Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Frolicking Horses Jigsaw (48 pc)

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My daughter is 2 1/2 yrs old and loves these puzzles. She does them over and over again. The wood backed pieces make them more durable than cardboard puzzles - and they are great for spatial reasoning.

We have a couple other M&D puzzles with fewer, larger pieces. The 48 piece ones we got here are by nature of their smaller piece to thickness ratio, harder to take apart and fit together. I'm hoping it gets easier and we're able to sort of break it in. Overall, great M&D quality, as always

We bought this puzzle for my 3 year old daughter for Christmas because right now she is in love with horses! Some pros and cons about the puzzle:

Cons:
- There is no picture of the puzzle on the background. For some reason, I thought there would be (as we have a couple very simple Melissa & Doug puzzles where when you remove the pieces, the picture is on the back so help the kiddo put the pieces in the right place.. and there isnt here). It'll take my daughter some practice, but its kinda hard to find what goes where when you dont have a picture of the puzzle!
- Some of the pieces are tight fitting. I think this may be because its new.. we just need to break it in some, but some of the pieces you have to give some force to put them together.

Pros:
- The durability.. gotta love Melissa & Doug! We are a huge fan of them, have so many of their toys, and the durability of this toy is excellent. Much better than those cardboard puzzles!
- The puzzle pieces are perfect for my daughter's hands. They aren't too small, so she can try to put them together.
- The picture isnt bad either! My daughter loves the picture of the horses! I do appreciate how the horses are all different colors.. it makes it easier finding which pieces go where (5 horses.. all different colors, it helps!).

Overall, we love this puzzle! I rated it a 4 star just simply b/c of the missing background picture.. dont get me wrong - the puzzle is not difficult to put together at all, but for a young child it might be.. simply b/c they have no picture of what they are putting together!

My 4 year old loves puzzles and horses but I wish I hadn't bought this. I have younger children who are undoing things behind me so it's a pain that the puzzle isn't put away unless it's completed. The pieces are hard to fit together - the puzzle is listed as being hand crafted but I don't necessarily think that's a good things for puzzles.

I purchased this for my 3 year olds who are puzzle crazy and they found it challenging and still need help with it. I'm not sure if I misread the description or if it was wrong on amazon but I thought it was for 3+ but it really is better suited for 4+ (as the product is labeled). I agree that having a picture on the back board would be helpful since there is no box for it but it's still a beautiful puzzle. The pieces fit tightly together so you have to be careful taking them apart, I had to repair one of the pieces with wood glue when my little one pulled too hard. All in all though, a great puzzle.

she loves putting this together, replay value high as with all melissa and doug puzzles, the frame is a plus, hold the puzzle together for storage

The title says it all. This is a nice, colorful puzzle made of quality materials. These puzzles will last for generations.

I bought this for a 3yo birthday. She had some big odd shaped piece puzzles, maybe 12-15 pc. I felt she would grow into it and quality was important so it lasted, I hoped, for years.

Others commented M&D as quality wood puzzles so I went for it.

When I received it that was confirmed. The 3yo loves it and more M&D product is on my future purchase radar.

The grandkids love it, but it is a puzzle, so I only rated it a 4 for "fun". I also think that puzzles are great but, probably not "THE" educational toy. It is brightly colored and will probably go through several generations of kids.

This puzzle, like all Melissa and Doug products, is very well made, safe and has a good design that is not too frustrating for little kids to solve. My little guy took about half an hour to do it the first time, but now really enjoys racing through it. Once he gets good at a M&D puzzle, we mix up several puzzles to make it more challenging.

You won't go wrong with any M&D puzzle, but be sure and check the number of pieces. Kids should start with a 12 piece puzzle, but it is too easy for kids with some puzzle experience, while the 24 pieces provide a bit more of a challenge.