Well, the obvious reason is that they are just plain fun!
But, as research has shown, they are much more as this short quote shows:
“Jigsaw puzzles are great for mental stimulation and exercising your mind. Mind and mental exercises help to keep your brain young.”
It is a fact that jigsaw puzzles are excellent brain training and co-ordination improvement tools. They help develop many skills and abilities including reasoning, analyzing, deducing and other problem solving abilities. They also improve hand-eye coordination and help you develop an improved sense of spacial arrangements.
We now know that the brain is pretty much like any other muscle… and like any muscle, it needs to be exercised and jigsaw puzzles can be one of the best “exercise machines” you can use. The brain can literally be “re-trained” – made to work better by the use of puzzles, including jigsaw puzzles.
And the great thing is… AGE IS NOT A FACTOR! Jigsaw puzzles are not just for kids, they are in fact, a great brain exercise for adults… and the more challenging, the better. More and more we read about the positive effects of doing puzzles on forgetfulness, dementia and even reducing the risk of alzheimer’s. Just do an internet search and you’ll find lots of great information.
SO KEEP ON EXERCISING YOUR BRAIN……………………………..
