Melissa & Doug Pattern Blocks and Boards Review: Classic Toy with 120 Solid Wood Shapes and 5 Double-Sided Panels Review

Pros: Nice design, lots of designs, doesn't take up much space, high quality circuit boards and parts without breaking the parts. Because of this, we threw away the box and put everything in a small plastic bucket. I would also like to point out that I bought it for my 2.5 year old son and the parts often slide over the wooden structures. I think he'll enjoy it more when he's a little bit bigger, but in the meantime it'll certainly help him train his fine motor skills due to the slipperiness!

I love that it comes with a case and everything comes back nice and tidy. My 2 year old and 4 year old boys are a bit frustrated because the pieces move too easily and won't stay in place when they accidentally hit them, which often happens because they are impatient little boys. But they learned all the names of the shapes, so the :PA falls off, there's no lid on the box, so when the guys try to take it off the shelf and lean too far, all the pieces of the puzzle fall out . They also have a…

I thought the pieces or maybe the boards were non-stick or magnetic or at least one of the two wasn't slippery. Or maybe the boards have edges to keep the pieces from sliding off when the child tries to put new pieces on the board. The child places a piece on the board, it moves while trying to put a new piece in the right place on the board, which requires constant correction instead of pleasant play or study. And the box has no lid, except for a very thin piece of disposable plastic. This is…

The figures and cards are of good quality and my 3.5 year old enjoys using the cards and building his own figures. Ideal for children who are orienting themselves in space. It would be great if one of the cards had a blank side to build your own creations. You can of course build your own on the floor or on a table, but sometimes kids like to "hold" their creations for a while and a blank card would let them move them around, so we didn't have its spider or flower in the middle. room or all day

What adult doesn't remember playing with this at school? These are great blocks that not only help with imagination, color and shape recognition or pattern creation/recognition but also allow you to have fun with mom or dad or when they get a little older on their own. Our kids (4 & 2) love playing with these blocks and sorting them by colour/shape. The older child likes to follow the patterns on the cards and create the design that is in front of them. This is of very high quality, although…

Amazing toy to develop attention, concentration, fine motor skills and patience. I bought it for my four, soon to be five years old and have noticed so many benefits. I'm shocked at the small complaints about it. Pieces slide naturally. This should be so that the child takes their time putting the pieces together and not just casually spanking (hence the aspect of developing patience). Putting the puzzle together takes longer, so more concentration is required. I love it when my son puts…

We have had this product for a little over two and a half years now. I bought this to work on a number of things with our son who has multiple global developmental delays. This turned out to be serious overkill at the time, and we're only now getting to what we can use if we're functionally compatible. So made of lacquered wood. I love that it's painted, but my only concern is that, at least on our set, the paint smells a bit. It's been almost 3 years and I can still smell it. Now of course I…