Educational games in science and geography

How about an easy and fun tour of France with this beautiful magnetic map with colourful and lively illustrations! This educational puzzle of the French departments is a must-have map of France for 7 to 12 year olds! They will enjoy discovering the 13 French regions, through the 93 magnets to be placed in the right place on the map. The little ones will become geography experts! Each magnet shows the number and name of the department, the capital and a drawing of a local speciality. The magnetic board shows the regions, major rivers, mountain ranges, seas, oceans, overseas departments and border countries. So you can travel without leaving your house and see where your grandparents live! The puzzle is made of wood and can be fixed to the wall thanks to the integrated red cord.

Who hasn’t heard of the game Categories? This must-have family game is timeless and intergenerational, so this family-friendly revisited version is definitely worth checking out! Adults will no longer have the winning edge, due to additional constraints that will make them rack their brains a little harder! Parents... ready to face your children? All bets are off!
The players decide together upon 7 category cards from the possible 40 categories, and place them on the central board. The children will then group together to decide on which constraints to impose on the adults. They choose 3 of these and place them on 3 categories of their choice. The players then draw a letter at random and the family fun begins! All players must find a word for each category that begins with the selected letter. But don’t forget, the adults must also abide by the imposed constraints! The first player to complete their board says STOP! The answers are then compared and points are awarded. The box comprises 24 constraint cards, 4 individual whiteboards, 40 category cards, 4 erasable markers, 1 central board, 26 letter tokens and the instructions (provided only in French). One game lasts around 20 minutes and can be played by 2 to 4 players. Ideal for children aged 6 and over.

This magnificent giant educational cardboard puzzle will allow children aged 6 years and up to discover the wonderful world of dinosaurs. The 200-piece puzzle also comes with an educational booklet for youngsters to learn more about these incredible creatures and discover what sets them apart. 50 cardboard dinosaurs can also be assembled and placed on the puzzle: a fun and entertaining activity! The names of the dinosaurs are indicated on the back of each figurine. This giant dinosaur puzzle will serve as an introduction to geography for your child, whilst they get to learn more about these fascinating creatures. Contains a poster that serves as a model for beginners, with the more experienced then able to complete the puzzle on their own. This product is made of FSC® -certified and other controlled material.

Who amongst us has never dreamed of being a palaeontologist and making great discoveries? Thanks to this excavation kit, children aged 4 years and up will be able to walk in the shoes of some of the best researchers and find of dinosaur bone remnants through play! The aim of this fun activity: to enjoy sifting through the 64 bones to find the ones needed to complete the puzzle card! 10 dinosaur skeletons need to be pieced together in this fossil game! Each of the puzzles comes with an answer piece which can be used to discover whether the Jurassic investigators were right! For a more realistic excavation, sand and a magnifying glass are also provided! All that’s missing is a bit of concentration and observation to complete the quest! Each pretty FSC® cardboard puzzle card features a small image of the dinosaur in question, but this time in flesh and bone!

What day is it? Why do I have to wear a jumper today? Little ones often struggle to understand the concepts of time and seasons, and are bound to have lots of questions! An actual children's calendar: this wheel of time is the ideal educational tool to help toddlers aged 3 years and up better understand the passing of time. This wooden organiser can easily be hung on the wall and used by children on a daily basis. Let’s start with the year: turn the small wheel on the right to display the correct number. Practical: it is double-sided and can be used over a 10-year period (5 years on each side)! Now it’s the turn of the seasons: thanks to the illustrated dial, children can be guided by the pictures to indicate the correct month. Next is the days of the week: move the piece from top to bottom, i.e. Monday to Sunday as desired, then rotate the sun to display the day’s date. Too easy? Make way for the weather: take a look out the window and place the arrow on the corresponding drawing. Ideal for children learning to dress themselves! You can even go one step further and indicate the time on the back of the adorable ginger cat. The hands are in 2 distinct colours to differentiate between the hours and the minutes: convenient for those starting to learn how to read the time! This beautifully decorated wooden calendar with natural elements and small animals will blend perfectly into a child's bedroom. FSC®-certified natural wood is found below the illustrations. Little bees and butterflies add a decorative touch to the delight of nursery-age children who will love imitating what they do at school. This wheel of time is also an educational toy for older children who are learning to read. Available in French only.

It's pecking time for our greedy great spotted woodpecker! And it's down to the children to feed it properly! A green caterpillar or an orange caterpillar? What is this beautiful bird going to ask for next? Children will take turns rolling the dice to determine which colour worm is required, and will then use their dexterity to catch the right one with the wooden pliers and place it in the animal's beak. The first player to feed all their caterpillars wins! The storage compartment on the back of the bird can be used to house all the caterpillars. This game for children aged 2 years and up is ideal for developing fine motor skills, as well as visual memory through colour recognition. FSC®-certified wooden toy (sourced from sustainably managed forests). Toy developed in collaboration with the WWF®. Janod is supporting the WWF®'s efforts to protect the environment and biodiversity with a range of toys made from more sustainable materials. With this range, we aim to inspire and empower the younger generation to stand up for wildlife and nature.

Let’s head to the pond and forest to meet all the inhabitants! Thanks to this large 42 cm-long magnetic board, children aged 5 years and up will be able to immerse themselves in this ecosystem and learn a lot about animals and their environment! Children will be tasked to correctly position the 70 fauna or flora magnets on the scene, according to what they have learnt in the educational poster included! Kids will therefore be able to develop their knowledge and identify all the inhabitants of the undergrowth. Practical: this magnetic picture board can be placed on a table or hung in a bedroom, thanks to its fabric cord. This magnetic educational toy is made from FSC®-certified wood and cardboard. This toy has been developed in collaboration with the WWF®. Janod is supporting the WWF®'s efforts to protect the environment and biodiversity with a range of toys made from more sustainable materials. With this range, we aim to inspire and empower the younger generation to stand up for wildlife and nature.

Does your child has many questions about the human body? "How do we breathe or move our fingers"? This set of 4 giant educational puzzles will allow them to answer their questions while having fun. From the age of 5, children will be able to discover the physical differences between girls and boys and understand how their own bodies work. The set consists of a double-sided 50-piece girl/boy puzzle, a 75-piece puzzle of the organs of the human body and a 100-piece glow-in-the-dark skeleton puzzle. Each puzzle is 1 metre high and comes with detailed educational cards to help children understand and learn about the different parts of the human body. The included cards are available in 12 languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Basque, Slovak and Czech.

Let's go around Europe in 40 magnets! This magnetic map of Europe allows children from 7 years old to understand the world around them on a larger scale. For older children, they can learn and revise their geography lessons while having fun! This map reproduces the European continent, the different countries, seas and oceans. Each magnet represents a country or a region of the world with its name, its capital and an illustration explaining its specialities. Children will have fun putting each country in its place. The 4 different colours of magnets help them to locate Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Europe. This map is a fun and educational way to discover a small part of the world and to visualise their future travels through Europe! In addition, it is easy to hang on the wall above a desk for example!

What if children dreamed of creating their own trees? With this pretty FSC® wooden construction game for children aged 3 years and up, anything is possible! Assemble the 37 pieces - bathed in pretty green shades - to build a 30 cm-tall tree! Start by placing the different levels of the tree on the central trunk, then add the round leaves to see the tree form, just like in spring! This beautiful wooden tree wouldn’t be complete without its occupants! As everything coexists in nature, 3 beautiful birds will be able to find refuge there! A sparrow, robin and tit will be able to land at the top! This toy has been developed in collaboration with the WWF®. Janod is supporting the WWF®'s efforts to protect the environment and biodiversity with a range of toys made from more sustainable materials. With this range, we aim to inspire and empower the younger generation to stand up for wildlife and nature.

Aim for the Milky Way and to discover our solar system with this magnificent space-themed puzzle, suitable for children aged 5 years and up! This 100-piece cardboard puzzle is an invitation to escape into a world that mesmerises children! Comets, the sun, a few planets and beautiful details to discover in total immersion, thanks to this large-sized puzzle (70 x 49 cm). It comes with an educational booklet so your child can learn more about our solar system and its celestial bodies. As far as the style is concerned, this predominantly matte puzzle boasts varnish-finished planets to make them stand out and be easily identifiable. The box also contains a poster that serves as a model for beginners; the more experienced will soon thereafter be able to complete the puzzle by themselves. This product is made of FSC® -certified and other controlled material.

A completely original memo game! These 20 wooden dinosaur eggs conceal cute babies looking for their twin! This Dinosaur memory challenge - suitable for children aged 2 years and up - will delight the young and old alike, because there is no age limit for having fun and exercising your memory skills! This timeless game consists of 20 wooden eggs, illustrated with adorable baby dinosaurs. Take it in turns to turn the eggs over one by one to find the two identical ones. Whoever finds the most wins! This toy is made from FSC® wood.

We’ve got the perfect game for curious dinosaur fans who, as we well know, are always looking for more information about their favourite animals! Dinosaur enthusiasts can follow in these animals’ footsteps around the world, thanks to this magnetic world map which features no less than 50 species! All dinosaurs had their own habitat and this map is a fun way to see where they were found and the names of these extinct specimens. Children aged 7 years and up will be able to gradually position the magnets in the right place, thanks to the shaded silhouettes on the map. A poster also provides the name of the species, so youngsters can dig a little deeper into their research! You will find a T-Rex and triceratops, in addition to the lesser known stegosaurus, pteranodon and pterodactyl. This large map of the world measures 65 x 40 cm and can be hung on the wall via its string. It’s time to have fun while deepening your knowledge! FSC® wooden magnetic toy.

Ready to find out which animal the player to your left has drawn? In this funny and suspenseful board game, you’ll need to rely on animal characteristics to help you guess your neighbour’s card. Your sense of deduction will definitely come in handy! A spinner helps guide each player as to what question they should ask. After a few turns of the spinner, you should be able to identify the correct animal, but beware... the goal is to be fast yet accurate! Each player is provided with a board and erasable markers to note down their findings. To learn more about the animals depicted on the cards, an explanatory booklet provides information on each species. The game instructions are only provided in French. One game lasts approximately 15 minutes and is intended for children aged 6 and up. You can play with 2 to 4 players.

Around the world in 92 magnets! A fun and educational way of discovering the planet. Each magnet represents a country or region of the world, with its name, capital and an illustration characteristic of that part of the world. The big magnetic board shows the world with its continents and oceans : the colour used for each region helps you find its place. Have fun putting each country in its place and you will have a wonderful map of the world which you can hang on the wall.

Learn more about animals and where they live with this cute magnetic map of the world! Suitable for little ones aged 2 years and up: this soft-hued large planisphere will fascinate curious little ones and animal lovers alike. 40 baby animals need to be placed in the right environment! To help children with this feat, a large double-sided educational poster provides a lot of information to help identify, name and learn more about these animals. The size of these animal-shaped magnets is perfect for little hands. This pretty picture of the Earth can be laid out on a desk or hung via its string. This set of magnets can also be used for many other purposes, e.g. to prompt little ones’ imaginations as they invent stories and make our dear friends come to life on the board. This early-learning toy is made from FSC® wood.

Who knows the most about animals? Why not put your knowledge to the test with this board game that also requires you to think and act fast? Arrange the 36 tiles in the centre of a table; each tile boasts a lovely illustration of one of our favourite animals. Next, roll the 2 dice: one represents an animal category, and the other, a type of record. You’ll then have to piece the 2 clues together to find the correct answer on the table. The first to touch the right tile wins! The game comprises 36 double-sided tiles and 2 dice, each with 6 “category” symbols (land mammals, sea animals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and insects) or 6 “record” symbols (fastest, slowest, smallest, biggest, loudest and most dangerous). The game instructions are only available in French. One game lasts around 15 minutes and can be played by 2 to 4 players. This set is ideal for children aged 6 and over.

Following the days and seasons has never been easier! With this Seek and Find puzzle-type game, children aged 4 years and up will better understand the concept of passing time and work on their observation skills. This scalable educational game boasts an activity on each side! The top-side features the events of a day: little ones can then assemble the wooden puzzle pieces, before rotating them to ensure they match on 3 levels. This will help your toddler learn how daily life is broken up and the different periods, from morning to night. On the back of this educational puzzle, the seasons are within reach: your child can also assemble the pieces and move them around to reconstruct the 4 seasons. It's a great way of transforming the concept of time – which little ones find rather abstract – into something very concrete, thanks to the manipulation aspect! Your child will discover pretty nature settings and small animals on both sides of this wooden puzzle. They’ll also have a ball spinning the pieces! This educational game is not just a simple round puzzle, it is also a Seek and Find game which promotes toddlers’ concentration and observation skills! Place the cover provided over one of the sides, then ask your child to find the 10 hidden elements on each puzzle (i.e. 20 in total). Clever design: the 3 cut-outs on the cover allow you to restrict the observation area: ideal for developing visual acuity! This educational game for nursery-age children consists of: 1 round wooden base, 12 wooden puzzle pieces, 20 cards and 1 cardboard cover. This observation puzzle will plunge children into the fun garden world; this environment is teeming with curiosities and ever-evolving, depending on the time of day and seasons. You can have a helping hand in your child’s learning by guiding them as they complete the puzzle, or encouraging them to observe nature through the window or during your next outing; this will reinforce the concept to help them make the connection with the illustrations on the board. This garden-themed Seek and Find game is made from FSC™-certified wood and cardboard. It is part of the Janod educational range, developed in collaboration with a school teacher to ensure the best possible fit with the learning and curriculum at each level.

Around the world in 92 magnets ! Each magnet represents a country or region of the world, with its name, capital and an illustration characteristic of that part of the world. The big magnetic board shows the world with its continents and oceans : the colour used for each region helps you find its place. Have fun putting each country in its place and you will have a wonderful map of the world which you can hang on the wall. A fun and educational way of discovering the planet. Around the world in 92 magnets!

Learn geography while having fun! The magnets feature the regions (Länder) with illustrations of local specialties and well-known monuments. The Länder are grouped by colour. On the magnetic board are the same Länder, seas, oceans, islands and border countries. Have fun positioning the magnets in the right place, to make a beautiful map of Germany that you can hang on the wall! 79 magnets included. Language : German.