Customer Reviews

Fly & Discover Globe

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My son received this for his fourth birthday. Loves it, loves it, loves it! He has since developed an interest in, and knowledge of geography!! He will turn five next week, and still plays with his "Earth". My three year old daughter has recently gotten the hang of it, as well. I would recommend this one to anyone.

my 3- and 4- yr olds liked this globe quite a bit before they became discouraged with the difficulty in understanding the voice commands and with the tracker pole not going all the way up to the top. now they refer to it as "the globe we liked but doesn't work". i'd spend a little more (the kids seem to love the concept) and get one that functions more smoothly (it is difficult to stop, start, and generally maneuver).

my three year old got this for christmas and loves the sound effects and fun designs - but he gets frustrated by the joystick. it is difficult to "fly" to the right spot when prompted by the "find the" questions and requires better motor skills than most three year olds have - i often have to help him guide the joystick onto the right animal or place. my five year old can navigate without difficulty. however she becomes bored after 5 mins as there is a limited number of questions and games - which is fine for a three year old but not enough info for the five and above age range. in all - i'd say great concept and a fun way for kids to learn about the world but the makers should either simplify the joystick for younger kids or expand the knowledge for older kids.

This is a cute toy! It has fun way to learn about the different parts of the world. It is not very loud and is fun for all ages! it is a nice toy to take along. My two older kids have learned about different parts of the world and had fun doing it!

my sons liked this toy. always fun to fly a plane, and they get to learn a little about geography too. they always tended to turn it into a contest to land on the same animal or location every time - whichever one they liked the most, but I guess that was also good for memory, and also coordination to steer the plane to the right place. a little bit flimsy, but still fun. ours never broke, but the stick got loose where the plane would drop to the bottom instead of staying at a certain height when you let go of the stick, but not an issue since usually the kids are steering it up/down anyway, and it only fell to bottom when they let go of the stick, basically never while they were playing.

What a great "toy" this is! We got ours at penney's outlet for a great price since I couldn't get one here at amazon. Sure am glad I found one! I don't recommend this for ages three, however, as stated above. It's pretty hard for kids to figure out where the Sydney Opera house is when they don't have any idea whatsoever about geography. I wouldn't buy it for less than a four-year-old, almost five. You wouldn't believe how much they learn in just a very few minutes of playing with this globe. It's really neat how they have to seek out different places on the globe, what language is spoken in what country, and just exploring. This will definitely, definitely help with geography later on and I highly recommend it! Great toy!