empathy puzzle

These puzzle pieces fit together to form paths, shapes and patterns, while also expressing key themes of love and forgiveness. It is designed to help visualize and verbalize cues to share feelings and tell stories. This activity works as a guided experience and a self-directed exercise that lets children and adults create their own unique puzzles or perhaps join another to form one big, shared story. 

Each kit includes 90 pieces, approximately 2.5” x 4.5” and made of 1/4” thick HDPE plastic. The colors, symbols and words can be customized. Another 45 pieces without words on a writable, whiteboard material to allow for users to add their own words and tell their own stories. A large placemat with outlines of different ways to assemble the puzzle helps families and facilitators work through ways to use the puzzles to effect different learning outcomes. Also included are outline templates for worksheets for children to make their own puzzle pieces.