I have always been a big fan of puzzles for kids and in the last 3,5 years L has played with all sort of puzzles apart from Ravensburger floor puzzles, which for some reasons we were unconsciously avoiding.
Couple of weeks ago we have received our first ever Ravensburger's My First Floor Puzzle (suitable from 2 year old) with main Peppa Pig cartoon characters (£8.99).
For those who don't know Ravensburger is "a famous jigsaw company dedicated to promoting fun, learning and family togetherness – important values in today's fast-paced, tech-driven world. While having endless hours of playing fun with our innovative products, children learn to think ahead, to accept losing graciously and to follow directions".
The puzzle is made of large cardboard pieces, with overall 16 pieces each of them is about an adult's hand size. Colours are vibrant and pictures are clear enough for a 3 year old to look at. Even though pieces are large they are lightweight and very easy to hold and play with.
When we have opened the puzzle for the first time I thought that it would be better if I get involved, explain to L how she can connect images from the puzzle and what characters/objects she needs to look for each time. The next day L was able to play with the puzzle unaided and by observing the pictures she knew what to look for by herself!
There is no particular order to L's way of connecting puzzles, I like to start with corners and either to move to a side or down but L prefers to pick a random puzzle piece and work around it, and as Ravensburger's My First Floor Puzzle is only made of 16 large pieces it is easy enough to do.
L likes the principle of finding the right puzzle, looking for familiar characters and would be happy to do the puzzle over and over again (3 times in a row to be precise). I am hoping that we can extend the play time and be able to talk about what we see or create a story what Peppa Pig and her friends are up to, maybe next time!
Disclaimer: I was sent the item mentioned above for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Floor puzzles are great for little ones with the pieces being bigger and easier for little hands to pick up
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