You will love constructing 3D models from 2D pictures! Kids start with easier pictures and models. As they progress, the models become more complex and interesting!
ARCHITECTO is a great way to encourage the development of geometry and spatial vision. While it is great fun to build from the pictures, kids can also have lots of fun with creative free form play with the precision blocks. What a great way to encourage imaginative building, too!
Puzzles Are All Visual, No Written Instructions Needed
Product Specifications:
Game Size: 11" x 9" x 1.5"
Game Weight: 2.2 lbs
Product Warnings & Safety Information:
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS. This game contains small pieces and is not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
A NOTE FROM LAURI:
Complex matching game & puzzle. Kids are matching from a 2D picture and figuring out how to build a 3D structure. This is a more complex activity than most matching games, and great for kids that need more challenge. Building each picture in the book is really figuring out puzzles of increasing difficulty. Kids feel real satisfaction when the puzzles are figured out!
High quality book and building pieces. This game version includes a spiral book and building pieces. The book is sturdy and excellent quality, and includes the introductory instructions and 50 illustrations at 6 progressive levels of difficulty. The book is great because you can easily lay it flat or have it stand vertically on the table, depending on your preference!
The 18 building pieces are very precisely made and include 7 different shapes with multiples of each shape. For each illustration, you are shown which pieces you should use and how many. The solutions are in the back of the book if you need to check your solution!
Great for girls, Terrific for boys! The manufacturer told me that although ARCHITECTO is designed for boys and girls, boys tend to like it more. After looking at the illustrations I understand why. Although the vast majority of illustrations are geometric and architectural in nature, there are several illustrations that look like a train, tank, car, jet plane, boats, rocket, farm buildings, and an airplane.
Visual spatial learners will love it. Each ARCHITECTO puzzle is completely visual - you see the picture to build and a picture of what pieces and how many you should use. Since the majority of the population are visual spatial learners, this is a product that is great for all kids, and especially great for kids who need activities that are not dependent upon language.
A great investment to build upon. An additional nice feature about ARCHITECTO is that it is part of a family of products. Once you have the building blocks, you can purchase additional books (TANGRAMINO Book, EQUILIBRIO Book, CLICKO Book) for a whole new set of additional puzzles to use with the same building blocks. ARCHITECTO tends to appeal to boys, TANGRAMINO tends to appeal to girls, EQUILIBRIO is a little easier than the other books, and CLICKO is the more advanced version with puzzles of greater difficulty.
And best of all - ARCHITECTO is INTERESTING and FUN!
