Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Fishing Game Puzzle - Wooden Ocean Animal Magnets for Kids - Fun Educational Toy for Toddlers & Preschoolers - Perfect for Birthday Gifts & Classroom Learning Activities

This puzzle/game is very entertaining. It's very colorful and my granddaughter loves all of the animals.Very fun puzzle thank youShe would play with this all day if I let herI loved how sturdy these are. Hold up very well. The fishing rod was very secure! I feared a child might be able to pull it loose, but it has gone through many littles and stayed attached!I got this toy when my daughter was 2 years old because she showed a lot of interest in sea creatures. She already turned 3 and she still loves this toy. It looks like quite a simple toy and I had doubts at first if it would interest her and hold her attention for a long time but surprisingly it did. She would spend hours playing with it fishing everything out then putting it back again making up different stories while playing with it. Once she got bored fishing she would just take the fishes and pretend they were talking with each other and another big surprise was the shark was her favorite because she called it the happy shark because it was smiling. She also immediately learned the different kinds of sea creatures teach of them were and also their colors. I also liked that smiles were painted on the sea creatures that are often pictured as scary.I would have given this toy 5 stars if I were only to consider the joy and and learning it brought to my child, however there were some things I hoped could have been improved a little on the safety point of view. The fishing rod is kind of a safety hazard since it has a hard magnet hanging at the end of a rope that a child will definitely be twirling around. It has already hit my daughters head and eyes a number of times and most of our furniture. Damage it may cause will be relative to how hard your child twirls it around. It would have been better if it were made of a softer material or was covered with a foam or of something with a similar material.I would definitely recommend this toy but make sure that you either supervise playtime or educate your child on the proper use of the fishing rod to avoid any injuries just to be on the safe side.I got this for my 2 1/2 year old grandson. He loves it. The pole is just his size and picks the puzzle pieces up with no problem. The magnet on the pole is on there good and the puzzle is sturdy.My son is autistic and we use this same puzzle during his Occupational therapy and he LOVES it. One of his favorite activities. He is really good at manipulating the pole and the pieces are easy enough for him to place in the right spot. Would buy again.I bought this puzzle for my 18 month old son 3 months ago as a development toy to work on his eye hand coordination and memory. Out of the package this puzzle arrived as expected: the puzzle pieces were in good shape, great quality and were easy to remove and re-insert. The magnet that was attached to the wooden stick worked great with the puzzle pieces: strong enough to the lift the pieces out of the puzzle yet easy enough for my son to remove the pieces from the magnet by hand once he has lifted them from the board.What I love about this product: I really enjoyed that the pictures of the puzzle pieces were not on the board once the pieces are removed. It was great to watch my son develop over a three month span as he went from just removing the pieces (eye hand coordination) to being able to put the puzzle pieces back without needing a picture as a guide (memory). I also enjoyed that the sea creatures are different colors so we could call out colors and watch him figure out which piece to remove.What I didn't like about this product: nothing to report here.Overall I would highly recommend this quality product to anyone looking for a fun puzzle that will help their child with early development skills. In fact after having this puzzle for three months I went out and bought a different Melissa and Doug magnetic puzzle (the bug one) for him to play with.We bought this as in the description it says there should be two board games as a bundle (fishing game and bug catching game). I contacted the Amazon support when we received it advising of this and the mistake in the description, got a refund for the price.As of a week after this the listing still advertises in the decription (not title) that there are two board games as a bundle. So order and if you only get one you'll get a refund I guess and a free game!A good chunky, magnetic puzzle set from Melissa and Doug. It gives my 2 year old a sense of pride when he manages to solve the puzzle. Also he loves the fishing line and keeps singing the famous poem 'one two three four five once I caught a fish alive'. Easy to maintain, sturdy, durable, colorful toy that helps in developing cognitive skills. If your baby likes magnets, I would definately recommend to go for this product.I bought this for a 3 year old and it was great. Just worried about poking with the stick.wenn angeln,dann mit diesem wunderschönen Brett,die Fische sind toll gemalt und die Verarbeitung ist absolut hochwertig,es ist super für die Koordination der Kinder ,da sie den Magnetpunkt zum rausangeln mit der Angel treffen müssen,mit 1 1/2 Jahren hat unsere Tochter es bekommen und hatte schnell den Dreh raus,alle Daumen hochExcelente juego. A mi niño de año y medio le encanta. Ya tiene 2 meses usandolo y ahora le encanta armarlo. Te encantará para tu chiquitin.