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

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!

This Melissa and Doug wooden food puzzle is really simple and engaging and refreshingly made out of wood rather than plastic. We have loads of Melissa and Doug toys for our children and I found not only are they always well made and well finished but they last and will be able to be used by siblings if not passed on to other members of the family and friends as they really are very resilient. The educational seem helps with the idea of counting and also talking about fruits. Great value and ideal idea for a gift as you know it will last.

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.

Perfect for preschool aged children, my 2 year old daughter completely adores the TV show and loves anything themed with Blue. Both the puzzle board and puzzle pieces are very well made, thick and durable, exactly what you expect from any wooden toy from Melissa & Doug. Teaches numbers, counting, number recognition and hand eye coordination. Great gift thats both educational and fun.

Was supposed to be a Christmas gift for my son but accidentally left it out… oh well! It is way bigger than the picture makes it out to be! Photo I uploaded is of my hand by it so there’s no issues with grasp size for kids. The foods are common ones that 2yos are familiar with so my son enjoys naming them while removing and placing back the pieces. It provides enough challenge as the pictures on the board are not identical but include the numeral and another depiction of the food item instead. Great item!

This puzzle is so great. Its much much larger than I anticipated. The pieces are thick, and easy for small hands to hold! Would make a great gift!

Great puzzle, nice size, great quality! A definite must have!

Great for toddler to play with.

Bought as a gift for my 2 year old. She absolutely loves it.

Big board and thick pieces make this easy for smaller hands that are still getting a hang of hand coordination. Very happy and would definitely gift to a friend!