Melissa & Doug Jumbo Numbers Wooden Chunky Puzzle (20 pcs)

My 3-year-old really enjoys this puzzle. Even though he found learning to count to 20 fairly easy, this puzzle has helped him recognize what the numbers look like, and it gives him great satisfaction to find the numbers randomly and place them in order. Plus he likes to count the animals or objects around each number if he forgets what number it is.

my 2 year old loves to put this puzzle together. I chose this puzzle because the numbers are shown on the board under the pieces as well. Most number puzzles have no easy way for the young child to see where the piece goes.

Woweee!!! I read all the reviews on all the other puzzles including this one on how they are not hand painted and wood quality cheap and so on but none of my Melissa & Doug (M & D )Products so far were like that UNTIL I got this puzzle!!!! IT REALLY SUCKS from the usual/other puzzles I have from Melissa & Doug! I did read in another review that they sold the company to an overseas joint and that is propably why the quality is poor:-( PROS: A. It is the alphabet and at some point in life we have to learn it. B. The colors are vibrant and eye-catching. C. There are animals behind all the letters that start with the corresponding letter. D. The space underneath the letter corresponds/appears in the puzzle base with matching color/shape (except for letter T...color is different...oopsy on their part! E. The letters are large and chunky for easy handling. CONS: A. The puzzle base is very large (as the pieces are large). It is hard for my 19month old to reach up to the top whether she is sitting at the table or on the floor or standing. She cant really reach the top of the puzzle without help and she is off the chart for percentile in height for her age. B. The whole thing is made cheaply. The wood is some cheap pressed wood crap and it has an awful odor when you first open. We took the puzzle to the outdoors on patio initially to help it air out. THEY ARE NOT HAND-PAINTED!!! There is some sort of sticker??? as the letter pressed or glued on the top (it does stay on well...I tried to peel it. C. The letters are crooked! Not all of them are straight in the base and some are too big which allows for diffent letters to fit in the wrong spot (example: The letter H can fit in the letter N or U spot. Your child will have to be savy to learn where each letter goes! Previous M & D puzzles we own dont allow error like this. D. The cut-outs on the base of the puzzle (where the letters go) are not as deep as other puzzles so when my daughter is reaching up to place another letter and accidently bumps one already in place - it comes out!ERRRRRRR! Anyhoo..I am now a skeptic when ordering M & D products. I will now only buy them when I find them at Kohls or TJ Max. I want to be able to see the product. I also purchased the numbers puzzle like this one and my review is the same as this one...poor quality! I am keeping both puzzles because as soon as my daughter saw it come out of the box she wanted to get at it. She loves puzzles. It will do the job but I will not be able to keep this or want to for years later. I am a fan of the Leapfrog frige letters and she loves those. We also do the letters/numbers that stick to bathtub walls. If you dont care about the cons, i would say order them (although costly for the poor quality). Good luck & hope this helps!

I researched every letter puzzle I think and am glad I got this one. Got my 19 month old interested in learning letters. She loves this and plays with it every day. 2 months later she knows her letters. Highly recommend!

We originally bought this for our son last Christmas (he was around 20 months), and its still his absolute favorite puzzle a year later. I can tell you that after a year of abuse, it is still in decent condition. We bought this one for a friends 2nd birthday! The pieces are large and thick to make it easier for little ones to grasp them and turn them into the right position.

Item is as described. Very colorful. My son loved it when it when I took him to be library so I purchase it for him and he learns great with it. The pieces are thick enough that he stands it up on a table. He found a creative way to decorate his Christmas tree with the letter.

My daughter loves it

I bought this puzzle for my 2 year old son (who absolutely loves puzzles) for Christmas this year. Obviously he hasnt gotten to play with it yet (Christmas is still over a week away), but I received it and it was way beyond my expectations. Its very large, as are the pieces, so theres no chance in anything getting lost. Its also very bright colored, which is great visual stimulation. Im very excited for him to start playing with it. I also recommend getting the matching number puzzle as well.