... do floor puzzles and it is one of our favorite activities to do together
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My four year old grandson loves to do floor puzzles and it is one of our favorite activities to do together! Beautiful puzzle that prompts much good conversation about the ocean.
1784553
We got this set about a week ago, and each puzzle has been done dozens of times now. At first I thought they'd be a little too hard for my 2-year-old (26 months), but within a day he was doing them all himself and loves them. They are the perfect activity for him to do while I'm making dinner or otherwise need him to be more independent.

I love that the pieces are wood instead of cardboard, since at this age they would tend to get bent more easily otherwise. I think these will hold up very well over time. The fact that the puzzles can be done on the box was what sold me, because we don't have a lot of hard floors and I knew my son would want to stay near me while doing his puzzles. This way he can do them anywhere. It's smaller than I was expecting, but in a good way. I think we will definitely be ordering more.

The only thing is that our lid is hard to shut all the way (my son cannot do it, and it takes me a minute to get it myself). That may just be a flaw with our particular box though.
2671508
My children have the Alphabet train floor puzzle and play with it almost daily. I thought I'd try the number one to increase their math skills. Already they are in love with it as much as the Alphabet train.  Most days they want to play with them both. Thank you.
3481970
This was honestly the most fun puzzle my spouse and I ever built together.  We avoided looking at the box during the process, which ended up being hilarious due to all of the distinct font and artwork types through the puzzle.  It was a cool challenge that way.  The pieces were not very reflective, which made it easier to build under the ceiling fan lights than other puzzles we've done.  Passed it on to my mom afterward to share the fun!
4541750
We recently picked up this puzzle just as something we might be able to do for the kids. I was expecting my 6 year old would be able to easily put it together, while my 3 1/2 year old would probably have some more trouble with it. Boy, was it a challenge even for me! The 3 of us worked for probably a good 20-30 minutes to put it together for the first time. Even looking at the included photo, it took some effort to find the right pieces and put them together. Included are a couple yellow circles that you build each half on. One side has stars that you match up the first pieces, while the other has hearts. This can get a bit tricky at first, as sometimes (at least ours) the pieces fell out of the holes.

Once you finally get each half put together, you connect the two yellow pieces to create the sphere. It's pretty cool looking once you finally have it built. My kids loved it, and actually played around with it as a ball for a bit. It's quite durable, as all of the pieces are made of plastic, so it easily lasted the torture of being rolled around on the floor for a bit.

Taking it apart is a bit of a challenge, but once you get the first piece out it easily comes apart.

Would I buy it again? No doubt. It's one of the most creative puzzles I've ever done in my life. My kids had fun, and I even had fun. It's can be a great family activity, especially since it can be so challenging for the younger kids.
58760
Did you ever have a student that got done so quickly that you didn't know what to do with them? Was the principal's suggestion,  "Let them tutor the others."  Did you ever think that this student could do more than be your unpaid classroom aide?  Well, this program can do  many things for your student.  It can give them better fine motor  skills.  It can develop their right brains.  It can allow them to work in  cooperative teams to solve a puzzle that may fit more into someone elses'  learning style than their own.  It can help teach cooperation.  It can  foster better home communications if the parent can work with the child to  solve some of these puzzles. It can create a sense of unity and of teamwork  between friends.  It can do many things, or it can isolate one person on  one problem at a time.  I use it in my classroom. It is a favorite of  the 8th graders.  Many students will beg to come in at lunch to solve the  problems. They work with friends, or they will even work with me! They love  to work together, boys, girls, teachers; it's all the same.  "Solve  the puzzle" becomes more important than ages, groups, or  discrimination!  The Puzzles get harder and harder.  The challenges get  better and better.  I love this game so much, I bought 6 copies for my  classroom.  I put my money where my mouth was. Try it you can't  lose.
984330
I bought this same puzzle around 25 years ago. Now my grandchildren put it together. That is how well it has held up. A big favorite with 3- and 4-year-olds. Floor puzzles are especially good because the sheer size makes the child feel accomplished.
3072370
This puzzle was a lot of fun. My whole family worked on it. The one thing that surprised us about it is that all of the writing is in a foreign language, we could still tell what the advertisements were supposed to be, but for a product that is made in America, we would have expected all of the writing to be in English. We started the puzzle on a Thursday and had it finished by Sunday. There are so many small, fun details in this puzzle it was very entertaining to put together. It is nice and large, so more than one person can easily work on it at a time. The pieces are sturdy and the piece shapes are very typical. This will be remembered as one of my favorite puzzles to complete!
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My 4 year old grandson loves this product.  we started with the smaller set when he was 3 and added this one this year.  He gets very creative with what he builds and it is one of his favorite indoor activities.  Love that all sets work together.
4648034
This puzzle made a great family night activity with our teens. The pieces are sturdy and fit together well. We were able to complete it in a few nights, spending three or four hours on it each night.

When it was finished, it was so beautiful that we decided to coat it in&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/MasterPieces-Puzzle-Glue-2-Accessory-Bundle-Pack-5-Ounce-2-Pack/dp/B00A8WMDUU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">MasterPieces Puzzle Glue 2 Accessory Bundle Pack, 5-Ounce, 2-Pack</a>&nbsp;puzzle sealant to hang it on our wall.
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I love how this puzzle keeps my little Pomeranian occupied for a good half hour every time we use it and how it adds such a rush of excitement and motivation to her day that she can barely wait for me to hide the treats before trying to jump in and play. It's great fun in our house for everyone as we cheer her on as she goes through the process of trial and error every single time. What's most amusing however, is that while it really only takes her a few minutes to figure out how to get to all the hidden treats, she spends at least twice that amount of time just sniffing around the board, moving the blocks back and forth, to see if any new treats have magically reappeared. (Clearly, she's a bit of a slow learner.)

The only con to this puzzle I've found however, is that with the extremely rounded nature of the removable bone-shaped blocks, she's not able to get a good grasp on them with her mouth or paws to move them. I can tell that she understands that she needs to remove them to get to the treats, just that actually doing so is a bit of a struggle for her. Now, I do realize that the creators already saw this as a potential issue and actually give the customer an opportunity to circumvent it by placing a hole in the center of the bone blocks that one could feed some sort of yarn or twine through and knot up at the top to give the dog something to grasp onto. However, I've yet to find any sort of yarn or twine that fits through the hole that can actually make a knot sizable enough for her to bite onto. It would be more convenient if the company included the ideal twine, or even had it already knotted in place as a standard for the product. I'll keep looking, but in the meantime this puzzle has still provided countless hours of entertainment for us all and we will definitely be buying some of their more difficult puzzles in the future.

Also, as a note to owners of chewers, the edges of those same bone blocks also seem to be pretty ideal to her as a chew toy, so we have to make sure to not leave them on the floor after she's done, as not doing so the first time lead to the plastic causing her gums to bleed.
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Doing a puzzle is nice.  My wife and I do these things while listening to books on CDs which we get from the library or simply talking.  It is always nice to work a puzzle featuring things we like.  Now I will make no false claims here, both of us are `dog people,' but our lives have been enriched over the years by a number of exceptional and quirky cats and we are rather fond of them also...our dogs are not, but we like them never the less.  Also both of us are rather book fanatics so bottom line is that we were quite comfortable; no, delighted with this puzzle entitled "Frederick the Literate," by Buffalo puzzles.

This one was only 750 pieces and we both prefer at least 1,000 pieces but the subject matter here drove us to this one.

The pieces of this one (and yes, they were all there), fit quite well together and the only complaint we had as to the quality of the puzzle was that since the thing was made from recycled paper, the pieces were not as compact as most of the puzzles we put together therefore we had to be more careful how we handled them.

As far as difficulty goes, on a scale of 1 - 10 I would have to give this one a mellow 4; easy enough to enjoy the books we listened to and did not interfere with our conversations yet was fun to do.

This puzzle, like all the ones we complete has been torn down, re-boxed, and donated to a local nursing facility or residential care facility.

Anyway, this one was a pleasure to complete (I must admit that my wife did most of it but I did help here and there).

This was purchased at a local Wal-Mart facility and the price here on Amazon is quite competitive.

Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
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My daughter and her friends love dancing with the tracks in this game.  My wife and I love to watch them.  They seem to have a lot of fun, and we've caught them dancing the same moves when out and about.  This is a great way to encourage movement and exercise!
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This book is best one for me when I travel and the way the activities are portrayed here is something which makes it so interesting. I love playing Sudoku and the riddles are just fun. I have decided to give this on my friends birthday as he too loves this kind of activities. Try it out for yourself.
2998929
My granddaughter really enjoyed sharing this activity with her friends.  It helps with creativity and independent play while making interesting things
1480251
There is a little bit of a learning curve here so it can be very difficult and a little frustrating for newer players. But we always have a lot of fun trying to work together and solve the puzzle of who needs information most. Challenging but fun group experience.
514898
Very durable puzzle and love the giant size of the pieces. I was wondering if this was going to be complicated for my 2 1/2 year old and not that entertaining yet. After putting it together a couple of times with my son, he started getting the hang off it and loves to pull it out every day now and put as much of it together as possible. It's great for developing the ability to identify patterns, fine motor skill development, and problem solving. I'm looking forward to purchasing more Melissa and Doug floor puzzles like this.