Another big hit during the playgroup I recently hosted to review Ingenio’s toys, in one word, the North American Map Puzzle, is STURDY! I know we’ve been using this word a lot these past few days when describing this bilingual toy company’s products, but it’s the truth and nothing is more important than a toy well-built when it is to be handed to little hands which like to destroy as they explore.
Vanessa L-O-V-E-S puzzles, she calls them “copezas,” and she also finds maps intriguing. I have a big world map in my home office with pins that identify the places I’ve been lucky enough to visit or live in and she always wants to know more about it.
The pieces of this puzzle are BIG! Perfect for my daughter’s little hands and although she’s still too young to put it together on her own, we’ve had a lot of fun doing it together. I loved that I was able to show her where she was born and that because of the image of the Rocky Mountains on the piece that belongs to her birth state, Colorado, she was able to remember it when we put it together again a few days later. Each state and/or country has an image that somehow represents it. I like that a lot!
I also liked that I was also able to tell her where her big brother was born (Florida), where her Papi was born (Puerto Rico) and where part of her family on my side lives (Mexico). Unfortunately, I couldn’t show her where I was born (Peru) because as the box clearly states, the map only depicts North America. I do wish that Ingenio would either have one of South America or just add another one that includes both continents.
One of the mamis that brought her daughter to the playgroup teaches Spanish to both adults and children and she was really impressed by Ingenio’s toys. She told me all of them would be of great help in teaching kids and that she always had a difficult time finding bilingual toys that were both fun and educational!
All of Ingenio´s bilingual toys are available only via Amazon for now. Of course, the best way to get them is via La Tiendita.
The Giveaway!
This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner: Kathy Pease!
Ingenio, the first educational bilingual toys and games brand in the U.S., has chosen you to be the first to get a chance to win every single one of their ten toys. Today you can enter to win Alphabet Learning Puzzle simply by leaving a comment telling us why you would like to win this.
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This giveaway ends tonight, Thursday, September 3rd, at midnight EST.
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I’d love to introduce my son to more bilingual toys and products since he is half mexican.
I’d love to win this puzzle because my sons loves geography and has been wanting to learn the states of Mexico. This would be a great way to teach him.
I would love this. I think it would be great for my students to know that North America is more than the USA.
I would love to use this as a learning tool for myself and my kids.
My little one loves learning Spanish words.
I’d love to win this for my kids, they love puzzles and maps!
I would really like my daughter to learn other languages early. I didn’t start until high school and that made it really difficult for me when my peers had started learning LONG before then.
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I would like this for my son, because he is half Mexican and half American. And I could use help learning the Mexican States.
we love puzzles, this is why i would love to win!
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I would like to win this so my son can get a jump on learning Spanish. It’s so much easier when they are younger. Thanks!
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My heritage is Colombian and I’ve been trying to teach my sons Spanish. I’ve also been working on teaching them the names of the 50 states, so this prize would be perfect!
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I would love to win this for my grandson.I would like for him to learn all about the North American Countries in English and Spanish.We have been teaching some Spanish words and this would be a great learning tool.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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I would love to win this for my 3 year old. I’ve been trying to teach her about where we live and this would be extremely helpful. I think Geography is such an important topic, but sadly so many of us have poor Geography skills (myself included).
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I had a North America puzzle when I was little that helped me learn my states and capitols. This is even better because it adds another language!
My son is the puzzle king in our house. This would be a fun way to him to learn about our world.
Would love to add this puzzle to our collection of puzzle maps and also teach our kids that North America includes other countries as well.
I was just reading an article about how puzzles help kids develop cognitive skills, fine motor skills, hand eye coordination and social skills. What a bonus to learn Spanish too! Great giveaways!
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My friend Michelle is self-taught in Spanish and now speaks it fluently, this would be an awesome gift for her daughter.
My daughter is showing interest in being bi lingual
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What a fun way to see geography! I love how it’s in Spanish as well!
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My kids are learning Spanish and this would be a great supplement.
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I’d like to win this for my daughter because she is trying to learn Spanish. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would like to win because my preschooler and kindergartener are very interested in learning Spanish. They know quite a bit from shows like Handy Manny and Dora. We are starting a Early Spanish class soon and the Alphabet Learning Puzzle would be a great addition to our curriculum.
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This would be perfect for teaching my grand-daughter about North America.
I would love this to use as a learning tool for my little girl who I am raising bilingual. I would also love to use it with my niece and nephew who are always traveling and talking about the different states and our home country of Panama.
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I am excited to hear about more bilingual products/toys for my daughter. I have a hard time finding them at regular toy stores!
my son loves geography, so i would love to win it for him
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I’d love to win this so I could use it as a learning tool for the little ones.
I teach bilingual students and would like it for my classroom
I would love to win this because one of my sons is crazy about maps–he knows the US states but it’s about time he learns about all of North America!
I’m loving the new blog and I think it’s so cool that the response has been so great!
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I would love to teach my child with a bilingual stuff.
I love this one!! my son is soooo into geography lately, plus he just can’t have enough of puzzles.
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I’d like to win this because I think my kids would really like it
I would like this because I wnat the boys to realize that there is a life outside of their every day world. Thank you
I would love to win this for my son because he loves puzzles. Thanks!
I’d like to win this for my two kids because they’re learning Spanish and enjoy puzzles. Also I’ve seen the puzzles with the U.S. states but never one with the Mexican states, I think this one is awesome!
This would be great for my granddaughter , who just started preschool
i would love to win this for my niece
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would like 2 this for my grandsons:)
This is a heaven send since we will be traveling across America with my tots.
It would help my kids learn Spanish.
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