Last night after blazing through his trays and Little Reader, he asked for puzzles. I was planning to print out some simple matching cards for him when I remembered the Fun Thinker set.
Fun Thinkers set is designed for 4-12 year old. This product originated from Germany and it is represented by Grolier Asia in Malaysia. Each set comes with a hinged plastic grid and sixteen number tiles. I was told that since I bought from Grolier, there is a lifetime replacement guarantee should any cards or tiles go missing. I have yet to verify this claim but trust me, I will make a fuss if they don't since the salesman gave me such a hard time after purchasing. I am nice but only to a certain extend.
The Fun Thinker books are 11 paperbacks of different subjects:
English Levels
- Level 1 Word Play
- Level 2 Sounds Like Fun
- Level 3 Word For Word Fun
Math Levels
- Level 1 Number Count
- Level 2 Figure On Fun
- Level 3 Facts, Figures & Fun
Thinking Skills
- Level 1 Shhh, I'm Thinking
- Level 2 Mind Your P's & Clues
- Level 3 mind Puzzles
All Around Fun
- Rhymes & reasons
- FunThinkers™ Match-Frame
I flipped through the books and decided that the first few pages were simple matching activities which were fine for Tiger's level.
Since he is crazy about puzzles, this was a hit. Or is it like Daddy's saying, "New toilet, nice to poop"?
Matching colours (thinking skills)
Find the Uppercase (English)
He kept asking "Where's a?"
Counting (Math)
He was a little upset that the numbers were not in sequence.
So, he removed the grid and did his own matching
^.^
Here's a video from Youtube showing how Fun Thinkers is used.
We have the Piccolo and Primo sets as well. Call me a kiasu :ppppp. After he is bored with this, we shall try Piccolo.
These sets are expensive, very expensive, very very expensive. I think I have made my point. You can get similar products (made in China) for a puny fraction of the price like Wisdom Star (Piccolo-like) and the Xiao Tian Cai (Fun Thinkers-like).
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