Melissa & Doug Latches Board

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• Helps Develop Memory Skills
• Learn latches
• Pictures under pieces
• Recommended Age Range 3 Years and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 15.5 x 1 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000062SP5
• Item model number: 383
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 5 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,924 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This beautifully crafted board with polished brass locks; latches; hooks and clasps; has hide-and-seek pictures behind each door and helps develop fine motor and memory skills. A tremendous value!

Product Description

This beautifully crafted board with polished brass locks, latches, hooks and clasps, has hide-and-seek pictures behind each door and helps develop fine motor and memory skills. A tremendous value! Ages 3+. 16 x 12 x .5.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Develops fine motor skills and object permanence, June 6, 2006

By 

K. Drake (IN USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Latches Board (Toy)

We bought this for our 19 month old to take on a plane trip as the "new" toy to entertain her when needed. She *loved* playing with it through the entire trip. it's a bit big for a carryon, but we fit it in. It is now a car toy that gets swapped out upon occasion with others. The back of the puzzle says 4+, but I think it's a good challenge for younger children. There are 2 latches that she needs adult help with because they are too tough to move. I'm sure she'll grow into those with time, though.

updated 9/07:
My almost 3yo can now do all of the latches on this puzzle-has been able to for several months, now.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pegs in Latches keep breaking, April 8, 2003

By A Customer

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Latches Board (Toy)

My daughter LOVES this toy. She got at christmas time and unfortunately, by new years eve we noticed the little pegs in the doors were coming loose. Now, we keep finding the little gold pegs all over the house. We watched her play with it and she doesnt pull them out....they just seem to come loose from the regular opening and closing. Very disappointing but she still plays with it rather the door shuts well or not. We just have to make sure she doesnt get ahold of them.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Latches are either too easy or too tough!, November 22, 2003

By 

"alexis26" (SF, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Latches Board (Toy)

I bought this puzzle for my 2 year old daughter who LOVES puzzles. Especially the puzzles by Melissa and Doug that open and inside are hidden images or magnets.

The latch puzzle that we purchased was terrible. The sliding latch door lock simply fell out of the latch when you moved the puzzle - thus was to easy and way to loose. The most disapointing is the window latch and trunck latch. Both these two required adult hand strength to open! I had to hold the puzzle flat with one hand and grip the window latch with the other in order to manipulate it open. And I have very strong hands and it was hard for me (an adult) to open!! Perhaps it was JUST our puzzle. So I returned it. The other puzzles are sold in tight plastic wrap and so we weren't able to TRY another latch to see if it is not so HARD. So that is 3 defunct out of 6 latches that my daughter wasn't able to play with. That's half the toy that wasn't workable or child friendly - and NOT worth the money.