Customer Reviews

Locks and Keys Board Puzzle

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I bought this has a Christmas gift for a 2 & 1/2yr old boy. He loved unlocking real doors, playing with keys & seeing how locks worked so I figured this would be the perfect gift. He normally has a pretty short attention span, and doesn't play with one thing for more then a few minutes. But, not this! After he opened this gift, he could care less about the others that still needed to be unwrapped. For the first 30 minutes, he wouldn't even look up from the puzzle. He played with it almost for a straight hour, and after that still kept going back to play with it for 15-20minutes at time. His older cousins (10 & 12) loved helping him with the more diffcult locks (the luggage lock was very tricky, since they locked the instructions underneath. The code ended up being a simple 1-2-3) The keys stay attached to the boards so you don't have to worry about losing them. This is a perfect gift for any little one that loves puzzles.

My son got this yesterday and instantly fell in love with the toy. He loves to open the locks, see what is inside the doors and just adores it. Also, my eight year old got a kick out of it and he is ADHD. It takes a bit more to keep him still. But, I was disapointed when the combination lock fell apart and the spring came out. My son was unable to open the lock after that and we had to fix it to stay open permenantly since I don't want to take it away and send it back for a replacement. My son is only two and half. He would be very mad at me.

We purchased this item for a 13 hour road trip home. Our son is not quite three and it was a huge success. He played with it off and on for a total of about 2 hours both times. It is great for travel because the "keys" are held on by a ribbon that is just the right length. Even our niece,6 and nephew,12 enjoyed playing with it once we were at Nana's. Definitely a good choice if your child enjoys figuring out how things work.

I just got this and my girls (age 31/2 and 2) are going to LOVE it when they see it tomorrow morning! I also got the latch board from Melissa & Doug. Same great quality and interest. Both came from Kaplan in record time. Excellent service!