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Melissa and Doug Insects Wooden Chunky Puzzle

February 24th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Insects Wooden Chunky Puzzle




This hand-painted, playfully styled Jumbo Puzzle is sure to capture and keep the attention of curious young minds. The thick, chunky wooden puzzle pieces fit neatly into their spots on the colorful board and also stand up for additional pretend play. Puzzle features full-color images beneath each piece to guide little ones. Measures 12″H x 11″W x 0.8″D.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Cute
This is a cute and simple puzzle. My two year old can easily put it together. Nice way to practice words of insects with him.

5 Stars Melissa and Doug Toys
I love these puzzles for my grandson. They are so easy for his little fingers to grab, they are colorful and have a nice texture. They are educational and age appropriate. I would highly recommend these puzzles.

5 Stars I bought this toy as a gift for my grandson, but haven’t given it to him yet.
I bought this toy for my grandson’s 2nd birthday next month, at the request of his mother , so I don’t know how he’ll like it, but I know that Melissa and Doug toys are highly rated for their durability and ease of use for little ones. I myself love how brightly the toys are colored, and the fact that they are made for little hands.

4 Stars Cute chunky puzzle
I love melissa and doug products. This product, like all of them is bright, durable, cute and educational. My two year old can’t get enough!

4 Stars cute, but a little disappointed
I was looking for this puzzle in particular for my little girl since it is the “girliest” one M&D have in the chunky puzzles. It is very cute and functional, but the sides and backs of the pieces are not painted like the other chunky puzzles I have. The particleboard is left raw and of course, goes straight into our 12-month olds mouth, so it is beginning to puff up in some spots. I expected better from Melissa and Doug as I have many of their other toys and love them. Otherwise, it’s a good puzzle, just like the other chunky puzzles my older son loved so much.

Tiffany

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Melissa and Doug Deluxe Fish Bowl Jumbo Knob Puzzle

February 18th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Deluxe Fish Bowl Jumbo Knob Puzzle




The three bright, bold sea creatures featured in this puzzle will captivate and intrigue preschoolers. Extra-large knobs make it easy for small hands to remove each brightly colored piece. Pull out the pieces to reveal the matching full-color pictures underneath. This super-sized, solid-wood Fish Bowl Puzzle with extra-chunky half-inch-thick pieces is the perfect first puzzle. Measures 12.5″H x 12.5″W x 1.7″D.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Keeps little hands busy
Puzzle is of excellent quality, nice and chunky for little hands to manipulate with ease. The colors are very vivid. Just a great toy for your little one.

5 Stars Great!
This is an extremely durable puzzle with pieces that fit well, but not too tightly, into their places – providing an excellent challenge for my one-year-old.

4 Stars Great for 12 month old
This is great for a first puzzle. Between 11 and 12 months my daughter started becoming interested in putting items in boxes so I bought her some Melissa and Doug puzzles after doing my research (although some of these are made in china they undergo strict testing). The large wooden nobs are great for little fingers to grab and very durable.

5 Stars Great Puzzle
I got this puzzle for my 7-month old son. As soon as the wrapping paper was off on Christmas morning he was reaching for the knobs trying to pull the pieces out, he could barely wait for my husband to get the cellophane off so he could grab them. He loves to pick up the pieces out of the puzzle. He’s not old enough yet to put them back in, but they do slip into place easily for me.

5 Stars Knobby Puzzle
Thicker than most beginner puzzles. The large knobs are easy for little hands to grab, and make for a good teether toy. My older child likes this puzzle also. The three pieces have pictures in the “holes” so you can match the piece needed by color also.

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Melissa and Doug Pirates Bounty 100 pc Floor

February 17th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Pirates Bounty 100 pc Floor




Bursting with bright, bold images, this colorful, detailed floor puzzle brings pirate adventures right to your living room floor. It’s made of heavy-duty cardboard that is 20% thicker than other puzzles, and features an easy-to-clean surface that keeps the puzzle looking new for years to come. 100 pieces. Measures 12″H x 9.5″W x 3″D.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Lots of Fun!
I bought three of these puzzles for my three year old son. He absolutely loves them. The pieces are a great size and the picture has a lot going on. This was a great purchase.

5 Stars Our four year old Jack can do it,,,,
I was a little worried that this puzzle was a going to be to advanced for a four year old but once he got the boarder finished, he was on a roll. Great puzzle, beautiful colors !!

4 Stars Fun, colorful puzzle. Great for little hands ready for harder puzzles.
My 4-year old son has had this puzzle for three weeks, and probably assembled it 15 times already. He absolutely loves it and can do more and more of it without adult help each time. We had several of Melissa and Doug’s 48 piece floor puzzles and they were becoming easy for him. This was a great transition–the floor size of the puzzle is the same, but the pieces are about half the size, and the design is a little more complex. As with all M&D puzzles, the glossy finish and thick, sturdy pieces make them easy to handle, and hard to damage.

5 Stars Two boys’ review: Share the treasure with this floor puzzle
Melissa and Doug floor puzzles are very popular in our household. This particular puzzle, on the heels of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy, is one of their favorites.

We have two children, both younger than 6-years old, and highly recommend this puzzle for kids of the same age. The pieces are easy for young children to handle and the puzzle is very durable after repeated uses.

5 Stars Great Puzzle
My son loves puzzles and at the age of 6 he was able to put the puzzle together without any problems.

The puzzle is constructed very well and should last a very long time.

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Melissa and Doug Fairy Tale Castle 48pc Floor

February 11th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Fairy Tale Castle 48pc Floor




A value-packed, “Price Charming” castle puzzle with 48 bright, heavy-grade cardboard pieces and an enchanting, challenging layout. Built to last through the ages! Ages 3+. 24″ x 36″.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Wonderful
It arrived as promised, and my kids love to put it together over and over again. I would recommend.

5 Stars Excellent Sturdy Puzzle for Preschoolers
This is a great puzzle. The pieces are large and thick enough that they won’t get ruined too easily. It’s a nice castle scene which instantly attracted my 4-year-old “princesses”.

4 Stars Great Toy
My daughter and I are having a great time putting together this puzzle. It enhances problem-solving skills and pretend play. We discuss what she sees and have question and answer fun with it too. The pieces are large and sturdy for little hands. We love this puzzle.

5 Stars Perfect for your little girl!
My daugther is into anything to do with princesses so when I saw this Castle Puzzle, I knew that she would love it. My main concern upon purchasing it was that it would be too difficult for her to put together. However, she was able to put it together by herself the first time. The pieces are big and sturdy. The puzzle takes up a lot of room so be sure to clear a lot of floor space or that there is plenty of room on the table when assembling. Great Puzzle Overall!

5 Stars High Quality Puzzle
Their puzzles are awesome…the pieces go together well and they have a good finish on them and are very durable. My 3 and 5-year olds haven’t been able to destroy them under constant use!

I do wish Melissa & Doug had a better policy for lost pieces though. It seems wasteful that you have to toss a puzzle after losing just one piece. I was told that pieces don’t always fit 100% which is why they don’t supply them, but kids wouldn’t care – - they are so bummed they lost a piece to one of their puzzles!

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LeapFrog Learn and Groove Musical Table

February 10th, 2010

LeapFrog Learn and Groove Musical Table




It’s a learning fiesta for your little one. This interactive, bilingual activity table engages and entertains your baby for hours. There are songs, melodies, twinkling lights and real instrument sounds, plus lots of things to spin, roll, slide, open and close. The table plays over 40 songs and melodies so your baby stays entertained while exploring. When babies turn the center page, the activity table switches modes and transforms musical discoveries into learning activities where each instrument plays a learning song. The Learn and Groove Musical Table also helps your child develop the motor skills needed for learning to stand. Contoured grips make “pulling up” a piece of cake. As babies learn to stand, their little hands can stay busy with reaching, grabbing and pulling. Measures 23″ x 5.5″ x 15.5″. Requires 3 “AA” batteries (not included).

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars The legs are not detachable
Don’t be fooled! You can use this on the floor or up on its legs. But once you put the legs on they do not come off. I contacted LeapFrog and they said they are modifying the packaging to indicate this. I had planned to return it but with the legs on it would require a large box and was just more of a hassle than I bargained for. So I kept it but was sorely disappointed. Had I known this I would have bought something else, or at least waited until my grandbaby was able to stand before I put the legs on. Either way, I can’t remove them. A search of the net resulted in some directions on how to remove the legs but I felt like I was going to break them.

5 Stars It gets used everyday
This table has less annoying music than many, and my 11 month old daughter goes over to it at least once an hour and pushes buttons to make music. Two and 3 year old children seem fascinated with this also, and the ability to take the legs off and use a a toy for little crawlers make me glad that in a our low-toy household, we have this toy. We bought it used and find it in great shape.

3 Stars BEWARE of unstable legs
This table is fun, but buyer beware regarding the legs on this toy! First, many of the pics of this item are NOT of this item! The table with the wide feet and blue lights around the center is an older item which is no longer made (I tried the older version at a friend’s house and loved it). The wide feet provided a wonderfully stable base for this toy. However, the new version (with red lights) has unstable legs which are prone to tipping on your child. The legs are also NOT detachable on all units. I was told by Leap Frog that the only way to know whether they are detachable is to unbox the toy and look on the bottom of the item for a “press here” indicator where the legs attach. Seriously?? I’m not sure of a store that is going to allow me to open all the items to find the one with detachable legs! That said, I have the one with the NON-detachable legs and mistakenly attached them BEFORE my child was able to stand independently. Any attempts to use this toy to pull to stand result in this toy tipping onto my child. UGH! So, this toy requires VERY close supervision (as in my holding onto my child while he plays with it in order to avoid him pulling it over onto himself). Other than that, the noises are a bit annoying with a very jazzy lady belting out sounds and songs, so I typically leave it in the OFF position. Why oh why can’t toy makers make SIMPLE cause and effect toys with short bursts of sounds rather than these long, annoying, never-ending songs and sounds? Oh, how I miss the simpler times!

5 Stars My son loves it
My son loves this toy. He has had it for over a year now. I am really surprised how long the batteries last in this unit. A nice feature is that the legs are removable. This allows the music table to be placed on the floor or a tabletop, or to easily be stored away for future use.

3 Stars She never plays with it
It seems like a great toy, and it is very durable, but my daughter wants nothing to do with it. It has just sat in the play room since she was 1 year old.

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