Melissa & Doug Basic Skills Board
June 26, 2015 - Comment
Melissa & Doug Basic Skills Board Product 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
Perfect for learning each task individualy & not getting distracted Everyone said they didn’t like this because it is a puzzle and the pieces come out when the little ones try to complete each task, I think they are using this Backwards!
Why is it a puzzle? 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…
Moronic Design 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…