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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Good for 2 yr old, probably too easy for 3.May 13, 2008
By Jujube
"Jujube"
Our little guy got this puzzle when he was 23 months. It took some demonstration and help to get the idea of the magnet. When he first started, he finally ended up just placing the magnet on the car, without employing the "dangle method."
Now, at 25 months, this puzzle is a breeze. After a few times, he knew where the cars should go. Now he sometimes just feigns ignorance, giving me a sly look and grin as he places the piece on the wrong spot and croons, "Nooooo."
The addition of the magnet challenge adds interest. We can challenge him to get the blue car, or the pink one, etc. Helps him with his colors.
The recommended minimum age of 3 yrs is, I believe, may be too old. I'd suggest 2 yrs as a good age.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Fun - but gets old quicklyJan 15, 2008
By Glitter Girl
"Amy Elizabeth Gibb Gish, Esq."
I think this puzzle is adorable, but my kids find it booooring. The string with the magnet is rather long. The younger kids, who usually find wooden puzzles interesting, don't really have the control and eye hand coordination to keep the magnet still enough to catch the pieces. They tried it with a shorter string, but it still wasn't exciting. They did like playing pretend with the crunched cars - but as a puzzle it's a bust.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Child learns manual dexterity, colors, counting, has funJan 31, 2010
By B. King
"botangle"
Another hit for Melissa & Doug - the magnetic "fishing" toy that is cars rather than fish. Child tries to pick up cars to 'tow' them with the tow truck that has a magnet dangling from it. It looks easy but for a 4 year old it is nicely challenging. The cars are numbered and have different shapes and colors to lots of different games easily happen. Game is easy to store and well made.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
magnetic puzzles are funJan 18, 2010
By Waterdiva
Both the two and a half year old and one year old enjoy playing with this wooden puzzle with magnetic pieces and wand. We are glad we found these.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic practice for toddler motor skillsJan 18, 2012
By sassymom
This towing game is made up of three elements: a colorful wooden board with cutouts, a set of 9 bright cards, and a magnetic tow truck. The magnetic tow trucks is meant to be held over each car until the magnets click and the car is "towed" away.
A fantastic toy for toddlers-- it encourages fine montor skills, coordination, planning/execution skills, and encourages patience and growing focused attention. We love this toy! My little one has gradually learned to sit still and spend more and more time with this game. When we first got it, he was 20 months and would only sit through one of two "tows." Now that he is turning 2, he will sit with delibation and focus on "towing" until the board is complete, and then ask for a repeat.
The only (minor!) issue I have is that the area beneath the cars is not painted or numbered. This makes assembling the toy a little challenging for toddlers. Solutions are to either play the game with your child, or use a marker to number each slot to match the number on the car.
Fantastic game!
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