Learning Resources Solar System Puzzle Globe, STEM Toys for Kids, Space Décor, Educational Toy, 21 Pieces, Age 3+, Multicolor (LER3320)

This is a lovely little puzzle that then creates a nice 3d globe display of the solar system. It can be quite difficult to fit the pieces to the globe and although it's aimed at 3+ I would suggest it is better for a slighlty older child especially as the display is different to the usual solar system concept and due to the difficulty with fitting the pieces together.Once created you cant really do much with it - it's just a nice display to have on a shelf that glows in the dark.Value: At £36 at time of review I feel this is not providing great value - it has limited functionality and play past the initial build and although it is well made I would expect to pay under £20 for it

Good educational display to learn about the planets. The pieces are well made, easy to fit and glow in the dark. It’s not really a toy, it’s just a display so at over £30 it’s expensive for what it is.

This is a well built robust toy in bright colors that will appeal to the age group. But choose it with a little care, its not ideal for everyone. It is an educational toy that will demand you take time and effort to play with your child and explain the steps along the way. It is quite demanding of fine motor skills and requires at least the level of children building with Lego (not Duplo) actually getting the pieces to fit the holes requires some concentration, and you might need to prompt and guide the child when they have the right match. Once seated the pieces stay on place well whilst you move to the next.One of the challenges is that the solar system looks nothing like any solar map that you might have seen before. Each of the planets will appear to be the same distance from the sun and I would suggest that laying out a map of the solar system and matching each planet to the map would make this a little easier to understand.Once your child has grasped it, they will enjoy putting it together and once they have moved beyond the hand-eye feature it has potential as a nice globe to hand in a bedroom with glowing stars, or as part of imaginative play with rockets and "Buzz Lightyear" - It's honestly not something for every child, but if your child (and you) are motivated it is a useful shared experience

My space mad son is absolutely thrilled with this. He loves placing the parts over and over and learning about all the planets. 4 starts as he manages to snap the rocket bit off within an hour, he was probably being heavy handed but still wouldn’t expect bits to snap.

This rotating globe map of our Solar System looks to be a fun and entertaining way for young children to learn the names and the sequence of planets, topped by a large representation of the Sun. It seems well-made and fairly sturdy - although in my experience very little is 100% childproof - and consists of the rotating space globe, push-in planets and two small figures for the base; an astronaut and a rocketship. The planets have bright colours and anyone familiar with them will probably be able to identify most by sight and size (they are not to scale but still manage show which planets are larger and which are smaller). Each planet fits into its own hole, these being different shaped. You will need to ensure they are right side up in order that the planet labels can be inserted the right way up. These planet labels can fit any of the planets, so this is where the real learning comes in. I'm always in favour of activity toys that encourage genuine learning, and I think this incorporate learning and play well, in a well-made toy.

The media could not be loaded.  Educational globe which helps the kids to learn to solar system.Made from hard plastic seems durable and well made.Every single piece has its own place so they cannot be mixed or put in another place- this helps the child to learn the right order of the planets.My kid loves the fact that is glowing in the dark -in my opinion this is the most interesting part about it.Overall this is a nice globe which enhance kids intelligence and fine motors skills ,however is a bit pricey for what it does, I would have pay this price if it was motorised or something like that.

This 3D rotating puzzle is not electronic or motorised. You can spin it by touch, but it doesn’t turn by itself. The constellations glow briefly in the dark, but there are no lights. It’s a decent size, with the globe itself about the size of a football. Everything feels well made. The puzzle element is about sorting the shapes that are on the reverse of the planets, so that they can be fitted onto the globe. Stars, rectangles, triangles, pentagons etc. need to be matched to put the planets in the right order. Once the planets are in place, the right name badges can then be attached. It’s a fun way to learn the names of the planets and the order that they are in. There’s a little fact guide provided to tell you a little about each planet.

It’s all very well made and feels good quality. I got it for my daughter who has just turned three and she has really taken to it. I’m a space fan and it was my chance to inject some for my daughter and after a couple of weeks she has used it maybe a dozen times and finished all of it as well and can now name most of the planets when questioned. The planets all have different shaped holes to go in so they only fit in their own space and there are separate labels for each planet and the sun as well although these all have the same curved shape so they fit in all of them and as she can’t read yet need some help with those, it’s a good chance to learnt the names.There is also an astronaut and a rocket that fit into the centre of the name badge hole so they can land on each planet. There is some accuracy as well with the planets all in the correct order and the sizing tries to show the differences in a subtle way which is impossible to do really with the vast differences.When it’s finished my daughter likes to keep it in her shelf as a globe and will spin it and tell us that’s where we live pointing to earth.It’s not cheap but it’s a good learning tool and it’s gone down well in our house.