My 8 year old, Mr A was a bit protective of the books and didn't want to share them with us. But, he had too even though he tried hoarding all of them. I love these books too and grabbed Book 8.
There are 17 different puzzle types (here). I couldn't believe how many different ways there were to do dot-to-dots. I always thought it was just a dot and a number, but nope! It was awesome to have a variety of puzzles to challenge the brain.
Here are some of the different puzzles that I worked on while I was having a stressful week recently.
I worked on one puzzle called Crazy Dots from Book 8. There are no numbers, just different graphics. The key to connecting lines had 2 pictures; one to start your line and the other to connect too.
When I had gotten to this point in my lines, below, my 5 year old blurted out, "Mom, Its a train!" I wasn't really paying attention to what the picture was turning out to be and was excited that he could tell what it was.
My 5 year old wanted in on the Dot-to-Dot action and grabbed Book 5 and found a page he wanted to attempt to complete. Since Mr Z is young and doesn't really know how to count above 20, I helped him find the numbers in sequential order. His lines were squiggly and all over the place, but he loves trying to do them. Mr Z recently figured out he likes the puzzles called Crazy Dots also instead of the numbered dots puzzles.
Some of the other puzzles that I really liked to do were the ones called:
Field of Dots
Compass
Numbers: I liked the Numbers puzzles because there are no dots to connect. You just aim for the middle of the next number. Lines were able to flow together better and curve more easily.
Mr A likes to have alone time or quiet time with these books. He does them before bed, in the play tent or in the playhouse fort in the yard.
"I just love these books so much. I want all of these books." Mr A says.
The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Books are awesome for anyone really: the mom who needs to relieve stress (like me), the puzzler, the schooler who needs a little something extra to stay focused or as a reward, the senior who needs a bit more mental exercise or hand & eye coordination.
They are great for so many different things too: activities in the car while on trips (if you don't get car sick), while waiting in the waiting room for appointments, gifts for birthdays or stocking stuffers or quiet time activities.
I always liked dot-to-dot puzzles, but they are redundant after awhile. The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Books offers brain stimulation and activity that make me want to do more. They aren't boring and are a great exercisefor the brain. We will recommend these to anyone. The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Books are such a great way to unwind or relax and have a simple, yet challenging activity.
Head on over the Dot Store for some of your own books. You or your children will love them... because we do. There are so many to choose from also! Some have over 3,000 dots to connect!
Mr A wants everyone to know, "There are so many ways to do the dot-to-dots. There's lots of numbers and some with pictures that you have to connect. Some are so super crazy. They're just so super crazy."
