Maybe Matilda: Build-A-Bot Robot Puzzle Kids Game {and giveaway!}

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Build-A-Bot Robot Puzzle Kids Game {and giveaway!}

We’ve got something of a couch potato on our hands. Forrest loves TV, and to be honest, I don’t completely hate his little addiction—it was actually incredibly helpful immediately after Darcy was born, when I really did not have the time or energy to entertain him. He’d sit on the couch enjoying a movie while I took a nap with the baby or nursed her (endlessly . . . doesn’t it seem like newborns never stop eating? I know I’m not supposed to admit it, but the newborn stage is nooooot my favorite. I’m so glad we’re past it now.).

Anyway, now that things are normalizing a bit, I’m trying to cut back a tad on his TV time. He is not terribly happy about it. But for pete’s sake, the kid has so many awesome toys, we have a nice backyard for him to play in, and it seems a little silly for him to think he needs to spend hours with Curious George every day.

This little game was a fun way to distract him from the TV and get him doing something creative and imaginative instead. Dora from Paul Street Shop shared her Build-A-Bot puzzle sets with us, and we had such a fun time playing with them.

Build-A-Bot puzzle game

Dora designs adorable robot printable PDF playsets (including seasonal bots for St. Patricks Day, Valentine’s, and Halloween)—the robots are each separated into 3 parts, and kids can match them up, rearrange them, and design their own robots by mixing and matching the pieces. I love the creative potential here . . . they were a fun way to talk about colors with Forrest, work on matching, and let that imagination run wild.

Win a full set of this fun Build-A-Bot puzzle game!

We glued our puzzle pieces to wooden craft tiles for a sturdy puzzle game, but you can do whatever you’d like with them . . . laminate and add magnets to stick them to the fridge, print them on cardstock and play a matching memory game, put velcro on each one for a travel game or to keep kids busy (and quiet) at church.

Win a build-a-bot puzzle game!

Dora is giving away 3 full sets (that includes ALL of her build-a-bot packages) today! Enter using the Rafflecopter widget below, and in the meantime, you can use coupon code MATILDA15 to get 15% off any purchase from her shop through the end of the month. Swing by and say hi on Dora’s blog, check out her etsy shop, and like her shop page on Facebook to stay in the loop.

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18 comments :

  1. Not sure where to leave the comment? I love the basic robot design... its so colorful!

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  2. I did the SAME thing with our oldest when our 2nd was born. He was so content to watch TV and sit. It helped so much on days where I was too exhausted to move (newborn stage is not my favorite either...), but each day I felt like I was breaking parenting rules like crazy! We are still working on limiting his T.V. time. Good luck! :)

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  3. Love love this!! The basic robot design is fab!

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  4. My son is the same age as your son and would love something like this, its so cute.

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  5. They are fantastic! My daughter is just getting to the stage where she is happy to sit and puzzle something out for a while, and she absolutely LOVES robots :-) We're struggling to get out of the habit of switching on the telly too, but things like this are a great way to encourage them to make their own fun :-)

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  6. I like the basic design best as well. Thanks for the giveaway! :)

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  7. I'm a sucker for the tv. I should maybe get these for me!

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  8. Just had baby #3…this would be great for my other two kids to play with when i'm nursing!

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  9. Those robots would be so much fun for my three crazy guys. So cute!

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  10. These are so cute definitely my fave :) Wil would love them because he is definitely a fan of "bobots" and I have 2 tv addicts and I need/plan to do better.

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  11. They're adorable - my son is at the same age, and this would be great for him to play with.

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  12. Bennett would love these. I am so looking forward to spring so we can get OUT. Our winter has been brutal!

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  13. Our kids are pretty much the same age and genders, so I love to keep up with things you find! Thanks for a great idea. :) And I'm totally with you on the newborn stage. ;)

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