Melissa & Doug World Map 33 pcs Floor Puzzle

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• Illustration of the world map
• 33 piece Jumbo sized floor puzzle
• Helps develop matching skills
• Helps children learn the continents
• Recommended Age Range 6 Years and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.1 x 9.3 x 11.8 inches ; 2.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007ODGTQ
• Item model number: 446
• Our recommended age: 6 - 10 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,635 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #13 in Toys & Games > Puzzles > Floor Puzzles
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Explore the world with this jumbo-sized; colorful floor puzzle; featuring 33 heavy-grade shape-cut cardboard pieces that are coated on both sides for added durability. Kids will have fun learning world geography on this detailed; educational map puzzle.

Product Description

Explore the world with this jumbo-sized, colorful floor puzzle, featuring 33 heavy-grade shape-cut cardboard pieces that are coated on both sides for added durability. Kids will have fun learning world geography on this detailed, educational map puzzle.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars These are real good for kids, July 28, 2005

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KS (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Melissa & Doug World Map 33 pcs Floor Puzzle (Toy)

I bought this for my niece who is 5 yrs old.

Pros:It is big and easy to organize and read the letters and the board itself is thick enough that it will not get torn apart by kids easily.

Cons: It lists only continents and not countries.For the size it is, it would have been better if it listed countries.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I wouldn't buy it again., July 22, 2007

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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Melissa & Doug World Map 33 pcs Floor Puzzle (Toy)

This is a nice, big puzzle with large pieces. The thing I mainly don't like is that only a few of the pieces are jigsaw-type (interlocking), the majority are just slide-together. This is very frustrating to my two children because the puzzle is always moving around and the pieces constantly have to be repositioned. I wish the country names had been included, but it's also nice to keep it simple for the very young child who just might want to learn the continents. I paid a lot more for this puzzle than what is being asked here, and I would not buy it again. Melissa and Doug also makes a wooden world map puzzle, which might be better.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great floor puzzle, but continent divide of Asia and Europe not correct, June 4, 2009

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Melissa J. Newman "msolomon25" (Elizabeth, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Melissa & Doug World Map 33 pcs Floor Puzzle (Toy)

I love this puzzle. We use it as a puzzle, and I am now using it to have the kids trace it to learn about the continents. Cons: The divide between Europe and Asia is by the political borders, not the physical borders of the mountains. Pros: (some view it as a con). The pieces of the puzzle are by the shape of the continents, not a jigsaw puzzle. It is a pro if the shape of the continents is most important. It is a con in that the pieces do not stay together. Also, the piece right below South America is very thin (width wise), so it broke in half. This also contributes to the pieces not staying together. The only solution would be to make the overall height of the puzzle bigger, because obviously we can't change the size of South America. Pro: the puzzle is just continents. Some people have said that they would want countries as well. Although, I would not have a problem if Melissa and Doug created another version of this puzzle with countries, I do hope that it would be an additional product and never a replacement of this product. Sometimes kids need to see the world by continents and sometimes by country. It would depend on the age of the child and what is being taught.