
Importance of Puzzles
Puzzles are excellent resources for encouraging the development of a number of skills. These include fine-motor skills and hand-eye co-ordination, thinking and problem-solving skills, patience and persistence, observation and planning skills, goal-setting, and visual-spatial awareness. They are also a great way to increase self-esteem as children persist and experience a sense of achievement and pride within themselves when they reach their end goal.
You will need:
Zombie printables
Wooden blocks of the same size and shape.
Scissors
Tape (or glue depending on how permanent you want this resource to be)
What to do:
Step 1:
Arrange the blocks so they form a rectangle and print off an image of the zombie that will fit the rectangle you have made.
Step 2:
Measure and mark on the back of the zombie image a grid that matches the blocks. This will provide you with a guide of where to cut with the scissors.
Step 3:
Using the scissors, cut the image along the grid so the pieces will fit the blocks.
Step 4:
Arrange the paper pieces on the blocks to see if they fit.
Step 5:
Glue or tape the paper puzzle pieces to the blocks.
Extensions:
To make this puzzle a little more challenging, you could add an image of a different zombie to the opposite side of the blocks.
You could use more or less blocks for different levels of complexity. Eg 3 blocks for one zombie or 10 blocks for one zombie.
Zombie Block Puzzles

