Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Three Little Pigs Play Set Soft Baby Toy

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Step back in time with this classic, the Three Pigs, and bring on the fun! The chubby pigs are the perfect size for a toddler's hand to squeeze and let out a squeak. They can hide in their color-matched soft homes with plenty of doors and windows to open and close to teach early prepositions like "in," out," " back" and "front." Kids love to stuff the big bad wolf (and all the pigs for that matter) down the chimney and watch him magically appear inside the house. Carry on little conversations with your pigs as your toddler chooses one to speak for too.

As a speech pathologist with Play on Words, I look for toys that have a lot to describe. Babies and toddlers' receptive language (understanding) has been outpacing their expressive language (actually saying words) as they hear and store new vocabulary words. But at 1 ½ years, they are entering the stage of their "vocabulary explosion" when they can actually learn several new words a day. As you are playing with your child and describing her action with the toy, your job is a lot easier when there is a lot to describe in terms of texture, sounds, color, size, and shape. Point out the straw, stick and brick houses, shiny, smooth and soft surfaces, big, little and medium--sized houses, match the colored houses to the pigs and talk about shapes.

My one year old daughter received this as a gift. While she is younger than the recommended age, she is having a great time with it. She likes moving the pigs into the houses, and the wolf down the chimney. She loves to hear the story and watch while the pigs are moved and the houses are blown down. Her 3 1/2 year old brother is throughly enjoying it as well. We also love that the houses and characters all stack inside each other, so it isn't very big to store.

My 15 month old received this for Christmas and was not interested in it at all. However, my 3.5 year old can not get enough of it. I would have thought it too young for him, but apparently not. He acts out the 3 little pigs, he stuffs all kinds of things in the houses, he plays with the pigs in the bath, he organizes it all how it came. It has become one of his favorite toys.

I originally bought this for my 1 year old for her birthday but her big sister loves it just a little more because she likes the three little pigs story. The pigs do squeek when you squeeze them but the wolf also has a hole at his mouth for his huffing and puffing. I love Melissa and Doug products and plan to keep this one in family for a long time. Very durable. But i did just buy it. Amazon is the better deal for this item because of free shipping and price. This is a toy they will play with for years. GREAT buy!!

I bought this as a gift for my friend's one year old baby girl. I never actually got to see it, but my friend said her daughter liked to play with it in the bathtub! I ordered it because I love pigs, and wanted to send a gift that was obviously from me. ;) From my friend's description, it sounded pretty durable since she was able to play in the bathtub, and throw them around. She seemed pleased with it.

I got this for my little girl too early. She's only 21 months old and has had it since she was 8 months old. She's not at the point where she'll listen patiently to a story or understand anything I say. When she's 2+, this toy will be more suitable. So far, she just squeezes he pigs and that's about it.

This is a multiple piece set - three little pigs, wolf, three houses - that is a wonderful toy! Pigs and wolf are great sized for toddler hands, there are hook-and-loop closures on each house's door so little guys can manipulate doors easily, and the wolf can even slide down the big house's chimney - it's just a great gift!

I bought this for my 18-month old nephew. My niece (age 4) and daughter (age 5) had a great time "showing" the 18-month old how the toy "worked." A grand time was had by all! The toy is very cute and well made.

I bought this for my 13 month old, who is in the phase of "putting things in and taking things out." I don't know what it is about this that she doesn't love, but I can say it doesn't entertain her for long. I've tried doing the whole Three Little Pigs story as we play with it but she's just not that interested. It is a well made toy, I think she's just not that in to it!

This is an extremely cute toy. The little pigs, all color coordinated with their respective houses and numbers on their chests from smallest to biggest, are adorable. The pigs squeak when squeezed, the only thing that my son seems to like about this toy. Now, I refuse to hold that against this set. Possibly my son is too young for this toy, having received it for his first Christmas? Maybe he just simply doesn't like it? However, I can see where it could be a very engaging little toy. Though I haven't tried washing the houses yet, I love the fact that they can go in the washing machine. Having 5 dogs and all the dog hair that goes along with them, having a toy that can be thrown in the washing machine is a dream. My complaint with the toy? One of the little pigs came with the paint chipped off a part of his belly which is only getting worse with time, even though my son really doesn't play with them. Aside from that, the set seems quite durable.