| | |  | Melissa & Doug Toys | Home » » Melissa & Doug Insects Wooden Chunky Puzzle | | | | | | | Description: | | This hand-painted, playfully styled Jumbo Puzzle is sure to capture and keep the attention of curious young minds. The thick, chunky wooden puzzle pieces fit neatly into their spots on the colorful board and also stand up for additional pretend play. Puzzle features full-color images beneath each piece to guide little ones. Measures 12"H x 11"W x 0.8"D. | | | Features: | |
• Pieces stand on their own for additional play
• Thick puzzle pieces are easy for small hands
• Full-color pictures beneath each piece
• This unique puzzle promotes pretend play as well as matching skills
• Recommended Age Range 2 Years and up
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 0.9 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 11.9 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.42 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 29 reviews |
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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 DO NOT GET WET! Not Hand Painted, and Won't Last.Apr 01, 2010
By Gadget Girl
I ordered this puzzle with two other puzzles during a special on Melissa and Doug puzzles. When I received all three, I wiped them down with a damp cloth before allowing my 20 month old to play with them. Almost immediately the Insects puzzle began to bubble up. It became clear at this point that the pieces an the puzzle are NOT hand painted, but covered in very cheap sticker paper. After allowing the puzzle to dry, I put it down for my child to play with. She picked off pieces of the sticker cover almost immediately. It's like it disintegrated after contact with water! Luckily, Amazon has a great return policy for defective goods, so I sent it back thinking it was an anomaly. The second puzzle we received is exactly the same. I have kept it and only let my daughter use it when I'm around to supervise so she can't put any pieces in her mouth or get them wet. How crazy is that!
I think other reviewers are correct in that M&D products are no longer held up to high quality standards. They are all made in China and clearly are not tested before being mass produced and put into young children's hands. I'm writing M&D off of my list of reliable, good toys for my child.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Cute Bugs Are Not DurableFeb 26, 2010
By Lindsey
I was so excited to get this puzzle for my little ones. Unfortunately, the item description is misleading. The puzzle looks nice (before the kids get to it) and the chunky pieces were a perfect size! However, this puzzle is NOT hand painted. The puzzle pieces are just faced with a sticker, that easily comes off (in pieces!). That is not the quality I was expecting, especially from Melissa and Doug. I've had the puzzle for 2 months now, and 2 or 3 of the pieces have the stickers mostly peeled off. Very disappointed.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Cute puzzle with big piecesOct 09, 2007
By Vilia Ann Payne
My 18-month-old son has several of the Melissa & Doug chunky puzzles. They are cute with big brightly colored pieces. My son is still a little young to work the puzzles by himself (they are labeled for age 2 and up) but you can still use the pieces to help him learn the names of things. My only quibble would be this is labeled an insects puzzle but spiders and centipedes are not insects (spiders have 8 legs; centipedes have 30 or more legs; insects have 6 legs). Also I'm not sure which insect the piece in the lower right corner is supposed to be. These are minor complaints--I would still recommend the puzzle for kids who like bugs.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
cute, but a little disappointedJan 14, 2009
By The Boal
I was looking for this puzzle in particular for my little girl since it is the "girliest" one M&D have in the chunky puzzles. It is very cute and functional, but the sides and backs of the pieces are not painted like the other chunky puzzles I have. The particleboard is left raw and of course, goes straight into our 12-month olds mouth, so it is beginning to puff up in some spots. I expected better from Melissa and Doug as I have many of their other toys and love them. Otherwise, it's a good puzzle, just like the other chunky puzzles my older son loved so much.
Tiffany
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 bug puzzleNov 27, 2009
By Carrie Loney
This is a very chunky puzzle. The pieces are quite thick. Easy for little hands to manipulate. My daughter was about 10 months old wehn we got this, leaving me to think that the age rating could be lowered from 2+ down to 9 months.
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