Imagination Generation USA States Chunky Puzzle Board - Learn All 50 States with Professor Poplar's Wooden Pegged Puzzles - Children's Educational Toys - USA States

We bought the States puzzle a couple of years ago, and it's has been through some rough handling by a preschooler and many attempts at losing the pieces, but I'm happy to say that it is still intact and damage free. We have to help with where the states go, but it has been great for increasing familiarity and discussion about the different states and what's unique about them. The quality is great, pieces are sturdy with nice coloring. The wood base is much better than the cardboard used by a lot of puzzles. Would buy again!

This puzzle is fantastic and incredibly durable. Its actual wood instead of a sturdy cardboard type material. My only feedback would be that it kind of sucks that the 6 and 9 are the same color.

Great way to help little ones learn the states, durable and fun, great value

Pros: Great graphics, vibrant colors One symbol per state Back of each state has the capital and nickname Board: is thick and sturdy Cons: Print is TINY (see photo) States are not in individual grooved holders. They depend on pressure from each piece to hold them in place. No pegs to help remove states, you must either always start with California, (which has a cut-out) or pry the state out with your fingernail, which damages the image. No outlines on the background board to help reconstruct. If all the states are removed, it's a blank board. This might be good for older children, but I purchased this for our 4YO granddaughter and it was too difficult for her, as the pieces are tiny. Take-away: This set would be better suited for a 6 or 7-year-old.

I bought this for a 10 year old to help memorize the location of states, after 5 minutes of being told it is for babies she used it and likes it. Except for the East coast each puzzle piece is the state shape. They are very sturdy. The East coast is 1 large piece with the names of states on side. The larger states have a symbol of what the state is known for. Please note, you will need to add Washington DC as it is not labeled. We currently put a timer on to see how quickly the map can be assembled or remove states we have traveled to, or just use the state capitols. This had been very useful in memorizing the state shapes and what they border. We have had it a week and it has been used. Yes it is in the style of a preschool puzzle but will help older children memorize states.

We love this puzzle. Our baby played with this very early on. She struggled getting the letters placed in perfectly at first. She was singing her ABCs early! We need to rotate this back into her toy collection

I was worried about getting this puzzle when people mentioned that they wished the states had been outlined on the base of the puzzle so that the pieces could be easily put into place but I actually love that this puzzle has a blank base because it requires my kids and I to memorize the location of the states to find their placement. We just opened this puzzle today and have had several rounds of timing ourselves to see if we can get the states in the right place as quickly as possible. Each time we play it we learn a new way of remembering where states are. My kids are the ones who keep eagerly dumping out all the pieces and trying to place them in the right place and they have learned way more about the states in this one day of playing this game than any other way that I have tried to teach the states. The bright colors seem to draw my kids into wanting to play with it again and again. And it seems durable enough to last us a long time. The shapes of the states are very generalized. For example, we live in Michigan and the shape of Michigan is far from its actual shape, it looks like it’s one large piece of land rather than two pieces separated by water and it looks nothing like a glove. However I got this for my kids to learn location memorization and general shape memorization and this puzzle works perfectly for that. I never expected my kids to learn so much from this puzzle in one day, I love it!

I purchased this puzzle for my son because I liked the various colors and designs. It arrived in a plastic wrap and was just as described and pictured. The pieces aren't as thick/chunky as a Melissa & Doug puzzle, and that's another aspect which drew me to it. My son is 2 1/2 so he doesn't require the bulkiness of other puzzles.I'm finding that this puzzle really works well for his pincer grasp and fine motor skills. The puzzle appears to be well made, although mine did come with a slight crack in the wood behind two of the letters. I don't feel that this will effect the productivity or safety of the puzzle. Thus far, I would recommend this product. In fact, I look forward to purchasing the matching 1-20 numbers puzzle.

高額だったので、暫し迷った挙句購入。表面は、ペイントだと思っていたら、紙貼りでした。ガッカリ‥子供が口に入れても害にならない塗料を使っているとの記載あり、誰もがペイントだと思うでしょう。 それとわかって購入してください。 Amazonさんの神対応に免じて、☆3です。