Melissa and Doug Basic Skills Board
- Dress the adorable bear puzzle and learn to zip, buckle, lace, snap and more
- Brightly colored, smooth-sanded pieces help build early shape, color and size differentiation skills
- Incredible value and superior craftsmanship
- Childhood favorite
Product Description
Newly redesigned board features a colorful bear with tons to explore! “Dress” the adorable bear puzzle, and learn to zip, buckle, lace, snap and more. Measures 15.5 x 11.5 x .5 inches…. More >>
I bought this for my 1-yr-old son. He doesn’t play much with it. Even my 6-yr-old daughter has difficulty with the belt.
Rating: 4 / 5
Let me preface by saying that I usually LOVE Melissa and Doug products, and that they are usually well-made and nicely constructed. However, this one misses the boat, because some of the items are simply using cheap materials that are difficult to fasten and unfasten. Quality fasteners would have solved this. (snap, buckle, and belt are the specific items that are difficult for a little one to do — even I have a hard time with the dog-collar styled buckle.)
Rating: 2 / 5
This didn’t go as well as I hoped with my daughter! she prefers to practice on real clothes. Button is too hard for her little fingers. Looking back I probably wouldn’t have bought it.
Rating: 3 / 5
I purchased this for my grandson. From the pictures it looked like a great learning toy. Since it is a puzzle each piece comes loose so it is near impossible to try and button, zip, etc. even if they did work. The zipper wouldn’t zip, the seat belt latch would not release, in fact the only thing that worked like you expected was the snap. Major disappointment for a Melissa and Doug toy.
Rating: 2 / 5
I usually love Melissa & Doug toys, but I was dissapointed with this one. The button hole is stitched so tightly that it’s hard for toddler-sized hands to put the huge button through it. The belt is also a bit tricky since the holes are close together.
The plus side: it’s a basical skills board and puzzle all-in-one, and it’s fun to “dress”/”undress” the bear.
Rating: 3 / 5