Hidden puzzle mechanics are an educational and developing tool.
The founders of Highlights magazine, Gary and Caroline Myers, developed the magazine around the motto, "Fun with a Purpose."
Specifically, they believe, " children develop positive self-worth by
using their creativity and
imagination, developing their reading, thinking and reasoning skills,
and learning to treat others with respect, kindness and sensitivity"
According to the official Highlights website, "children are best taught
values by seeing positive examples in stories and articles," and many of
the magazine's features, including the Hidden Objects page, were
created around this idea.
The creators of I Spy, author Jean Marzollo and photographer Walter Wick,
saw hidden puzzles as a way to combine fun and education. Marzollo's
rhythmic and rhyming riddles combined with Wick's unique photographs
help develop children's language, problem-solving, and creativity
skills. As Marzollo puts it, "[The I SPY books] pull you in and hold you
in a visual spell until you have found
everything. [They] also make you think, and they can help you
learn to read."
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