Montessori Early Education Puzzle Shape Matching For Young Children

12 reviews for Montessori Early Education Puzzle Shape Matching For Young Children

My Paradigm
Rated 4 out of 5
October 4, 2024
I ordered this puzzle because I liked that it had the number 10 on it and for the shapes, things not found in our other puzzles. The wood is a little thin, but still sturdy enough. The hexagon and circle are purple, not blue as pictured. My biggest complaint is that the word under the circle is ‘round’ rather than the shape name. Usually, a child learning their shapes and simple puzzles isn’t going to need to read the word, though, so you can just say ‘circle’ while completing it with them. The 6 and 9 can be flipped and placed in each other’s spaces, but that isn’t a huge deal either. The pieces fit well without being too loose or tight. It’s a decent puzzle.

Jess T.
Rated 4 out of 5
October 4, 2024
It's cute. It's a lot lighter weight than other, similar puzzles we've had before. As of right now that's not a bad thing but I do worry how it might impact its long-term durability. The colors are vibrant, the pieces go in and out easily, I thought the calling the semi-circle "half round" was odd, though. Edges could maybe have been sanded down a bit more but as of right now won't be giving anybody a splinter. As long as the board and the coloring hold up I will be overall happy with this puzzle.

BRK
Rated 4 out of 5
October 4, 2024
The fruit were painted in beautiful colors, knobs are just the right size for toddlers. The wood frame was thinner than other similar puzzles we have, barely over 1/4 " thick, but will work for us. One trend with toddler puzzles unlike years ago is painting the image onto the board, so basically the child is matching a picture to another picture rather than matching based on shape and size, which kind of defeats the purpose of the puzzle in my opinion. I will paint over the pictures on the board so that my 2-year-old grandchild will learn to make her decision based on the shape and size of the piece rather than simply matching pictures, more like when she starts learning to distinguish the shapes and sizes of letters and numbers.