Sophie loved discovering last month's
Ravensburger Puzzle Club puzzle of the month called I Love London, because it featured some of the iconic sights
and monuments of the capital, even including an informative fact sheet to tell
you about them. Well, this month's offering - the 100 XXL piece London
Children's Map - has a similar theme and got an equally warm reception.
Sophie told me she didn't want my help thank
you, she wanted to make this one all by herself (!), and started off by finding
all the edge bits. This was actually very simple because the map coordinates
instantly show you which piece goes where. This is a great way of getting
younger kids to practise their basic numbers and letters without even realising
it too !
Filling in the inside of the puzzle is a bit
more complicated but is also great fun, as well as educational, because you have
to match up the monuments you find on the pieces with the picture on the lid to
find their location. Sophie started with the river Thames ("oh, it looks like
the start of Eastenders" !!) then looked out for places she'd heard of (and that
she longs to visit) such as the London Eye and Tower Bridge. It took a while to
find them all but Sophie loved every minute and said that it was like doing a
treasure hunt.
When you've finished, you can again continue
your learning experience by looking up all the things of interest to spot on the
puzzle on the enclosed information sheet. What with the Jubilee and the
Olympics, Sophie is besotted with anything related to London so she has declared
that this is her favourite all-time puzzle. (Until the next one arrives
!!)
star rating : 5/5
RRP : £7.99
Review by Cheryl at Madhouse Family Reviews
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