Customer Reviews

Large Wooden See Inside ABC 26-piece Puzzle

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My son received this puzzle as a gift when he was just 26 months. He loved it so much and played with it all the time. He knew all his letters when he received this toy, but it helped to reiforce them. Unfortunatley, even though this is a very educational toy, it has some big problems. The letters in the puzzle appear to be painted on, they are not! The letters have a sticker GLUED on, not painted as it appears in the picture. Needless to say after little hands play with them for a while, the sticker peels off and you are left with a bare piece of wood. Next, the wood is of very poor quality and has some jagged edges. The last point is not all pieces fit very well in their spot. It is such a shame because the concept is great and it is very educational just very, very poorly made. I would recommend taking a look at the puzzle in Toys r us first or any Imaginarium store to get a good look at the quality. Personally, we had to dispose of this puzzle and bought the Alphabet Art Puzzle from Lights Camera Interaction. Much Better.

This puzzle is made of wood and the letters are very colorful that attracts my tot's attention. I brought it only 2 days ago and I start teaching him the alphabet. He already learned 2 letters as I am teaching him a letter a day. The beautiful part is you can use the letters independently without the board. Also, after removing a letter , you'll see a picture of an item which started with that letter. very educational ! Excellent teaching tool!!

She's only 18 months, so I can appreciate that she's not yet in the age range for the puzzle - it's going to be hard for her to put the pieces in correctly for a while. I haven't found that the pieces have haven't found that the pieces have "jagged" edges or don't fit in the slots.

However, I do have a bit of a problem with some of the pictures behind the letters. A is apple, that's good, B is bald eagle/bird, that's good, C is castle, D is... dolphin? Okay, that's appropriate, never too early for kids to learn that dolphins aren't fish. But then I is iguana (not lizard). Why not make I "ice cream" or "ice cube" or even "igloo"? Something that can't be confused easily. Q is again a strange one: quail. Most kids in this age range will not know the word quail. It's likely to be confused with the much more common "bird". Why not make Q "quilt" or "queen"? V is vine, another odd choice (but not insurmountable) and Y is... yak? I know there aren't very many Y words out there, but why *yak*? Why not "yarn" or... okay, the only other word I can think of is "yurt", and that really doesn't help my case.

It's not bad for kids to be learning new words. But I think an alphabet puzzle should concentrate more on the words they already know, to help them more easily identify what each letter means. D should be dog instead of dolphin, L could be lamp instead of lighthouse, Q could be almost anything else.

I got this puzzle and the big knob geometric puzzle for my 21 month old twin daughters because their other 3 piece puzzles were no longer challenging, but they really liked them. This puzzle is good quality but not excellent quality. The letters do not have knobs, but they are not hard to get out because the places where they go are shallow. As a result, the letters fall out easily if the puzzle is tipped (which means cleaning them up a lot). The letters have pictures under them for each letter, though I would have chosen different words for some of them. My girls already knew all their letters before I bought this puzzle, but it is great for reinforcing them!! They can pick up a letter and name it. You can also do colors as well, though there are only 4 colors. If they chew on the letters, the colored coating will scratch off. It is great for fine motor skill as well and hand eye coordination -- trying to get the letters in the right way. I would recommend this puzzle. My girls have really enjoyed it.

I purchased this puzzle for my 4 year old and my 2 year old. The puzzle is great if you don't mind searching for the pieces all the time as they 'set on top' of the puzzle and don't really sit down in thier places. Only about 1/3 of the piece actually fits down into the space. It is very easy to knock off pieces already in their place when working the puzzle. Also, some of the letters have to be turned around to fit properly. For example the letter O, I, H, S, X, and Z. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE ABOVE, some of the pitures could have been better thought out. W has a Wagon behind it but it also has a Horse. It is something I would send back if it wasn't so much trouble.

My son started with this puzzle just before his 2nd birthday and now just 4 weeks after his birthday, he already knows all the letters and the sounds they make.

I agree with the other posters that some of the images under the letters could have been more thoughtout. A for Airplane and J for Jet is confusing. L has a Ladybug on a Leaf...but still not really concrete. W for wagon, but there is also a horse in the picture... Issues like this can be overlooked because of the quality of the puzzle however.

Overall, I think it's a great starting tool for ABCs.

This looks cool up front, but some of the letters are cut out asymmetrically so they only go in the puzzle one way - very frustrating for a 3-1/2 old. Examples: H, N, S, X, Z. At this level these should be mirror images and fit in if flipped upside down. Kids learning at this time cannot make out the subtle differences these current letters have that are no sweat to the rest of us grownups. Start simple, then get tricky as the kids level of recognition increases.

We puchased this puzzle for our daughter's third birthday. She already knows most of her letters and which words begin with what letters, so we thought this puzzle would be good practice. The pictures under the letters were not always chosen well. For example, A is an airplane with jet engines and J is a jet plane. L is a picture of bugs - one of which is a ladybug and W is a horse and wagon. She actually has to know the letter to best decide what the picture represents. A good product, but not the best it could have been.

My 20 month old loves this...shes been playing with it since it arrived. its not the best quality but it serves the purpose.

This puzzle gives great shapes/pictures to help make the letter learning more fun. It keeps my 4-year old's attention and he is starting to associate shapes and sounds of the letters. For example, he now says "K for keys, mom" or "Curvy S for Socks and Shoes" or "Zig Zag Z for Zebra". Well worth the price.