Melissa & Doug Blues Clues & You! Wooden Chunky Puzzle - Fridge Food (10 Pieces)

On the surface this is a well made little learning board, all of the wood and shapes are really chunky and the board is very thick, just make sure you don’t get any liquid near it, which is a problem with toddlers and young children. The colours are really bright the images on the pieces are well drawn. There are 10 slots with 10 different fruit images and numbers, you slot in the rather chunky wooden pieces that represent the fruit underneath. The shapes are well defined and the pieces are smooth. The board is nice and thick and I think the idea is great, as soon as my daughter got this with the large pieces and colourful images she was trying to fit the pieces in place, brilliant idea and because everything is so big and thick it is perfect for little hands. There is however a big problem for all its thickness and wooden nature it’s let down by the finish, it’s just not robust enough. If your child won’t have this near food or any sort of liquid and doesn’t like to pick at things then it’s fine but if they do this will start to fall apart. The images seem like thin paper in the board and any sort of food residue that’s sticky can’t be cleaned off well. Water or cleaning wipes also cause the images to break apart, it seems like paper on top of the wood but made to look like wood below the shapes. In only a few days our daughter has dropped snacks on it, spilt a bit of water and managed to rip the print and she is not really a destructive child, we have plenty of these wooden puzzles and the rest are fine as the print is in the wood, they might not look as perfect but they are much more robust. Its a real shame as the wood is good quality and everything is so well thought out in the puzzle and the chunky pieces are great for little hands. It is just let down by very poor quality in its stock in print. I also think at £21.49 as of September 2021 its too expensive.

This chunky wooden puzzle is ideal for helping small children with counting, food recognition and fine motor skills. Framed with popular character Bluey, there are ten chunky pieces to remove and replace. The picture below let’s you know what should fit that space. The whole thing is sturdy, bright and colourful, so very attractive. The pieces are easy to hold and manipulate into the correct space. My youngest grandchild loves it. She’s not not quite at counting stage yet, but is having fun fitting the pieces in and recognising the various fruits and foods. Thanks for reading my review. I hope you found it helpful. Check out my Amazon profile page for more reviews of children’s books and puzzles and educational toys and games.

I got this for my kiddos and I was impressed with the colors on this puzzle. Most kids puzzles are poorly designed and chips right away. This had a beautiful finish and colors are vibrant

There are So many possibilities with this. My daughter loves the realistic, colorful images and she can count them as well.

My kiddo loves puzzles and shes learning how to count so this product was perfect for both of those things. She can spend hours (in toddler time, which is fine) matching the shapes to and the pictures. It also helps her identify objects and foods!

This large puzzle is solidly made. It is a high quality chunky puzzle. The colors are bright! This is a bit harder than other chunky puzzles because some of the shapes are more difficult to place into the openings. This extra effort makes the puzzle a good challenge! Terrific purchase!

My son absolutely loves this puzzle. It’s great. He can see all the colors and pictures.

Melissa & Doug Blues Clues & You! Wooden Chunky Puzzle - Fridge Food is great for someone learning to count. It’s great because it’s colorful and eye catching!

My 3 year old ate this up (no pun intended)! The puzzle is a great size for my 3 year old and 18 month old to work on collaboratively. As usual, Melissa and Doug produced a quality puzzle with puzzle pieces that are big enough for little hands to hold. The pieces display different quantities of fruits and vegetables that correspond back to a number on the puzzle board. My daughter immediately got excited about the colorful apples! Overall Id say this puzzle is fantastic for my kids and its easy to clean up thanks to the chunky puzzle pieces.

Great for toddler to play with.