Melissa & Doug Construction Site Jigsaw (12 pc)

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• Hardworking construction vehicles are on site in this 12-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle
• Packaged in a sturdy, wooden tray for puzzle building and easy storage
• Ideal introduction to jigsaw solving
• Sturdy wooden construction
• Exceptional quality and value

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GKW6IS
• Item model number: 2933
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,109 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #24 in Toys & Games > Puzzles > Jigsaw Puzzles
  • #41 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Pre-Kindergarten Toys > Puzzles
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Hardworking construction vehicles are on site in this 12-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle. Comes packaged in a sturdy, wooden tray for puzzle building and easy storage. This is the ideal introduction to jigsaw solving…once the corner and edge pieces are in place, the puzzle is almost finished!

Product Description

This 12-piece wooden jigsaw features a bright graphic design and is made from solid wood pieces that easily interlock and fit into a convenient wood tray. A wonderful first jigsaw puzzle! Young children can practice spatial-visual skills, problem solving and fine motor skills. Measures 8.5" x 11".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Puzzle fell to pieces, so to speak, December 28, 2008

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Jujube "Jujube" (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Construction Site Jigsaw (12 pc) (Toy)

We love the Melissa and Doug toys and have bought many. We generally find them to be of good quality construction and durable, as well as engaging and educational.

However, we purchased this and the Africa Plains 24 piece puzzle for our grandson for Christmas. When we removed the shrink wrap and started to separate the pieces, the bottom and top laminate layers on the edges of several pieces immediately peeled and/or snapped off. (One of our grandkids puts everything in her mouth and I could see these puzzle pieces causing a hazard if she picked one up.)

We really like the Melissa and Doug toys and have had great experiences with most of them. I'm hoping that this problem is just a fluke with a bad batch of glue; but this happened with 2 different puzzles. I've emailed them to ask them to investigate.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A HUGE hit with my busy little one!, December 15, 2007

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Jeddy 3 - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Melissa & Doug Construction Site Jigsaw (12 pc) (Toy)

Another great product from Melissa and Doug. This, and the similar On the Go Wooden Jigsaw, were my 21-month-old son's first jigsaw puzzles, and he loved them on sight! Because these puzzles are made of thick, sturdy wood, there are some not-completely-smooth edges. No biggie -- I gave them a little buffing with very fine sandpaper before I gave him the puzzle.

He worked with the puzzle, with a little help from Mom & Dad, until he had literally memorized it and could put it together lightning-fast. Now, at 24 months, he enjoys putting it together wood-side-up, too, so we're really getting our money's worth with this thing.

One thing to note is that, after much love and enjoyment, the paper is starting to wear at the edges. And my son actually managed to tear some of it off the puzzle in a moment of toddler curiosity. However, contact cement pasted the paper back on and all is well again.

The recommended age is 3+, but I think kids much younger than that can enjoy starting to learn how to work jigsaw puzzles. The look of pride when they figure out how to put them together is priceless!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not quite up to expectations, January 18, 2010

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2 boys' Mom (Georgia) - See all my reviews

= 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 Construction Site Jigsaw (12 pc) (Toy)

My 4 year old son got this puzzle and another M&D puzzle last week for his birthday. The graphics are wonderful, but that's all the good things I can say about them. The pictures are already starting to come off of the pieces, the pieces are really hard to get apart, and there are wood fragments coming off this puzzle like crazy. The ends of the pieces are sharp and it gives me the willies to touch them because of the wood shards that are sticking out of the pieces and board. I would have a cardboard puzzle over these any day.