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Monday, July 25th, 2011

10 Best World Maps for Your Children’s Room By


Every global citizen needs a map to inspire them. Maps are amazing tools for learning, imagining and playing. I can still remember my round globe that I spent hours spinning as a child–ah, the wonder at where my finger would land! InCultureParent found some of the coolest maps on the market for your little global citizens.

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1. The Do It Yourself


The perfect map for families who move around a lot and don’t like to mess up too many walls (like us), these are sticker decals. They will take some work to arrange to make sure everything is in just the right place, but they are easy to apply and remove. They can be stuck to not just walls but also to the fridge, table, desk, cabinets and drawers.

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BIO of AUTHOR

Stephanie Meade

Stephanie is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of InCultureParent. She has two Moroccan-American daughters (ages 3 and 5), whom she is raising, together with her husband, bilingual in Arabic and English. After many moves worldwide, she currently lives in Berkeley, California.

8 Comments
  1. CommentsAna Lomba   |  Tuesday, 26 July 2011 at 8:48 am

    Have you checked “upside-down” world maps? They provide a very different view of the world :) I have seen maps in many different formats. Really fun!

  2. CommentsSara Headley   |  Tuesday, 26 July 2011 at 12:19 pm

    I’m so glad to see educational (and artistic) maps that have wonderful images to them! A nice departure from the old ones I remember with children that “represent” their country of origin (you remember the “Heidi” and the “Geisha”?)!

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  4. CommentsMelissa Ferrin   |  Friday, 28 October 2011 at 7:33 am

    You really ought to include a Peters Projection map in the mix as it accurately shows the size of the continents in relationship to each other. http://www.petersmap.com/

  5. CommentsBecky   |  Wednesday, 21 December 2011 at 5:23 am

    LOVE the maps! The only one I don’t appreciate is #3- Greenland looks as big as South America. I hate when maps give a Northern-Hemisphere-centric view (my pet peeve:). Check out a Peters Projection map- it too can be controversial, but it’s basis of equal area provides another perspective.

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  7. CommentsLaura Barta   |  Tuesday, 24 April 2012 at 3:35 am

    Geotoys also has a couple of great world map puzzles. So you get the double benefit of putting it together before you study it.

  8. CommentsDianne   |  Tuesday, 24 April 2012 at 7:05 am

    GREAT article! Thank you. Definitely, yes, adding some Equal-Area-Projection maps, and some education that maps form kids’ views about the world as well as awareness of/knowledge about it. One book review on this subject that may be of interest: http://blog.culturaldetective.com/2012/03/05/book-review-how-maps-change-things/







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