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Melissa and Doug Farm Wooden Chunky Puzzle

March 7th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Farm 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.

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5 Stars Wonderful Puzzle
My son loved this and now my daughter does, too. Its neat how the pieces will stand up. Very durable. Great first puzzle.

5 Stars Delightful
This is a great puzzle, and it is very well made. My daughter started playing with it when she was about 18 months old. Even though she couldn’t always put the pieces in the correct spot, she still loved to play with them. Now that she is 2 yrs old, and able to complete the puzzle with ease, she likes it even more. I am trying to buy a puzzle rack to accommodate this and a few other Melissa and Doug chunky puzzles. I hope they will fit.

4 Stars Fun and Easy Toy for toddler
Like most Melissa and Doug products, this item is very quality and entertaining for young kids.

5 Stars First and Favorite
This was my daughter’s first Melissa and Doug chunky puzzle and still one of her favorites. It introduced her to these durable, colorful and easy to manipulate puzzles. She played with it before she was one-year-old and still plays with it as a two-year-old. I recommend all of these puzzles to everyone and frequently get them as gifts.

5 Stars Great Starter Puzzle
I really like this whole Chuncky line of Melissa & Doug puzzles. The age reccomendations says 2 years but I believe that is way too old. I got a few of them for my daughter for her fist birthday and she instantly loved them. The pieces have pictures underneath so that your baby can match the pictures. They are super durable and will stand up to years of play by multiple children. Only down side is that they won’t fit in any standard puzzle rack.

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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 Wooden Safari Chunky Puzzle

February 17th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Deluxe Wooden Safari Chunky Puzzle




Little ones can go on an amazing safari adventure with this playful chunky puzzle that’s teeming with wildlife. The puzzle’s thick wooden pieces all fit neatly into their spots on the colorful board, and they even stand up on their own for additional pretend play. Puzzle features full-color images beneath each piece. Measures 12″H x 11″W x 0.8″D.

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5 Stars colorful fun
I gave this to my 2- year- old granddaughter as part of her birthday gifts. It brought many smiles as she lifted the colorful pieces, named the animals, and placed them back in the appropriate spaces. I know it will last her a long time- very well made.

4 Stars melissa and doug great products
I bought these puzzles for my grandaughter who is 1 year old.

She is just learning to talk and wants so much to sound out all

the animal names. They are also very easy to grab and big enough

as to not get lost. She is very content to try and figure out

where each piece goes on her own. Great construction.

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5 Stars Fun, durable, and colorful!
My daughter is 16 months old and she loves this puzzle. The pieces are thick and durable so it can withstand a little chewing on. The colors are bright and easy to tell the different animals apart. The pieces stay in their place pretty well so when my daughter is putting other pieces in they don’t slide around. It is also very helpful that the pictures are also underneath each puzzle piece. She will put the puzzle together and then take it apart only to do it all over again. Its a fun, educational, safe, and overall a great puzzle!

5 Stars Great Puzzle
This puzzle is very cute. I would have to disagree with the warning about choking hazard though, these puzzle pieces are very large and would not be able to be swallowed. I also would recommend this product for children under 3. Our son has had it for about 8 months now and he loves it. The puzzle pieces are so wide that each piece can stand on end, so he plays with them in the windowsill. The paint has chipped off here and there but he is very rough with them, and I sometimes wonder if the dog got to them!

5 Stars Fun and sturdy
I bought this puzzle for my 1 yr old daughter and I babysat several other children over a matter of 2-3 years, and this puzzle is still going strong. The paint still looks great. And it has endured, even after several of the babies “chewed” it. I have several of these chucky melissa and doug puzzles and they are great.

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Melissa and Doug Jumbo Numbers Wooden Chunky Puzzle

February 13th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Jumbo Numbers Wooden Chunky Puzzle




This hand-painted, playfully styled Jumbo Numbers 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.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great for Toddlers
We have a lot of Melissa & Doug puzzles, but my son loves this one the best. The quality is good, and the colors are very stimulating for a young curious mind. Highly recommended for any toddler over 16 months.

5 Stars A high quality puzzle for toddlers!
My son loves to play with this puzzle and is learning his numbers from it. It is a beautifully painted high quality puzzle with chunky easy to handle pieces. Worth the money.

3 Stars Item may not be as shown
We had previously bought the alphabet version of this puzzle, and both this number puzzle and the alphabet puzzle came and the pieces were not painted all the way around, as pictured. Instead, they were just the plain wood on the sides and back. Just FYI.

5 Stars Great way to learn numbers
My son loves this puzzle. The pieces are chunky and he loves to put them where they belong on the board. He also enjoys stacking them like blocks and is beginning to say the numbers. Highly recommend.

5 Stars Fabulous puzzle
I’m very pleased with this puzzle. I think it’s great that each piece has the corresponding number of little critters surrounding it…a really good way to reinforce counting. The pieces do get beat up after a while, especially if dropped on a hard floor or banged together, but they are wood and not plastic, so it’s to be expected.

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Melissa and Doug Jumbo ABC Chunky Puzzle

February 12th, 2010

Melissa and Doug Jumbo ABC Chunky Puzzle




This hand-painted, playfully styled Jumbo ABC 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 16″H x 13.8″W x 1″D.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great puzzle
This is a great puzzle but I wish the pieces where painted on all sides and not only on the top, that would make them more water resistant when drinks are spilled on them accidently. Also, the one we received is not completely flat so best if played on a carpet or rug insead of a solid surface.

My daughter is enjoying playing with it and is learning new words while playing. The letters are chunky enough that she can easily grab them and place them on the board.

2 Stars some details are different from manufacture description
Overall a good product for the price. We noticed that the manufacture says it’s hand painted, but acctually the letters are printed material glued on the wooden pieces, not painted on. The one we received had peeling edges that revealed this. Second, it is not real wood. The daddy probably knows the right term but to me, the mommy, its ‘presure treated wood byproduct’. You don’t see the beautiful rings of real wood on it. In addition, you need to wipe it clean before giving to your kids because of the fine samll dusts. I am not suprised about the quality being under $20, but at least the manufacture should not state ‘hand painted’ when it is not. These details may not bother you if you are ok with other Melissa and Doug products. However, I am concerned about the printed material and whatever they used to glue it on because my baby will chew on it and the chemical will end up in his tiny body. I am still in search for a puzzle painted with non-toxic paint.

5 Stars Great verbally and with motor skills
My son is 19 months old. Knew approx 10 letters. Introducing this item to him he now verbally knows 15 letter (3 weeks later)and 20 just by sight. He places every one in the slot it belongs. The slot allotted for the letters are printed the same as the block letter. It helps them located the letter by color and shape. It also helps motor skills. I praised him when he gets the correct letters in. He now praises himself by clapping his hands when he completes the puzzle.

5 Stars Great Puzzle!
We play with this puzzle every time we go to the library and love it!

4 Stars Challenge for a Toddler
My son is 18 months old and loves puzzles. He mastered all the basic ones with farm animals and shapes, so I bought this hoping it would be a challenge. It is definitely harder than the others and it takes patience to put in all the letters. He usually makes it through 7 or 8 before he gets bored and moves on to other activities. The negative on this toy is you will definitely find little wooden letters all over your home. The positive is – your child will start to learn the letters. We’ve had it since Easter and we’re up to “A B C” and we can do ‘M’ for Mommy, ‘D’ for Daddy and ‘G’ for John (my son’s name).

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