Hi. The mat emits a very strong plastic / print smell . Not really sure if it would be good to expose the kids to this smell. The cards provided are of no use . They should atleast have flags printed on them whats the point of writting country name and a globe picture on card when the child can just point when asked about a country. The map is not even as per scale . Highly highly disappointed for first purchase , quality worth rs 900 that ive paid.