Customer Reviews

Beleduc Your Body - Boy 5-Layer Puzzle

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I just want to echo what everyone else has said. This is a great puzzle. When I saw the preview picture, I imagined it was miniature size, but it's about as tall as a piece of paper.

This puzzle is a great way to teach questioning preschoolers about the body - the corresponding girl puzzle can be used with it to teach the basic difference between girls and boys (if asked) and everything else helps reinforce how similar we are.

There are only two things that I don't like about the puzzle:
1. It is only available as a pale skinned caucasian.
2. The boy and girl puzzles are ALMOST the same size, but not truly interchangeable. This makes it very hard if your child wants to work on both puzzles side by side, because it will look like the arm piece would fit in either puzzle, but actually it is will only fit flush on one of them. Besides being annoying, this also takes away from the message that both boys and girls have mostly similar body parts (same kind of lungs, same skull, etc).

This puzzle is fantastic! I had to show my 3.5 year old how to put the puzzle together the first time he used it but after that he was a pro at putting it together and taking it apart. He take it apart/put it together over and over again for awhile. He finds it fascinating and loves to talk about all the different body parts. I will explain to him what each body part does and he loves it - it's a very educational puzzle! This puzzle is made of solid well made wood - would last forever. Totally totally recommend!!!

I saw my 2.5 year old son put this puzzle together in his daycare room. I was impressed and his teacher told me that all the kids love the puzzle and can put it together (room is 2-3 year olds). It's a great opportunity to talk about the different parts of the body. The teacher has been so impressed with the puzzle she went out and bought the Seasons one for the classroom.

I was surprised at the quality of this toy given it was made in China, however some of the smaller pieces (e.g., the arm) have very sharp edges that could definitely hurt a child. Don't know why the manufacturer didn't round out these edges as it would have been very simple and safe for all to do that.

I thought this may be a bit beyond my two year old when I purchased it. However, we've only had it for three days and he can now put it together completely by himself. At first I had to separate the pieces for each layer for him, but after using it a lot the past two days (it's a hit!) he can now do the entire puzzle by himself.

Very nice construction, although the pieces are thinner than I thought they would be (probably necessary since there are basically 4 puzzles in one - the fifth layer is just painted onto the bottom of the puzzle). Also, from the description on Amazon I wasn't clear that each layer was actually a puzzle, or if it was just one piece per layer. I was happy to find out when I received the puzzle that there are several pieces to each layer (7 pieces per layer to be exact).

My son does not yet understand what he's looking at when he sees the layers, but I think this toy will be a favorite for years to come and its educational value is very high.

We HIGHLY recommend this toy...and don't underestimate your toddler - he or she can probably do this puzzle and hopefully will be as entertained with this toy as my son.

I got a girl puzzle for my daughter & a boy puzzle for my son. These are very well done, well made, and well worth the money. My kids play with them all the time and have learned all about the human body with them. The way they layer is very helpful for learning how the body works. Awesome puzzles!!

This puzzle is a lot of fun for any child (ages 2-6) interested in the human body. My only wish is that the skeleton layer be a puzzle, too (it's the bottom layer of the tray), so there's really only four layers to put together. Each of the four layers is 7 pieces (28 puzzle pieces-the 29th "piece" is the tray), and the pieces of the layers are not interchangeable, so a muscle piece would not fit in the skin layer. It's actually a pretty cool puzzle overall.

My 3 year old son loves this puzzle. Note that the skeleton level is not a puzzle; it is just the base level (one of the five levels). I can talk to him about the organs, muscles, skin, body parts, clothing - he is enthralled. I don't know how long it will hold his attention, but it is great. Also, keep in mind that it is handcut. Someone else mentioned it would be nice if the boy and girl puzzles had interchangeable pieces to demonstrate that boys and girls aren't that different, but you can't do that with a handcut puzzle... The pieces are a bit thin, which works just fine but makes me a bit concerned for durability, but so far so good.

This puzzle is amazing. Great quality! My 4 year old LOVES it and it is one of his favorite toys he got for Christmas this year! He was immediately drawn to it and has played with it multiple times so far. He is fascinated by getting to see the inner parts of his body. However my husband pointed out an interesting point. It goes from surface layer (clothes) to deeper and deeper levels (skin, muscle, internal organs and skeleton) However, the skeleton (rib cage for example) protects the internal organs shown. So technically, that should have been the 4th layer and the organ systems printed on the bottom layer. So those 2 layers should be reversed, if they are going from surface layers to deepest layers... Made me think a bit. Just wanted to point that out. Its a 5 star product to me, either way! The only thing I was disappointed about, was that it was not made in America. (made in china) I was pleasantly surprised at how nice this is. Pieces fit well, it is the perfect size, not too big, not too small.. It is much nicer than expected, very glad I chose this.

We got this puzzle for my 3.5 year old for Hanukkah. He is loving it! If you have a kid who is interested in how the body works and likes puzzles I don't think you will go wrong with this product... it is well made, educational, and fun!