In this digital age the humble jigsaw is still a winner as Alex Bell and Harriot Elliot discovered with their respective three year-olds, Toby and Joseph.
The coolest cube in the world (12 million sold worldwide last year!) has got a whole new website: www.rubiks.com and PWT has teamed up with Drumond Park to offer ten Rubik's Cubes as prizes.
Dreamworks' Shrek films have captured the imagination of a generation of children - and parents - and the interactive adventures of Shrek the Third from Activision have become a great hit in PWT member Katherine Maddox-Lyons' household.
Recognising shapes and fitting them together is an important skill for a pre-school child to learn – so using a favourite character like Fireman Sam in a jigsaw puzzle is almost guaranteed to keep their interest!
Looking for a game to take to the park or on holiday that can be enjoyed by all the family from quite small children upwards? Then try Hyper Dash, says Debbie Malbon who tried it out for PWT with Ben and James.
Findtree.co.uk has developed a special area on its genealogy site dedicated to helping children get started with a family history project - a fun activity for children especially when bad weather keeps them indoors and best of all it’s free!
