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This fun and challenging Farm Cube Puzzle will certainly entertain the kids. Each side of the beautifully illustrated, solid wood cube is part of a different farm animal puzzle - there are six puzzles in all!
My 2 1/2 absolutely loves this puzzle and has no problem putting it together.
However, the construction/quality of this product is horrible. The blocks are too heavy, so be careful if it falls onto a little ones foot. And because they are heavy, they hit together and the stickers are coming off the blocks. I'm so disappointed in this product. It looks like we've had it for years, when we've only had it for a couple months.
This is not one of Melissa & Doug's better puzzles. Don't waste your money.
Everyone in the family has enjoyed playing with this toy! The pictures are bright and colorful and it is a great, challenging toy.
I gave this puzzle a high rating only because of its immense learning value. The quality of the puzzle is diminished because the stickers on each side of the puzzle can easily peel off [its just paper and not painted on], so one has to be very careful in handling the puzzle blocks. On the other hand, the educational value of this puzzle set is very high - young ones can spend quality fun time trying to figure out how to put an animal 'together' [there are six animals in all - pig, chicken, sheep, cow, horse, and duck]. Each puzzle block has six sides and children can learn to manipulate them to put an animal together. A set of pictures on the back of the puzzle box provides a visual cue as to how to piece each animal together.
The puzzle requires quite a bit of higher-order thinking skills and I would recommend this to preschoolers and up.
I had a puzzle like this when I was young. SO much fun! I had this in my hand. I wanted to buy it so badly. But as I looked through the shrink wrap I saw the pictures were peeling off the cubes. I thought, OK bad puzzle. But then I looked at ALL the puzzles they had at that store....they were ALL peeling. Usually you can't beat Melissa and Doug quality but this time is not one of those times. There has to be a better way to put the pictures onto the cubes.
I purchased this puzzle 5 years ago for my (now) 8 year old... it sits out on the coffee table 24/7. STILL my kids play with it.. they time each other, put it together upside down, and other creative stuff. It still amazes me that this simple puzzle gets played with at least once a week by an 11 year old, 8 year old and 5 year old. Best Christmas gift we ever got. Minor peeling of stickers, but you gotta expect that!
my 18 month old loves this. We practice saying the animals name and sound the animal makes! He knows them all! Great puzzle very durable considering he likes to use the pieces as balls!
Another for my nephew! He loves it but at 3 its still a little advance because of so many sides to choose from but no fault of the item! He still loves it and gives us a chance to help!!!
the quailty is VERY poor. Even for Melissa & Doug. I agree with the reviewer that called it "typical cheap "made in China" junk". Though- it's fun junk! This puzzle may not last through both children but my 4 year old and I have a lot of fun playing with it now. :o) Can't wait to buy him the "pets" version.
I bought this for a 2 year old. Woe is me that I didn't open the plastic cling-wrap on the toy and inspected it closely before gifting it. As soon as she saw it, she wanted to open it and what child wouldn't want to play with a bright new toy?
Unfortunatly, 10 minutes into play time, I saw that the cheap vinyl covered cubes were already(!!) peeling. The cubes underneath are clearly MDF and the whole game board, with the singular exception of the wooden dovetailed pine tray seems to have been made with as little regard to quality as possible.
We have now played with the cubes 3 times and the majority of the 16 cubes are peeling, some on more than one side. The corners seem to curl up readily and on one face of a cube about 1/5 of the vinyl covered face is folded under itself.
Yes, this toy is an engaging toy. The images are bright and attractive. Sadly, it is not up to par with other toys of its kind and I would put money down that a month of playtime will have it looking as beat up as if it was through the ringer for a couple of years.
Melissa and Doug should consider silkscreening the images directly onto their blocks (and then varnishing, of course!!). They should be able to do so with only a slight increase in cost and still be able to price this toy in the $10-20 price point. As it i the toy is a waste if money and time and worse, if you give to a child who loves it, you'll be doubly sorry when you have to discard the blocks when they are unsafe to use or simply in deplorable condition.
Melissa and Doug, this toy is ruining your reputation!!
Great puzzle. Very challenging and it stays put in it's tray so it could even be used in the car.
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About Melissa & Doug Farm Cube Puzzle detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #767 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Melissa & Doug
- Model: 775
- Released on: 2006-06-12
- Dimensions: 7.90" h x 7.90" w x 2.10" l, 2.28 pounds
Features
- Put colorful blocks together to create friendly farm animals....cow, pig, horse, duck, sheep, rooster
- Each image is beautifully illustrated on solid wooden blocks
- 6 Puzzles in all!
- Entertaining, challenging and a tremendous value!
- Recommended Age Range 3 Years and up
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