Melissa & Doug USA Map Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle

This is such a great toy for helping my kids learn geography. They refer to this map frequently to understand where states are at- it's so cool to see how interested they are in it and how it helps them understand the the states, cities, and us layout.

This is a great puzzle. Over the years I've purchased a few of them as birthday gifts for various children. As it typical of most Melissa & Doug products that I've encountered, the puzzle is of superior quality...I love the fact that it's constructed of wood. The puzzle pieces and board are extremely well made and are very durable. We've owned ours for over four years now and it is still in excellent condition! Each puzzle piece is about 3/16 of an inch thick. The names of the States are printed on the puzzle pieces, while the names of the capitals of each State is printed on the puzzle board. That way children not only learn the names of the states, and their location within the US, but also the capital of each State. The puzzle consists of 45 pieces--the smaller New England states, share a puzzle piece. For example, MA, RI, and CT all share one puzzle piece. The same is true of a few other north eastern states that are not within NE region. In any event, this is a wonderful puzzle. It's educational and fun, providing children with endless hours of entertainment, while increasing their knowledge about their country. My daughter, who is eight, has one of these puzzles and she loves it. I bought it back in 2011 when she was only 4. My husband and I have completed the puzzle with her many times over the years, and now that she's older she's taken it upon herself to do it with her five year old brother. It's really cute to watch them seriously concentrating while completing the puzzle. :-)

My kids are really enjoying this puzzle. They are seeing where all the states are and learning as they're having fun.

This puzzle of the map of the USA is very good quality. The pictures on each wooden piece are beautiful, the print is easy to read, and colors are sharp. On the back there is a list of each state with its abbreviation and a brief description of its capitol city, size, motto, and the state bird and flower for each. This puzzle spikes conversation and interest in learning and traveling. Great gift for any age.

Wonderful. I have one similar from the mid-1970's I bought my children. A couple of pieces are missing and it is well worn... So, a new one for my great-grandchildren is in order. The most important and appreciated features of your puzzle are making pieces match size and shape of states where practicable, naming the states, showing a view what the state is famous for and having the capitals hidden under the puzzle piece for each. Then, for it to be 3/8" thick laminate and to have a summary of facts for each of the 50 states on the back of the board... this is VERY attractive and functional for our bright young active children! Thank you. Also, a 12"x 16" is so functional to use and to store, ready to see, think and do! I changed to Gulf of America...

My dtr is five and she is already making the geographical connections in this. It’s an amazing learning tool and just really fun. I even got a lesson on some of the capital cities as an adult. Your kids are going to have to learn this in elementary school so you may as well make it fun and memorable for them.

I bought this for my young grandson as he loves puzzles and has lots of questions about the places I travel, so I thought this would be fun. Turns out he is not quite old enough to put the puzzle together, but he still loves to look at it and will take one piece off, ask what it is, and then puts it back.

Kids like puzzles,so why not get them started early and teach them at the same time! I gave this to my 3 year old nephew. My husband said it was wasted money, he was too young. Well, he has since changed his tune. The little boy was intrigued by all the different shapes and bright colors. There is also painted pictures on each state depicting something that relates to the state. Under each state is the name of the capitol city. My nephew loved this immediately. He studies the pictures, asks the name of the states, and has fun putting the united states back together. He now knows where he lives, where I live, and where various other family members live, When they went on vacay this January, he grabbed his puzzle to see where they were going. He actually grasped the fact that they were going to travel through 3 other states before they got to their Florida house. Hellooo? I know many adults who probably don't know THAT! He is having fun, and has no idea that he is learning so much, When he starts school, he will be ahead of his class, at least in this department. I am very satisfied with the product and the impact this puzzle has made on my nephew. It has proven to be much more than I ever hoped it would be, and it was well worth the money. In today's world, we need to seize every opportunity to share knowledge with the young minds in our family. And we need to catch them before the internet or social media hijacks their little minds! This is truly a learning tool that is fun, who could ask for more?

Excelente para el aprendizaje en Geografía de USA.

Love it and easy to learn map with completing a few times

Easy & entertaining. Just what we wanted, to teach the grandchildren (and us) where all the parts of the USA fit together.

My 4 year old and I find this puzzle fun every time we do it. He's learning a lot about the United States, not only where the States are but also on the back their State bird and State flower. Now that it's easy for us to do it we have mini competitions on how quickly we can do it. It's too bad Melissa and Doug hasn't come up with a Europe map - I think that would be a great puzzle to do and learn. I recommend this for 4 and up to adults!

Very nice puzzle bought it for my son, very good quality and the delivery was really speedy although it’s coming from USA. Very satisfied