Didn’t want to write about this until we could see it for ourselves — now we have and I think it’s my best “toy” buy in months!

We now own GeoPuzzles for five continents (Asia, Europe, Africa, and North & South America). These puzzles are special because their pieces are shaped like the individual countries, and Alf and I learned a couple of things today, e.g. I didn’t know Pakistan and Afghanistan shared a border, and Alf had thought that India and China were about the same size. (Not the case at all!) Also, you’ll probably find yourself coming up with a million questions, like “Is Russia part of Asia?” (Answers here and here.)

As for Layla, she learned that people in our lives come from India, China, Myanmar, and the Philippines. Also, she kept her cool as we worked on a puzzle together, even managing to figure out several sections on her own. There’s a fine line between challenging and frustrating and I’m glad these worked out for us.

If you’re keen to check them out too, click here to find out more — you can get them at 10-20% off but you’ll have to send in your orders by today. Before you decide, you can also read more reviews on Amazon.

p.s. The puzzle for Asia refers to Papua by its old name “Irian Jaya” and doesn’t include Papua New Guinea. Actually it doesn’t include half of the Middle East either; that’s over on the Africa+Middle East puzzle. (Btw if, like us, you have Mudpuppy’s Our World Floor Map, you could also have some explaining to do when it comes to Papua New Guinea.) One last thing: I tested myself on Sporcle and only managed to name 32 out of 48 countries in Asia, but I certainly would’ve failed miserably if I hadn’t done the puzzle yesterday!