We already have a few Melissa & Doug puzzles that my girls love and I like because of how well made they are. Most of Melissa & Doug toys are made from wood. You will see the occasional plastic piece, but if they can make it out of wood, they do. I was at a toy store just yesterday admiring an ice cream set for my daughters, complete with wood cones, actual scoops of pretend ice cream and two pretend scoopers and was so tempted to buy the set…it was adorable and once I inspected it’s contents, I realized it was a product from Melissa & Doug. I wasn’t surprized!

When asked to pick a puzzle to review I made my choice carefully because I wanted a puzzle that was going to be both educational and fun. I ended up choosing the Jumbo Numbers Chunky Puzzle because I liked that the numbers went up to 20 and I knew my girls would not only learn while playing with this puzzle, but also enjoy themselves at the same time.

I was right! They got really excited and made a game of it by turning all of the pieces upside down and then picking them up and placing them in the correct spot. They did this for quite some time asking me what certain numbers were and asking me what comes next. They really enjoyed the puzzle and I enjoyed knowing that they were learning while having fun.

Courtney is the ultimate multitasking mom!  She runs  three blogs Giftfully Simple, The Digital Mommy and Life in the Hills, has an online boutique called The Apple of My Eye, is a Social Media Marketing Consultant and has 3 girls under 6 years old.

1. Pure and Honest Kids Says:
   June 12th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

   Melissa and Doug make the BEST toys! We especially love their puzzles, too. I just bought all of the birthday presents for my daughter’s playgroup friends (I always get them at the same time so we are set for the year…and they were on sale a tour local toy store), and we got all Melissa and Doug products, inlcuding the ice cream set, cookie set and birthday cake set! I haven’t seen this puzzle…we may have to go get it!