Review on Melissa & Doug Solar System Puzzle: Enhance Learning Through Fun! by Ben Cooper

Our 3.5 year old daughter loves jigsaw puzzles. She was good at it from a young age, preferring these types of puzzles (for the floor or tabletop) to the simpler ones that fit in wooden trays (although we have plenty of those too). She puts three or more puzzles in a row on the living room floor and then wants to put them away for all to see. Puzzles to get them working on smaller piece sizes and more detail. (She has her eye on a 100-piece puzzle that she wants, but it doesn't quite suit her.) I wasn't planning on buying a 48-piece puzzle until I saw this one. She was interested in books about marine life and zoo exhibits so I ordered this. She was excited when it arrived and wanted to do it right away. As it turns out, this is harder than some of the other 48 piece Melissa and Doug puzzles. There is less color variation and the same coral patterns appear in more places. It's good - a bit more complex in design, with big, solid parts that are so easy to work with. She collects it a few times a week and is getting faster and faster. I love watching her brain at work and figuring out how she's going to put it together. Our next puzzle purchase will likely be 60 pieces or more, but I'm sure it will keep rotating. (Also, our youngest daughter wants to "help" with the puzzles, so this one will eventually work for her too.)