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Friday: Play!—Melissa & Doug Puzzles
Puzzles
Melissa and Doug puzzles are just amazing! They are easy enough for my almost two year old to do and durable enough for my 5 month old to slobber all over. We can play pretend with all the animals, learn our numbers and letters, and not worry about anything breaking.
There is a craft store in my area, Roberts Arts & Crafts that you can get any item 50% off at least one day a week. The puzzles are usually 12.99 or 19.99, which makes such an amazing deal when I have the coupon. My aunt sells them for such a great price, I am not sure how she makes much of a profit, at www.sourgorilla.com
This week I am working on recognizing numbers 1-20 with my almost two year old. I have found if I somehow incorporate Dora into the activity, she can pay attention for quite a bit longer. We have this little car with Dora and Boots in it and we lay out all the puzzles pieces, 1-20.
“Hola I’m Dora and this is my friend Boots” I say
“Would you like to play a game with us?”
My daughter looks at me very concerned and worried….
“GREAT!” I say
Now she is all into it 
“Lets catch all the numbers, will you help us?”
Then I call out a number and have the Dora car race on top of the number if she gets it right and we throw it up int he air (be careful with this part!!, I have knocked us on the head a few times)
The puzzle pieces are so more colorful and durable than just flashcards, I am on my way to buy the alphabet one!
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Have you seen the princess one, it is so great. I want them to come out with a fairy one! They are such great quality puzzles.
The letter one is how my wife taught my son his letters, it worked better than any other book. We should incorporate his Go Deigo Go car, it would hold his attention a lot better, great idea
are their puzzles really hand painted like it says on each puzzle???