Melissa & Doug Vehicle Sound Puzzle
Melissa & Doug Vehicle Sound Puzzle
This Vehicle Sounds Peg Puzzle is a twist on the classic puzzle. Sounds are played when the puzzle pieces are properly placed on the board. It’s a fun and unique way to reinforce cause-and-effect, early vocabulary and matching skills. Measures 9″ x 12″. Measures 9″ x 12″. Requires 2 “AAA” batteries (not included).
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Fine puzzle but noisy
My husband bought this for our son when he was about 14 months. He likes to pick up the pieces by the little knobs and bang them around. As he has gotten a little older (now 16 months) he understands a bit better about trying to fit the pieces into the puzzle. He seems to get a kick out of the sounds - especially the firetruck and ambulance (perhaps because those are the more distintive sounds).
That said, the puzzle is VERY sensitive and will make the sounds very easily- as the piece is over the spot, not necessarily in the slot. If one sound is playing and another piece is inserted it continues to play the one active sound and not the subsequent one. The creepy factor many people have alluded to is that fact that if the pieces are not all in place it will make sounds even if you walk by it (or a cat walks by or even a big truck drives by outside!) I have not heard it make noise when the puzzle is completed, but my husband said he did!
So, for kids that like noisy toys and puzzles, this is a fun one. Even knowing the creepy sound factor, I ordered the farm animal one too since my son does enjoy this toy. That said, we now store it in a basement, far away from where my son sleeps!!
5 Stars Love it!
Our 1 and 2-year old boys love this toy. I will be buying this as gifts for other little boys. Our kids love all the noises it makes!
3 Stars A quick parental sanity check
I rarely write product reviews, but wanted to just take a quick moment to reiterate the importance of not installing batteries in this puzzle. It’s infernal. The photosenors which trigger the sounds are super-sensitive. At the slightest casting of a shadow, you’ll find yourself listening to a parade of roaring motorcycles or a honking truck. Spare yourself. For the love of sanity!
3 Stars Not Melissa and Doug quality . . .
My son received this as an Easter gift. At first everything worked fine. But we soon realized how annoying and ineffective this puzzle really is. First of all, the sound only worked for the first two days when trying to put in the pieces. However, it works just fine when it’s sitting on the shelf with just a few pieces in. Then the sounds go on and on and on.
Educationally, the pieces don’t have to match up with the right slot for the sound to go off (if the sound works in your puzzle). The sounds are also very generic sounding and, with the exception of one or two, you couldn’t even guess what vehicle it could be.
I am very dissapointed in the quality of this Melissa and Doug product. We have several other Melissa and Doug toys we have been very pleased with, but this one was a dud.
1 Stars Teacher finds fault
Awful Awful Awful! I am a teacher and was uphauled by the poor educational value this puzzle has. Let me go through the points:
1. the sound quality is terrible, and the sounds don’t even sound like animals. We got the zoo animals, transportation and farm animals. When I wasn’t looking I couldn’t even match one of the sounds to the puzzle piece. I can’t imagine that it would be that challenging to make an airplane sound like an airplane.
2. The sensors don’t always work and when they do it’s at an inapropriate time. I’ll be in the other room making dinner and all of a sudden the pig (or was it a pig?) will begin squaking
3. The puzzle pieces don’t quite fit correctly, so this can be frustrating for the child
So, overall I wouldn’t waste your money. It’s not your typical nice Melissa and Doug quality. Sad, very sad.
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