Magic Puzzle Globe: Earth

By Best Learning Materials Corp.
Price $19.99
Age 6+

The sliding, interlocking nature of this 3D puzzle game makes for a series of exceptionally mind-bending challenges that get kids' and adults' brains working in new and different ways. The fun starts off with assembling the puzzle's 26 pieces into a miniature facsimile of the planet Earth. Once completed, entire segments of the globe can then be slid in various directions (while retaining the sphere as a whole) in much the same way that sections of a Rubik's cube can be twisted and turned. With the illustrations, and in some instances shapes, now out of alignment, the challenge becomes to restore the globe to a cohesive 3D map. Magic Puzzle Globe: Earth promotes the development of a variety of mental and physical skills, including observation, visual discrimination, logical thinking, problem solving, dexterity, and fine motor skills. The set includes a base and miniature rope that enable the assembled globe (which has a coin slot) to function as a pen holder, gift box, savings bank and much more!