enjoys them, and her 
sighted dad has tried to show her how to look at the pieces and match them 
by what part of the picture they belong to, as well as shape and size.  She 
really wants me to do the puzzles with her, but we inevitably end up with a 
pile of pieces and a whole lot of frustration.  And these are fairly simple 
puzzles, some are the wooden 24-piece ones from Melissa and Doug, and a 
couple are small Veggie Tales or Bible story puzzles.  I tried to label one 
with braille letters on the back, but it didn’t help much.  Now the talking 
ones are great.  My little girl can put the puzzle of the fifty states 
together all by herself.  I hope there’s some ingenious way I just haven’t 
thought of to help her with the non-talking puzzles.

Thanks,
Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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