Product Type: Toys
Age: Late Elementary School Years
Categories: Puzzles
2004 Award
(Chenille Kraft Co. $40 Score:
) Testers enjoyed putting together this giant-sized (4' w x 2 1/2' h) floor puzzle with 73 thick foam pieces. State names are printed on the map with 16 landmarks (state capitals marked by a star but not named-you might want to add the capitals with a marker on the back of each state). Also, Wonderfoam Giant World Puzzle Map ($44).
Age: Later School Years. Award Year: 2004. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
2005 Award
(Ravensburger $8.5 Score:
) Comes with 3 forty-nine-piece puzzles (that you sort out first by using the different patterns on the puzzle backs). Choose either the dinosaur or jungle animals motif. Challenging but satisfying. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2005.
2009 Award
(Mudpuppy Press $14 Score:
) This 100-piece puzzle creates a handsome three mast pirate ship with challenging sails to un-jumble. Like all 100 piece puzzles, this is for older and more experienced puzzle builders. Marked 5 & up, we think this will require help if a 5 tries this solo. More like a 7 & up choice. The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab.
Age: Early School Years, Later School Years. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
2003 Award
(Briarpatch $5.99 Score:
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(Briarpatch $5.99 four ) Joan Steiner's wonderful scenes of everyday life are a perfect fit for puzzles (ha!). Sixty-three pieces make up this inventive playground, including a tambourine for a sandbox and a shoehorn for a slide! Also fun, Look-Alikes Harbor. 8 & up. Or try Look-Alikes Soda Shop with 500 pieces. They say 7 & up, we say a good family project!
Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2003.
2007 Award
(Haba $35 Score:
) This is a handsome set of tiles that can be used in open-ended format to create a skyline of minarets and domes, à la 1001 Arabian Nights. There are multiple patterns that children can follow, and matching the tiles calls for visual perception. A good quiet time activity. (800) 468-6873. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2007.
2007 Award
(Mudpuppy Press $11 Score:
) Based on the book Egyptology from Candlewick, this handsome 100-piece puzzle is smartly designed with good clues in the graphics. If you have a child in the midst of all things Egyptian, this will be a prize! Puzzle image is printed on the metal storage tin. 7 & up. (212) 354-8840. Age: Early School Years,Later School Years. Award Year: 2007.
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