Best Pegged Puzzles
Undo a lock or latch, swing open the numbered door and count on finding fun when the picture beneath is revealed on this wooden play board and educational toy! Helps build fine and gross motor skills while little ones discover vibrant colors, numbers, animals, and more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a very good set ."
"Update: at 14 month she can open 5 of the 6 latches."
"Behind each door are animals that represent the color and numbers on the buildings, so it's a great learning tool for that as well!"
"My 14 month old daughter loves playing with all the latches."
"My kid loves this!"
"Birthday gift for a 2 yr old girl."
"My kiddo is dexterous like you wouldn't believe, and has a passion for opening and closing doors as well as removing covers and lids (electrical socket safety plugs, the backs of remotes, change purses, bottle tops, baby wipes) and opening clasps (wallet, watches, bracelets). I remember reading some horrified parent exclaim that perhaps teaching young kids to open latches and locks is a dangerous idea, but realistically speaking - the latches featured here probably aren't used in a safety capacity anyway."
"I love these Melissa & Doug Latches Wooden Activity Puzzles..They are so unique and so well made."
Intended for children two to three years and older, these vibrant and durable puzzles help develop hand-eye, fine motor, and visual perception skills. Learn Colors with the Fish Puzzle Designed to help your child learn and match colors, the Fish puzzle features 10 adorable fish with a spectrum of different colors. Number Puzzle Helps Your Child Learn to Count This 10-piece puzzle features large, removable pegs of numbers zero through nine to help promote number recognition and counting skills. Alphabet Puzzle Helps Develop Prereading Skills Featuring 26 wooden pegs, one for each letter in the alphabet, this vibrant puzzle is ideal for helping to develop letter recognition and prereading skills. Classic Peg Puzzle. (Pack of 3) At a Glance: Vibrant puzzles help develop hand-eye, fine motor, and visual perception skills Durable wood construction with colorful illustrations Fish puzzle helps children perceive and match similar colors Number puzzle promotes number recognition and counting skills Alphabet puzzle helps develop letter recognition and prereading skills. Vibrant puzzles help develop hand-eye, fine motor, and visual perception skills.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We do wish that the alphabet had more definition to the characters since it is harder to associate a triangle with the letter "A" since the letters aren't fully cut out and there is blank space on the actual piece."
"The colors do kind of chip off the pieces, but I figure that's normal with toddler toys (I've read some of the earlier Melissa & Doug toys were better made, I dont' have anything to compare them to though so I can't speak to that)."
"We purchased this set of puzzles for my boy in the middle who received therapy at home a year ago, they were really helpful for him to develop occupational skills."
"My son learned his colors with the fish puzzle, and it was one of the first puzzles he was able to figure out on his own. Unfortunately, that means I can't teach that letter because all that is left in the hole is a fish picture (no way to show the F). Since some of the pictures are a little more advanced too (we say 'bug' but I is for 'insect'), it makes the puzzle more difficult."
"These wooden Melissa and Doug puzzles are made well (although they would have been nicer if the designs were painted on rather than glued on) and the twins have been playing with them for hours at a time."
"They easily ruin things and I think painting these images on would be much more durable (depending on what type of paint or stain) than just paper glued over the wood."
"This is a little more advanced than the puzzles I got for my 2 year old, but perfect for my 3 year old."
"After opening puzzle I realized that the loose X was just to show what it looks like under the pieces. A fun game we play is mixing up the fish colors and let her fix them back to the correct spot."
Here a chick, there a chick...behind each of the 9 hinged doors on this charming barnyard scene is a delightful, magnetic animal. Magnetic puzzle board with hinged doors for open-and-close fun.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The puzzles usually have pictures behind each piece identical to the puzzle piece, but what I like here is that there is just background picture, so you can actually switch some animals around. Didnt allow for the door to shut, but it was a cute idea :)."
"It would be nice if they had a latch on them because you do need to keep it upright to keep the pieces from falling out, which magnets would also take care of this problem."
"My daughter is 19 months old and likes opening the doors and then wandering off with the pieces and/or putting them in her mouth when she plays with this."
"I called the Melissa & Doug number on the back of the board and they were great. I called after hours and left a voicemail and they actually called me back!"
"The doors have notches so it's easy for his finger to open and he loves the animals hidden behind each door."
"This toy would be fabulous if the doors were just a bit bigger or the holes a bit smaller and if the pieces were on strings so they couldn't get lost."
"My daughter is 2 and has a speech delay, so her therapist started using this to make animal noises for her to mimic then moves the animals around for her to find."
"If you're looking for puzzles, go for some of the puzzles that play sounds when you put the pieces in, most kids love those!"
Best 3-D Puzzles
4D Cityscape introduces the puzzle for Game of Thrones, based on the award-winning HBO series. The first layer is a 1000-plus piece jigsaw puzzle that teaches you all about the various locations and regions of Westeros. Over 50 map markers.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Several reviewers have complained about the difficulty of the base map layer and I feel their pain, but it is a "puzzle" and I thought it was perfect. My only complaint with this layer was with the size of the reference map included. You need a similarly coloured map for assistance, but the one included is too small. Glad I didn't see that before I purchased it--maybe they figure you need young eyes to work with the small reference map they give you :-) [Edit: Just checked the box and it says ages 13 to 106, so I guess it is OK that I bought it]. I will try to attach a few pictures of my completed puzzle."
"Definatly recommended for a GoT fan. Only down fall is that if you are going to glue it and attach the foam layer on, it becomes tricky."
"If you don’t have an obsessive attention to detail, this is not for you."
"The jigsaw part of the puzzle is pretty awesome, and challenging."
"It seems a tough one to begin with and yes, it can be easy to misplace a piece if you're not careful to watch that it fits just right, but we're loving it."
"Very amazing puzzle... after a month we had to wrap it up as we couldn't even finish the 1st level."
"As other reviewers have noted, there isn't a lot of variety in the pieces so most of our time was just spent debating whether this black piece or that black piece went with this other black piece."
"I finished the first layer but on the 2nd layer, the pieces were not well made."
Best Jigsaw Puzzles
Style: Solar System 48 pcs Floor Puzzle. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My 2 1/2 year old daughter always wants to learn new things and when I gifted her this Melissa and Doug Solar System puzzle she was so happy."
"My 4 year old loves building this puzzle."
"Awesome puzzle!"
"A fun and large solar system puzzle with big pieces that a small child can put together."
"He dumped water on his last one and some of the pieces puffed up and would not fit right."
"Melissa & Doug Solar System 48pc Floor. First I bought this product for my nephew who is 9 and has an interest in space."
"big hit,they know their planets and with the telescope,i brought for their birthday,my grandsons love it and it keeps them occupied,while i do dinner.we collecting all their puzzles."
"Stunning Solar System puzzle!"
Best Sudoku Puzzles
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A great puzzle!"
"Great quality puzzles & beautiful picture on the puzzle."
"Pretty, but dark compared to the picture on the box."
"Pieces are thick enough to stay joined without heaviness."
"The pieces fit together well, box is sturdy and well made, and it arrived right on time."
"Very nice puzzle to make - challenging in a good way."
"The puzzle didn't appear as picture on order."
"The colors don't match at all what's on the box - the puzzle pieces are putrid colors (no joke)."
Best Floor Puzzles
From classic wooden toys to crafts, pretend play, and games, Melissa & Doug products provide a launch pad to ignite imagination and a sense of wonder in all children so they can discover themselves, their passions, and their purpose. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"My 2.5 year old loves this puzzle and often even selects it over his Thomas floor puzzle, which is pretty much an endorsement all by itself."
"The pieces are a great size for small hands learning to work puzzles."
"Melissa & Doug toys are always well made, and this is no exception."
"Got this for a 3 year old boy and he LOVES it."
"We have the dinosaur puzzle too, and this one is a little easier to start with since there are more smaller objects in the picture to connect pieces vs fewer bigger ones where you have to focus more on the patterns."
"The big pieces make it easy to put together."
"My four year old grandson loved this oversized puzzle."
"I have always bought Melissa & Doug products."
Best Brain Teaser Puzzles
Flip, twist and spin Perplexus to move the ball along the numbered path. With gnarly new obstacles that require a whole new level of concentration and finesse, Epic is here to humble you. Its impressive 125 barriers are certain to entertain, challenge and frustrate you to Epic proportions. Perplexus Epic is the original challenging 3D Labyrinth contained within a sphere!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Well it’s just what I expected saw it at a friends house and couldn’t beat it there he didn’t let me borrow it so I bought it so I could beat it myself I still haven’t completed it the four stars it’s not easy or hard it’s a quality rating I’ve read a lot of reviews of the ball getting stuck and I recently did but I banged around on it to get it unstuck wasn’t that hard bottom line yes it’s a puzzle and yes sometimes it gets stuck but easy fix."
"Was really impressed with how much both kids (boy 11, girl 13) liked it and tried to outdoor each other!"
"Great product."
"Bought it for my husband and month ago, he's still working on it!"
"The numbers are too small for him to play well but guests will pick it up and play so we keep it around."
"Talk about a challenge!"
"This is infuriating in the most fun way."
Best Puzzle Play Mats
Straight borders included give the mat a finished look. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We have had this mat for a year now and the letters were loose within a month and they were not taken out a lot."
"We love this mat!"
"I purchased this to cushion her while she played because we have time floors.l, which it does however the pieces come apart easily so the baby keeps pulling the letters put and carrying them around the house so I have random letters across the house."
"I bought this as a gift because my son has a similar product (we bought from Walmart) and he loved his."
"Only thing I would change is the some of the edges where the pieces interlock on the outside, can get damaged when caught on stuff, like toys."
"This is an activity combined play mat for our toddlers."
"Prevent injures when the babies still dont have enough body control."
"I wish I had done the research before buying this product and hope this review will inform others.ProSource Kids Puzzle Alphabet, Numbers, 36 Tiles and Edges Play Mat, 12" by 12"."
Best Puzzle Accessories
Bits And Pieces has been designing, manufacturing and presenting premium, jigsaw puzzle accessories for over 20 years. For the avid puzzler or recreational jigsaw enthusiast, Bits And Pieces has many accessories that make the puzzling experience easier and more enjoyable. Tables, plateaus, puzzle rolls, tabletop spinners, portfolio storage cases and caddies are just a sampling of the many items we offer. Freestanding Puzzle Tables and Tabletop Plateaus are made of quality woods combined with durable fiberboard. This jigsaw puzzle organizer has four wooden-reinforced sliding drawers to sort and store your puzzle pieces.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"We recently rediscovered the fun of working puzzles and decided to set up a puzzle station so we could have a puzzle going most of the time - for us and for guests - one we could put away when we need the extra space for seating. But, when we have a group working the puzzle, we put the top shelf on to raise the puzzle (about 9") - making it comfortable for those sitting in chairs. We slide it into the edged-corner of the puzzle board for support and have plenty of space to work almost any puzzle we'd want to work - then we fold it and slip it behind the couch when we don't need the larger space."
"Wish you would make it with a lazy susan underneath to turn it during those times you are working alone."
"It is just as stated and arrived timely."
"I highly recommend this product if you would like to minimize your time on assembling a puzzle by keeping it organized."
"We love that we can move our puzzle from one table or floor to another spot easily."
"i love this - now i can work 1000 piece puzzle without having a gigantic work space."
"The wooden Puzzle worked fine for the 500 peices without using the drawers."
"She called me to ask if I could write a review, so other people would know how cheaply made it is and that it is overpriced."