Skillmatics Step by Step Puzzles - 40 Piece Jigsaw & Toddler Puzzle, Montessori Educational Toy for Boys & Girls, Farm Animals, Travel Friendly, Gifts for Kids Ages 3, 4, 5 and Up

My child's favorite puzzles. She's 2 years old. Easy to put together, bright pictures. Good quality.

The 2 year old is really enjoying these little puzzles. They feature a variety of lovely farm animal photos, none of your cutesy cartoon characters that are barely recognisable as an animal. So they would be great for a Montessori household. My favourite thing about them is they build confidence step by step, since some of them are 3 piece, some 4 piece, and others 5 piece. So they are perfect for puzzle beginners who can progress at their own pace and challenge themselves as they get more confident. They are also suitable for a wider age range for this reason. Each animal has a different coloured background (although some are the same as each other) helping identification. The only downside is they are cardboard rather than wood. It's fairly sturdy cardboard, and Mr Two hasn't managed to bend any of them yet though, despite repeated attenpts to hammer a cow's leg in next to its head. Because each inserting piece can (almost) fit into several of the hole pieces, they are not self correcting in that way. The child has to instead develop the pattern recognition skills to identify the proper shape of the whole animal. So they do need a bit of adult guidance at times. But he likes the sense of achievement from completing each animal in turn. Overall I would recommend!

we enjoyed playing the game

Nice product to choose from for the age 2-3

3 year old loves it

4 year old played with the puzzles for ages, found it easy and fun. 2 year old loved the animals and with help put them together also.