Presidents Educational Place Mat for kids

This mat features all the presidents with their political party and years in office. Kids will love the real photographs and colorful portraits -this helps keep them engaged! The back is the same as the front but, tests your child's knowledge because the names are removed. Your child can fill in the blank using wipe-off markers. All BrainyMats educational table mats are made in America. These table placemats are free of BPA and  phthalates.

Fun Presidential Trivia

• Who was the first President to fly in an airplane? A: Teddy Roosevelt - once the Wright Brothers made a safer plane.
• Who was the first President to use a telephone in The White House? A: Rutherford B. Hayes had the first telephone installed in the telegraph room May 10, 1877. Alexander Graham Bell personally showed him how to use it and his phone number was 1.
• Who was the shortest President? A: James Madison at 5' 4" was the smallest. The music "Hail to the Chief" was written for Madison so people would know to stand when he entered a room.
• Which President was the tallest? A: Abraham Lincoln  was our tallest president at 6' 4" a little taller than Lyndon B. Johnson.
• Who was the first President to ride on a train? A: Andrew Jackson in 1833 stepped on a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train.
• Which President got stuck in the bathtub? A: There exists a rumor that William Taft got stuck in the bathtub. "Big Bill" at 5' 11' and between 330 - 355 was our largest President, however, there are no firsthand accounts of him getting stuck. Most kids like this presidential trivia. 
• Who was the first President to have electricity in the White House? A: Benjamin Harrison was the first President to install electric lights in the White House in 1891. He never touched the light switches out of a fear of being electrocuted.
• Which President was first to appear on paper money?  A: Thomas Jefferson first appeared on the 2 dollar bill.