Melissa & DougMelissa & Doug Hide and Seek Farm Wooden Activity Board with Barnyard Animal Magnets

I bought this for my 7 month old that loves to open and close things. He absolutely loves it. It was so worth the money. It was very sturdy and held his attention for a long time.

My one year old adores opening and closing. Buying this puzzle was an easy choice! You open it up, take the magnet out, close it back up. Repeating over and over. Wonderful for little ones!And you can't beat the farm theme. It is so exciting to open up the different areas and see what is hiding inside. The openings are big enough that you can switch around quite a few of the pieces too.My only complaint is that the picture on the magnet comes up pretty easy. To be fair, my little one puts the pieces in her mouth and the puzzle is not made for that. So probably my fault for giving it to a child so young.Overall, a wonderful puzzle with lots of great entertainment value Keeps baby away from the real doors and cabinet doors so I am happy with it!

My toddler really enjoys playing with this puzzle. Because it has easy open doors and the individual magnets that then go in and out of their spots, it provides enough activity and mental activity to help him develop without being too difficult and frustrating. The small chicken and cat pieces are probably the most challenging due to their smaller size. I have always been a fan of the Melissa and Doug brand because they are high quality and durable wood based toys. This puzzle is no exception and has held up very well to the abuse and wear that a small child inflicts daily on this toy. I intentionally seek out this brands puzzles as a result. I definitely recommend this puzzle!

This puzzle has doors that open on hinges with pieces inside that correspond to the picture on the door. There’s a turkey inside an oven, a dog inside the dog house and so on. It’s great for developing vocabulary and learning cause and effect. We actually had to get a second puzzle because it was so frequently played with that some of the inside pieces went missing.

The media could not be loaded. My two year old loves this puzzle. It is great for fine motor skills as it harder to get the magnetic puzzle pieces out of the spaces. All of the pieces are great for learning animal names and the sounds they make. My daughter has advanced in her animal knowledge since we have got this puzzle. I high recommend this for any 2-4 year old. The magnet go across the whole back of the piece. The board is sturdy and beautiful corroding. Please mark if you have found my review to be helpful.

This is an awesome toy, ideal for toddlers. My 16-month-old daughter sits for hours flipping the doors open and closed and playing with the animals. The "outside" of the board (with all the doors shut) has nice pictures of farm buildings. Behind each door is a different scene with a different animal. Each animal is lightly magnetized to help it stay in the board, but not so much that a toddler can't claw them out. The pictures are very pleasing and my toddler seems to be completely absorbed by the whole toy.The only complaint I have is that the little magnetized animals tend to get stuck under a lip between the front and back of the board. Any adult or older child can see what's catching the piece and maneuver until it comes out, but my 16-month-old sometimes gets frustrated because of this. I wonder if the company could find a way to redesign this one little part of the board -- it's kind of like a space between the front and back sections of the board, where the edges of the animal pieces can get lodged. Besides this, great toy! Highly recommended!

The media could not be loaded. Started my almost 8 month old on this puzzle when she mastered a wooden peg popping toy. She had difficulty and frustration the first few weeks but the challenge kept her engaged. She first mastered pulling the magnetic pieces out. They do tend to get stuck in the front frame so I have to help adjust them sometimes so she can pull them out (as you can see in my video). At 9 months, she completely mastered opening and closing the hinges. I am now challenging her to open the ones with specific animals, asking "Where's the pig?" and she usually picks the correct one. She also really enjoys when I make the animal sounds when she opens the doors. Totally recommend this for a baby or toddler who hasnt quite mastered the lock puzzles but has enough hand dexterity or interest therein to do more than just shake and inspect toys.The only downside is the paper print on the magnetic pieces is starting to wear on the edges, mostly because my baby is still mouthing so I try to keep it out of her mouth but they still get a little banged up. See pic.This will be a favorite for a few years Im sure as we discover new ways to play and engage with it.

Seems like a very well-made good toy. The thing I like about magnets inside is that my 22-month old likes to throw everything out and then see where things fit, so stuff gets lost and his attention goes elsewhere. Now with this thing, he turned it upside down, but nothing fell out, so he had to take the time to open one door at a time and really pay attention. We even played it like a memory game. I asked him who is behind this door? And he would make a cow noise guessing it was a cow. Or I would ask where is the cat, and he would go looking behind the doors. The puzzles usually have pictures behind each piece identical to the puzzle piece, but what I like here is that there is just background picture, so you can actually switch some animals around. Encourages imagination. My boy tried to fit 2 together. Didnt allow for the door to shut, but it was a cute idea :)