The moral of the story is: rugs don't make a good educational investment. Now you know.
Friday, March 1, 2013
A State of Confusion
Pierce has an inexpensive rug of the 50 states in his bedroom. He begged for this last summer, and I broke down and bought it, figuring it would be educational. It took me this long to notice something awry. Can you guess what it is?
Okay, I'll give you a hint. What type of butterfly do you suppose that is on the state of Virginia? If anything, I guess it looks kind of monarch-ish. Now while West Virginia's state butterfly is the monarch, Virginia's state butterfly is the tiger swallowtail. Go ahead and google the tiger swallowtail if you'd like. I'll wait. Hmmm, yes, this looks nothing like the tiger swallowtail does it? Then again, check out North Carolina. That doesn't exactly look like a Wright brothers airplane - which is what I suspect it is supposed to be.
The moral of the story is: rugs don't make a good educational investment. Now you know.
The moral of the story is: rugs don't make a good educational investment. Now you know.
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But they do make a good educational opportunity as you point out the mistakes and show him what they should look like!
Maybe the more expensive mat had the right butterfly:) B
That's a riot! It is still kind of a cool rug :-) At least the states seem to be in the right place!
at least WV is included as a state. Several years ago, I found a US map table runner in a thrift shop- WV was not listed! LOL
Well, hopefully the States are in the right place. That's a start right? It looks like those are grapes in NC? Maybe because of their wineries...you know, because that is child appropriate.
Maybe it could be a game. It could be called "Where do the pictures belong?"
Hey but it's a cool rug !!!! Have a great weekend !!!
That is funny! I didn't even know VA had a state butterfly! It could be a good "Where's Waldo" Trivia game, to find what is right and what isn't!
Oh no! Can't believe everything that's printed, even on a rug. Well, I hope you used it as an educational experience anyway.
wow, that is too hilarious. was it made in China? my brother would say a reason to buy American. but these days it is so tough to find American made items.
i will admit i like it. i understand about the not made right. it's cute. guess you could get him a map to hang on the wall or something & see if he can figure out the differences? maybe make up the butterfly correctly? make it a teaching/learning lesson? just a thought. ha. ha!!
have a great weekend friend. ( :
Maybe it could still be educational--you could look for things that aren't right and look up the correct picture/fact. And it gives a general idea of where the states are. :-)
I didn't know what the state butterfly was. I probably would have guessed it was the Monarch!
I guess the makers of the rug didn't do their homework before they made it.
I bet I would never have noticed... you are very observant.
LOL!
LOL! You're much smarter than I am, and evidently smarter than the rug maker. :)
Haha too funny! I don't think I ever would have noticed that. Good eye!
Well at least the states are in the right places... right?
I got flashcards from the dollar store one time & the answer to a simple addition was wrong... seriously 4+4=9... Ummmmm since when???
A buddy of mine was dating a flight attendant, and he asked her to assemble a wooden map of the USA. She couldn't. That was a little odd. I left the room before an argument began. :)
Lisa-You are a pretty sharp cookie! I'm going thrifting today, and I hope I notice lots of good finds:) I'll tell you all about it after I get back, too!
Hi Lisa, Guess those types of things (like that rug) aren't drawn to scale.. In fact, some people think that one butterfly is just like another... Sad, isn't it????
Glad Pierce is learning the REAL choices...
Hugs,
Betsy
Its a nice rug just not very educational. Hope you have a great weekend.
Maybe this is a bit of a protest, but I also think Virginia should actually be labelled East Virginia
That's very interesting. I wonder why they didn't do it correctly. Anyway I do like the rug!
YOU get an A+ for even noticing those items!
a mystery butterfly!
love
tweedles
To me, the butterfly kind of resembled a moth more so than a butterfly.
LOL. The cardinal could be on Ohio that's their state bird. ;)
You weren't supposed to notice - just walk on it.
Well - at least he will know the names of the states - lol!
Haha! You have a keen sense of observation Lisa!!! Kudos to that.
My son enjoyed a rug like this one...nice for Pierce to talk about states
I spy something else...although we are known for horses here in Ky - our state bird is a Cardinal. I think that Cardinal should've been on Ky. :)
At least they got West Virginia right on the map! lol I bought my daughter a really nice wooden puzzle map of the United States when she was 3 or 4. She loved working that puzzle and would get it right. There weren't the state outlines of where to put the pieces either! Not sure if she could work that puzzle now! lol
Well, that doesn't look like a plane or anything else either. LOL. But at least he can learn where the states are. We had a big wooden states puzzle when I was little and I actually learned them all.
Someone didn't do their research before making this! We have a Melissa and Doug USA Puzzle that has no Wyoming and 2 Colorado's. I bought it for my nephew. They noticed. Melissa and Doug sent them another one; we got the defective one.
I don't think I would have ever noticed that.
Uh-0h! Sorry to read about your vertigo. No fun at all. Take care.
Hmmmm, I guess carpet fibers do not make the best working surface for details.
Was the rug made in China? Maybe that explains some of the confusion.
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