Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Deluxe 10-Piece Magnetic Towing Game

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Our little guy got this puzzle when he was 23 months. It took some demonstration and help to get the idea of the magnet. When he first started, he finally ended up just placing the magnet on the car, without employing the "dangle method."

Now, at 25 months, this puzzle is a breeze. After a few times, he knew where the cars should go. Now he sometimes just feigns ignorance, giving me a sly look and grin as he places the piece on the wrong spot and croons, "Nooooo."

The addition of the magnet challenge adds interest. We can challenge him to get the blue car, or the pink one, etc. Helps him with his colors.

The recommended minimum age of 3 yrs is, I believe, may be too old. I'd suggest 2 yrs as a good age.

I think this puzzle is adorable, but my kids find it booooring. The string with the magnet is rather long. The younger kids, who usually find wooden puzzles interesting, don't really have the control and eye hand coordination to keep the magnet still enough to catch the pieces. They tried it with a shorter string, but it still wasn't exciting. They did like playing pretend with the crunched cars - but as a puzzle it's a bust.

Both the two and a half year old and one year old enjoy playing with this wooden puzzle with magnetic pieces and wand. We are glad we found these.

Another hit for Melissa & Doug - the magnetic "fishing" toy that is cars rather than fish. Child tries to pick up cars to 'tow' them with the tow truck that has a magnet dangling from it. It looks easy but for a 4 year old it is nicely challenging. The cars are numbered and have different shapes and colors to lots of different games easily happen. Game is easy to store and well made.

Any of the magnetic puzzles are great. My 2 grandchildren, 18 months and 22 months at the time I got them, love it. That is the first puzzle they grab for. They enjoy putting the pieces in place and then trying to retrieve them with the magnetic pole. These puzzles are one of the best investments I ever made. They play with them everytime they come to visit. Theres the ocean creatures and insects also.

This is a great puzzle. My 2 year old twins love it! The only glitch is that for this age, it was hard for them to put the pieces in until I wrote the corresponding numbers on the puzzle. Now they look for the numbers that match & can do the puzzle in no time! They really like it. I'd recommend it for 2-3 year olds.

This towing game is made up of three elements: a colorful wooden board with cutouts, a set of 9 bright cards, and a magnetic tow truck. The magnetic tow trucks is meant to be held over each car until the magnets click and the car is "towed" away.

A fantastic toy for toddlers-- it encourages fine montor skills, coordination, planning/execution skills, and encourages patience and growing focused attention. We love this toy! My little one has gradually learned to sit still and spend more and more time with this game. When we first got it, he was 20 months and would only sit through one of two "tows." Now that he is turning 2, he will sit with delibation and focus on "towing" until the board is complete, and then ask for a repeat.

The only (minor!) issue I have is that the area beneath the cars is not painted or numbered. This makes assembling the toy a little challenging for toddlers. Solutions are to either play the game with your child, or use a marker to number each slot to match the number on the car.

Fantastic game!

This is a great puzzle for kids who love cars. With the colors and numbers it makes for an easy teaching opportunity. The only thing missing is an image behind the cars. Since it is blank it makes it harder for young kids to get the cars back in place. I painted matching numbers behind in the same color as the car. It works great and allows us to focus on the numbers and colors even more.

Bought this for my two year old son and he was excited to play with it. My son doesn't dangle the magnet he just puts it on the car of choice. He played with it an entire hour which is an eternity for my son . You do have to use some imagination with your child to keep the puzzle interesting like "Pick the red car" or Pick the number 2 car" etc. So, I can see this puzzle getting old very quickly especially if you have a child that loves electronics. This was my attempt to introduce my child to some simple toys and overall it went well. I would recommend this toy for others trying to give child something simple.

When my oldest son was two or three, he had a puzzle like this one which he rarely touched. Ten years later, I am purchasing one for my three-year-old, who can't get enough of the one at preschool. Go figure. He meticulously works at "capturing" and then replacing each piece. It's an excellent exercise in patience, motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. As with any toy, success depends upon the vagaries of the pint-sized consumer. Melissa & Doug products are always heirloom quality for a reasonable price. If you have a little person who enjoys working at things with his or her hands, I highly recommend this product.