Melissa and Doug Basic Skills Board |  | Brand: Melissa & Doug
Department: Toys
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.24
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Seller: Adoremus Books
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 1388
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 6 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 11.6 x 15.5
Warranty: From Melissa And Doug
MPN: 3784
Model: 3784
UPC: 000772037846
EAN: 0810973047656
ASIN: B000NVBE10
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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 |
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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.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 Good concept...but stick with the plush doll or bear January 17, 2010
Melissa
Like any other Melissa and Doug product, this is very durable and has stood a 2 year old's worst and now a 12 month old's chewing. However, it's really hard to manipulate the concepts the puzzle is trying to teach because the puzzle piece the function is on is too small so little hands can't button and hold the piece still at the same time. I would just stick with the standard plush doll to help teach zipping, tying, buckling, buttoning and snapping.
 Moronic Design January 2, 2010
Sara Petersen (Vancouver, Washington, USA)
I originally bought this because my twin daughters needed to learn the basic skills of tying laces, buttoning, etc. But the fact that it's also a puzzle just confuses things--it's almost impossible to perform these tasks when you already KNOW how to do them if the underlying surface is not stationary, let alone learn to do them. I cannot BELIEVE the idiocy of this design. Whoever did this does not have children, was never exposed to them, and did not think about what they would probably do with this. Instead of learning new skills, as I had hoped, they immediately scattered these useless bits of wood about our house, as I knew they would as soon as I opened it. Who didn't see that coming? I would never have purchased this if I knew it came apart, but it was enclosed in tight cellophane and didn't say. I thought it was a solid board, and really, that would have made sense. Being a puzzle doesn't. Don't waste your money.
hard for small hands August 15, 2009
Aly (Chicago)
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.
Why is it a puzzle? August 9, 2009
D. Woods (Denver, CO)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased the basic skills board to help my 3-year-old learn to tie, snap, zip, clip, button and buckle. It's a bust. He doesn't use it because the functions aren't secured to the base. It's difficult to teach these skills when they're not stationary. And it's large, heavy and cumbersome for him. Being a puzzle just adds to the confusion of its function. I'm going to glue the pieces into place and mount the board to a wall. I think this will turn it into an investment rather than a waste of $[...].
 Good to keep little hands busy April 21, 2009
P. Cherry (Boston, MA, USA)
This is fun for kids to learn new skills. It will keep their hands busy.
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