As part of our Construction Imaginative Play week on our blog we’ve been enjoying playing with the Giant Road Jigsaw by Orchard Toys.
It almost doesn’t seem right calling the Giant Road Jigsaw a ‘jigsaw’ as we’ve discovered it is a lot more than that! Made up of 20, beautifully designed pieces Children can create numerous different types of roads and junctions by connecting the interchangeable pieces together. It can then be used race toy cars round!
What did we like about it?
- Interchangeable Pieces– my favourite aspect of The Giant Road Jigsaw is that every piece fits to every piece-making it easier for young children and much less frustrating. Because is this, The Giant Road Jigsaw is the first Jigsaw my youngest has been able to do.
- Detailed Illustrations-we loved the detail of the pictures on each piece, featuring everything from pigeons to police officers. This feature is fantastic for developing speech, language and communication skills- as it prompts discussion and inspires intrigue.
- Reinforces Road Safety– The junctions and crossing a on the jigsaw allow parents and educators to reinforce the rules of the road and road safety through play.
- Develops Imaginative Play- Imaginative Play is important for helping children to make sense of the world we live in. The Giant Road Jigsaw transports (!) children into a pretend world of roads, where they can be the construction workers building the road and drivers navigating their toy cars around the bends and junctions.
Want to buy it, have a look at it on Orchard Toys website here
See what else we’ve been doing as part of our Construction Imaginative Play Week here
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I love orchard toys. This looks like a great jigsaw but like you say it’s much more than a jigsaw. I love anything that encourages imaginative play. #sharingthebloglove
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Thanks the comment, it really is a fun puzzle. And you’re right Orchard Toys are great.
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So far I haven’t found a product from Orchard Toys I dislike. They are so well thought out and a quality made product. This track looks great, if only I could get my son to do jigsaws…. perhaps this is the one. Thanks for sharing #SharingtheBlogLove
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For my youngest this was genuinely such a good incentive to do a jigsaw, first one they’ve properly done. You’re right Orchard Toys are wonderful. Thanks so much for your comment
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We love orchard toys and in fact this was a very popular toy in our house played with many a time. will be getting one again for out youngest as the eldest who has asd chewed ours to bits #Blogstravaganza.
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So lovely to hear that others like Orchard Toys too- sorry to hear yours for chewed! Great that you’ll be getting another one though. I think we’ll be getting the extension pack or train ones too as they look great as well. Thanks so much for commenting
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I love the fact every piece fits. What a sense of achievement for little ones!
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It’s a brilliant feature isn’t it.Makes it so much less frustrating. Thanks for your comment
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This looks great, perfect for the littles! Thanks so much for sharing with #Blogstravaganza xx
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Thanks Zoe, pleased you liked it. Thanks for the comment
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What a fabulous multi-use toy! This ticks every box for my son – he loves jigsaws, maps, and cars, this would be amazing for him. I could see him playing with it for hours! I love the fact that they can be creative and make something new every time too. Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
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It’s brilliant isn’t it, like you say hours of fun! And fab that it promotes imaginative play. Thank you so much for your comment
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We love Orchard Toys and they are local to us, like next village local!! #blogstravaganza
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Oh wow, lucky you! They are fab aren’t they. Thanks for your comment
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We are big fans of Orchard Games and have quite a few of them. This looks like a great one and lots of fun. Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
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Thanks Laura, it’s a brilliant puzzle- we really enjoyed it. Thank you for your comment
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Wow this is such a well thought out toy. As you say, it teaches so much and in such a beautiful and tactile way. #fortheloveofblog
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Thanks for the lovely comment, it’s great isn’t it. We were playing with it again today, it’s becoming a definite favourite in our house
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This looks fantastic! We are big fans of Orchard Toys here, they are always brilliantly thought out and the girls love them. Thanks for linking this to #thursdayteam
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Pleased you liked it, you’re right they are always v well thought out. Thanks for the lovely comment
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Oh wow I love this and my toddler would love it too! She loves to make a train track and I would imagine she would love to build a road, plus it would increase her ability in making jigsaws. Thanks so much for linking up at #fortheloveofBLOG. Claire x
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Thanks Claire! So pleased you like it too- its a big hit here! Thanks for reading 😊
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I had a similar item when I was working as a child minder the children loved it #satsesh@_karendennis
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It’s brilliant isn’t it!
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#thesatsesh ooohhh partial to a jigsaw and this one doesn’t have the issue i have with most jigs…you spend all that time popping it together, it takes up space and ultimately does nothing. I love the illustrations and how it’s suitable for diverse play. thanks for joining us.
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