Puzzles are Great Fun! A Review of the Human Heart Floor Puzzle

 

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Puzzles are great fun! Our children, especially our daughter, really love completing puzzles, but sometimes finding ones that they can complete on their own that are quality, enjoyable, and even educational is not an easy task. They are not ready for 500- to 1000-piece puzzles, but so many of the 100-piece and up floor puzzles are babyish, or they are not well made. That's why it was a pleasure to review the Doctor Livingston JR. Human Heart Floor Puzzle, courtesy of Genius Games.

We had previously reviewed the Dr. Livingston JR Human Body Floor Puzzle and our children really loved it. We were able to incorporate it into our science studies and learn more about how they work, including reviewing the different systems. 

In this puzzle, our children put together the human heart. The 100-piece floor puzzle shows the arteries, aortas, ventricles, valves, and more at 6x magnification making it a centerpiece for science studies. There is also an anatomy reference guide that labels everything for you and your children. 

The colors are bright and clear. The puzzle pieces themselves are well made and should stand up to being put together and taken apart many, many times. The box itself is also wonderful because it is sturdy and has a Velcro close. It is easy for our daughter to open and close as she completes the human heart puzzle on her own.

Whether you are using a secular or Christian homeschool curriculum, the human heart puzzle would be a nice addition to your anatomy lessons. Not only is it fun but it is also educational. I think it would also be valuable for co-ops. You could have the children put it together as a team or merely have it on display for viewing and labeling of the different parts of the human heart. 

Both our younger children, aged seven and nine, enjoyed this jigsaw puzzle. Our son compared it to the Dr. Livingston's Anatomy Jigsaw Puzzle: The Human Thorax we completed with our oldest when he was in high school. He said it is like that puzzle but easier. "It is a handleable size." 

Our daughter said it is a good idea to do the puzzle because it teaches people what the heart looks like. She said, "It is fun to make your own heart." And she often asks if she can put the puzzle together while I am completing homeschool tasks with her brother. 

I would recommend this 28-inch by 22-inch floor puzzle to families with children ages six and up. While you may not use the anatomy reference guide with your younger children, it is a great inclusion for when you will be studying the human heart as they get older.

Genius Games has also released the human brain and the human body floor puzzles. I hope that they continue to release more anatomy puzzles for younger children as they will make for great additions to science classes for years to come.

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