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Melissa & Doug Latches Board

LOVE: 141 NEUTRAL: 60
REGRET: 8 WANT: 111

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Melissa & Doug Latches Board

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LOVE: 141 NEUTRAL: 60
REGRET: 8 WANT: 111

  • Great versatile design. My son loves this. Jul 23, 2024

  • Such a great toy for kids who love puzzles over toys! Keeps my daughter entertained! Feb 12, 2024

    • Sarah K.

    • United States of America

    Played with it occasionally but wasn’t one of my son’s favorite toys. Jan 19, 2024

  • This puzzle didn’t hit at our house. They got bored quickly with it. Love the idea of a busy board, but it just isn’t exciting enough in my opinion to hold attention for long. Dec 30, 2023

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    • Mel S.

    • La Grande, Oregon

    Durable and fun busy board. This board encourages problem solving and critical thinking. My daughter can spend 10-15 mins exploring the different locks and counting the critters inside the doors. Jun 20, 2022

  • I bought this for my 18 month old, and it was a little too advanced for him, but it is fun to watch him try and figure it out. It is great for fine motor skills and it is very well built. Feb 24, 2021

  • Keeps a toddler occupied! Wonderful toy. Jan 09, 2021

  • The good news, your kid can now pick a lock or escape the house after they master this board (maybe that's bad news too?). But really a nice board to encourage fine motor skills and introduce numbers. Dec 31, 2020

  • Good in theory for fine motor skills but do you really want to teach ur toddler how to get through any latch!? Umm no, please don’t!! Dec 22, 2020

  • Didn’t have room for a big busy board; this was perfect! Nov 20, 2020

  • This is such an engaging and educational activity board! The latches are so fun, some of them our daughter figured out early and some of them she still fiddles with. Great for fine motor skills! Sep 18, 2020

  • This is very engaging and teaches problem solving. My daughter started playing with this around 2yrs and loves fastening and unfastening the latches to find the animals under the flaps. Aug 19, 2020

  • My little one loves this and it allows him to problem solve. Mar 13, 2020

  • This is okay. The #2 is still a bit difficult for my 2.5 year old still. We get a bit frustrated, but still keep coming back to this toy. Perfect for fine motor and hand strengthening development. Feb 03, 2020

  • Fun puzzle for little ones Jan 02, 2020

  • SO GREAT for fine motor skills, planning and brain development. I introduced this to my son before he turned 1 and he utilized it for at least a year. Also good for working on patience and tolerance. Nov 08, 2019

  • My kids love all the different latches to play with, some are a bit difficult for my 3 year old though. Very good quality. Aug 23, 2019

    • Elly S.

    • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Lots of fun for little ones to figure out, and all pieces are contained (nothing to lose). Only down side - they learn how to unlatch locks. Mar 25, 2019

  • Great toy for busy toddlers Jan 01, 2019

  • My kids love figuring this one out. Aug 19, 2018

  • My son loves the M&D latch toys. This is good for bookshelf and travel. Great for learning finger manipulation skills and problem solving. Jan 30, 2018

  • This entertains my kids for hours!!! Love this board Jan 13, 2018

  • I had been wanting this puzzle for a long time for my kids. Got it used but my girls just aren't really interested in it. Maybe when my baby is old enough she will like it. Aug 31, 2017

  • My 2 year old enjoys playing with this, but there are certain ones she definitely needs help with. I can see why they say for 3+ Aug 23, 2017

    • Erin T.

    • Park Ridge, New Jersey

    My DD has played with this toy often at play spaces. It is good for fine motor skills and deductive reasoning. Aug 01, 2017

    • Jenn K.

    • Colorado Springs , Colorado

    So cute. Bright colors, lots of hardware, great size. Many of the features are too difficult for a two year old but great for three or four year old (many fine motor skills needed). Jun 25, 2017

  • Our 1 and 3 year old enjoy these, we have this and one other one. Very durable considering the abuse they're put through between the 2 of them May 11, 2017

  • I really wanted to love this toy. I still like the concept but my kids never took an interest in it. It wasn't played with very kuch Apr 30, 2017

  • On the pricier side and not very well made. The sides started peeling after a few days. It's all particle board. However, my son likes to play with the latches and look at the pics behind the doors. Apr 16, 2017

    • Kate S.

    • Asheville, North Carolina

    Too clunky and doesn't hold interest for long. Feb 19, 2017

    • Anna M.

    • St. Augustine, Florida

    great learning toy Jan 23, 2017

  • My son loves this! Being able to open doors and see colors/animals is great! Dec 28, 2016

  • We will have to see how much use this gets! Dec 14, 2016

  • My daughter LOVES this thing. Great for teaching colors, numbers & some animals. Bad things: this is heavy for a kid to carry & it teaches them to open locks. But a favorite at my house. Oct 05, 2016

  • My son has enjoyed exploring this for the last year. At 2.5 he has mostly outgrown it, but he still brings it out to play with on occasion. Some of the latches will bend with rough play. Sep 13, 2016

    • Amanda C.

    • Green Cove Springs, Florida

    Great learning toy, durable. Aug 08, 2016

    • Sarah D.

    • United States of America

    The kids love fighting over this one. Great for fine motor skill development. Jun 27, 2016

  • It was great for five minutes until my then 18 MO figured them all out. Now she knows how to get into everything. My now 8 MO seems to like that it's loud, though. So maybe not a total loss. May 02, 2016

  • Well thought-out activity board for little ones. Good variety of latches to keep kids busy. Heavy - watch out for little fingers and toes. Apr 20, 2016

  • Love this! It's helping my daughter working on her hand and finger skills. Mar 01, 2016

  • Not my 2 year old's favorite puzzle, but I like the variety of latches and that none of the pieces come off so can't get lost. Hoping she'll grow into it more. Jan 14, 2016

  • This is a great way to keep a toddler entertained, but it also teaches them to lock/unlock doors! Aug 04, 2015

  • Its a great way to teach children fine motor skills. They work around trying to open and close locks and latches. Aug 01, 2015

  • Ok puzzle. Was a hand me down..Thought it would be more fun but didn't get much use. Gave away Jul 30, 2015

  • Such a great piece. Number 1 & 2 get stuck here and there but I love that it's dual purpose. Colors, number, and latches. Jul 23, 2015

  • My 16 month old LOVES this board. It keeps him entertained for quite a bit. He initially needed help with most of it but he caught on in about a week. Jul 23, 2014

  • The only disadvantage to this toy is my child has learned to use all these types if locks! My 2 year old loves everything about this puzzle! Jul 23, 2014

    • Lisa B.

    • United States of America

    My son has a love for trying to open, close, and lock things. I was going to make him something similar but saw that Melissa and Doug had a colorful one that also had numbers and animals on it Jun 16, 2014

  • My son loved this latch board. It's a little pricey but we got a lot of bang for our buck out of it. Jan 11, 2014

  • Love this thing! I put Velcro command strips on the back and stuck it on our playroom wall. The kids love to stand there and unlock and lock all the latches! May 06, 2013

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  • Great versatile design. My son loves this. Jul 23, 2024

  • Such a great toy for kids who love puzzles over toys! Keeps my daughter entertained! Feb 12, 2024

    • Sarah K.

    • United States of America

    Played with it occasionally but wasn’t one of my son’s favorite toys. Jan 19, 2024

  • This puzzle didn’t hit at our house. They got bored quickly with it. Love the idea of a busy board, but it just isn’t exciting enough in my opinion to hold attention for long. Dec 30, 2023

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