Customer Reviews

Thomas & Friends: Sodor Friends - 24 Piece Shaped Floor Puzzle

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My 2.5 year old daughter has the Thomas Off to Work floor puzzle and loves it. She puts it together several times daily. I got this other one for her best friend's birthday. He was turning 3. When the box was opened and we went to put it together, I was disappointed. While it was a good size and seemed to be well made and durable, there were two reasons I didn't like it as much as the Off to Work puzzle. (1) Some of the pieces didn't fit INTO each other so that they locked into place. Instead, some of the pieces just rested next to each other. This is much harder for young kids to figure out and also results in pieces slipping apart from each other as the child goes on to do other pieces. (2) The outer edge is a freeform train shape. This is hard for the child to realize, so the outer edges are not helpful at all in figuring out which pieces go where and actually seemed to be a major distraction. The other Thomas puzzle is a simple rectangle shape so it's easy to think of it in terms of edge pieces, corner pieces, and inner pieces. I wouldn't buy this one again.

My two year old grandson plays with his floor puzzles every day. Thomas is a good educational puzzle because there are several trains in the puzzle and they all look alike, so it takes a little trial and error to put it together. The pieces are safe and durable. Highly recommended or this age group.

My son got this for his 2nd birthday and I must say he uses it all the time. He is obsessed w/Thomas and loves puzzles. He even showed his Papa how to put it together. He is able to sit and do it all by himself. This toy earned me time alone in the kitchen:)

If your child loves Thomas and loves puzzles then he/she will most likely enjoy this puzzle. As for age, it also depends on the child..some 2 year olds can probably do it with a lot of help but I would say 2 and half and up is best. The quality is good and it seems durable.

My 23-mo old son loves it. He's been playing this puzzle for months. At the beginning, I asked him to find Toby, Thomas, Percy and etc., he'd go get that piece and let me put it together. He started to show interest to put things together last month and now he can put together 17 pieces by himself; leaving the rest pieces without trains for me.
We also own a big Thomas floor puzzle and most pieces of that puzzle are either gray or blue, a little difficult and confusing to him. This Sodor friends puzzle is easier for a younger toddler because it has more colors and more characters.
By the way, does anyone know what the name of the orange train beside Thomas? Is it Edward but in wrong color? My son has been asking me so many times, and I don't know the answer!

My son loves to play with this Thomas puzzle. It is challenging, yet simple enough for a toddler to work on. It was one of the best purchases I made this Christmas. Braden gets his puzzle out multiple times a day and we work on it together. Wonderful quality and bright characters make this puzzle a true winner!!