Skillofun Hindi Varnamala Wooden Board Game | Hindi Alphabet Puzzle for Kids with Swar Vyanjan Matra | Montessori Learning Toy for Language Development & Fine Motor Skills | Non-Toxic | 5+ Years

I wanted my 4 year old to learn reading Hindi before writing it. At first I bought a wooden board where she learned how to identify all Hindi alphabets. Now one problem was solved but you cannot read Hindi until you identify matras. I tried some DIY solutions to my problem but they didnt work well and then I came across this fabulous game. It has 2 sets of all Hindi alphabets and around 4 sets of each matra, sufficient to learn word building. My 4 year old and I play this game to build 10 new words every day and she loves it. In merely a month of using this games we have progressed to reading Hindi story books. The wooden alphabet board I bought earlier lays unused while this one is used everyday. Sturdiness- 10 on 10 (every piece is made of wood, well painted, paint doesnt come up when water is spilled. Usefulness- 10 on 10 (I couldn't have taught my 4 year old to read a book without this game) Value for money- 10 on 10 (Rs.500 may seam a lot but believe me you wont regret it once you start using it) Drawback- a. The wooden box doesnt come with a lid. So you have to come up with another mode for storing it. I keep one set of alphabets and 3 sets of matras in the box and keep the remaining in a separate pouch. Would have loved if the box/ crate could come with a separator for duplicate pieces and a lid. b. The matra that you put on top of words like dard/mard/sard are not cut so basically are unusable unless you find a way to cut them yourself. I saw that in pictures posted by other reviewers as well. So it is not a problem in my box alone.. c. Sharp edges- If you have smaller kids at home, you need to be a little more careful as the edges of these pieces are not rounded. You may want to stick cello tapes. I didnt have younger kids, so didnt mind this issue. Overall- Absolutely must buy if you wish to teach your kids how to read Hindi.

Nice product, sturdy alphabet

best buy for my kid. he learns hindi in a fun way and quality is really good. must buy

Nice way of teaching Hindi to kids. Good size tiles of Hindi varna and maatra. Maatra pieces are cut in proper shape that could fit alongside varna tiles. A very good product to teach kids Hindi in a playful manner. You can make your games like giving 10 random tiles to the kid and ask to make as many words as possible or you can join Varna tiles and ask the kid to place correct maatras in correct positions to complete the word and so on. Price is also fine. Absolutely worth the money paid for. One point- the box in which it comes is sufficiently strong but doesn’t have a lid, so you will have to find some container with lid to store the tiles. It would have been good if box had a lid with it.

Product is good for learning and Vyanjan recognition but a few shortcomings 1. My last Vyanjan is missing. It kills the whole experience 2. There is no box cover which will make it difficult to store.

Very good and useful

It is a very useful tool to make kids learn Devnagari script. It definitely encouraged my kid to try forming words out of these letters and symbols. At first I let her play around with letters to build interest and getting used to. Within a week she got used to making words that make sense! Now she is trying to make tiny sentences with them and she is only 4! There are multiple copies of every letter and symbol so making words becomes easy too. My kid really likes playing with this set. I like it too, until she is done playing and then I have to collect all those letters. :D Taking off a star for only 2 reasons. 1. Please provide a lid for box. The box itself is good but as it doesn't have lid, keeping letters together is a massive task. We already lost 2 :) 2. Please add ळ in there, I do understand Hindi doesn't have it but Devnagari script does and some languages do use it. It would be really helpful, plus it's just one letter extra.

Good 👍