Where do my friends live?
Written: Sep 26 '00 (Updated Nov 30 '00)
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Pros: Helps teach geography
Cons: Each state is not a separate piece
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| Staceys1's Full Review: U.S. Map Woodboard Puzzle |
This puzzle was given to my son for his third birthday. He has quite a collection of puzzles, but this one definitely ranks high in his lineup.
This is a colorful, 26-piece wooden puzzle. The pieces have the state names written on them, and underneath is each state capital along with a picture or two representing that state. For example, under New York is the Statue of Liberty and under Idaho is a picture of potatoes. My son is learning the names of the states at an early age, so this is quite educational. Next we will work on the capitals.
The only problem with I have with this puzzle is that there are not 50 pieces to represent the 50 states. Some states are obviously smaller than others so that to keep it to scale, they needed to be joined together otherwise some pieces would be extremely tiny. For example, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut are all on one piece. Only eleven states are their own piece - and they are not even the largest states. For example, Texas is joined with Oklahoma.
Some of the pieces are too small for the name of the state to fit, so they are written on the puzzle base. Hawaii and Alaska do not even have pieces at all and they are merely drawn on the base as an addendum at the bottom.
On the plus side, it is a colorful puzzle. The pieces are red, yellow, blue, green, orange and purple and the words are written clearly.
This puzzle would be great for children who have friends or relatives who live in different states than they do. Both of my son's uncles have girlfriends in different states from us. We live in New York and they live in California and Florida, so when we do those states we have a conversation about the last time they visited and then about the next time they will visit. It is also useful when we are planning a trip out of town, to show him where we are headed.
Recommended:
Yes
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