Christian Book Reviews: Creation Globes

Product: Creation Globes

Vendor:David C. Cook

Price: $9.99(Check for sales often, right now it's selling for $6.99)

Retailer: ChristianBook.com

Creation Globes By David C. Cook Give your little ones a delightful illustration of the creation story with six nesting globes colorfully depicting each day of creation. Inside the 6th globe is a smiling face with the words "And Me" showing that each of us is a part of God's creation. Kids will develop motor and size relationship skills while learning the biblical creation story. Parents will find a Faith Interaction Parents Guide located on the back panel of the box to help reinforce God's story of creation. Recommended for ages 9 months and up.

Pro's: Fantastic teaching tool! There is really nothing else out there like this where you can keep children engaged in what is going to pop out of the next ball. Children love to study to the pictures on the balls, and with a few short play sessions have the days of Creation memorized. These are also great for small group teachings as you can pass out the balls to the children as you go. Then collect the balls back up by saying, "Who has day 5? Remember what God Created on day 5? ect.......All in all these provide lots of opportunity to talk with children and share God's marvelous creation

Con's: These are difficult for small children to put back together and are best used as a teacher tool. (You're not going to be able to hand these off to your children and go do something else) I've come up with small solution to this problem by teaching them how to line up the balls by finding the puzzle match on either end. I also used a black marker to draw a line for me to know where to line them up when I use them for teaching.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. (only minus the one star because little hands can't put them together)

What do you think? Do you have Creation globes at home or in your classroom? I'd love to hear how you use them, or what you think of this product, just leave a comment below!