Product Description

The Infantino Matching Colors and Textures Puzzle will help babies "feel" their way to improved sensory skills and hand-eye coordination. The set includes 20 different two-piece puzzles. The first piece of the puzzle is a color or texture; the second piece is a familiar object like an animal or food. Does the bunny match up with "fluffy" or "furry"' Your little one will learn how to connect pieces first. After practice, toddlers will be learning colors, first words and problem-solving techniques. Chunky puzzle pieces are sturdy and easy to grasp.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #189 in Baby Product
• Brand: Infantino
• Model: 156-033
• Released on: 2007-07-30
• Dimensions: 6.30" h x 6.20" w x 6.20" l, 1.69 pounds

Features

• Matching colors and textures helps young children learn first words and sensory skills
• 20 two-piece puzzles match familiar objects to colors and textures using pictures and names
• Sturdy pieces are fun to hold and handle; helps develop hand-eye coordination
• Helps increase matching and early problem-solving skills
• Children 1 to 3 years old

Amazon.com Product Description
The Infantino Matching Colors and Textures Puzzles help young children learn colors and first words, develop matching skills and early problem-solving, and increase sensory skills and hand-eye coordination. The 20 two-piece puzzles are sturdy and fun for young children to hold and handle. One piece of the puzzle has a picture and name of a color or texture, and the second piece has a picture and name of a familiar object, such as an animal or food. Children look for the two puzzle pieces that fit together, using the pictures and words for clues as their skills increase. This colorful puzzle set is recommended for children 1 to 3 years old and comes with a handy carrying box with braided handle.

What's in the Box
20 2-piece puzzles and a carrying box.

From the Manufacturer
This set of 20 two-piece puzzles will help children to develop matching and problem solving skills.

Customer Reviews

Fun,educational and quiet!
My daughter has plenty of toys with fancy lights and sounds that consume tons of batteries so I wanted something quiet. This toy was a good choice. I bought this puzzle when my daughter was 12 months old. She didn't start playing with it until 20 months. She now plays with it almost every day. Sometimes 2-3 times a day.

While she can match more than half of the puzzles at 21 months, she still cannot put the two matched pieces together. When she finds a match, she hands the two pieces to me and I put them together. I reinforce the educational aspect of toy by playing with her. I lay out all of the pieces on the floor and ask her to look for the black cat, yellow banana, beautiful butterfly, etc. When she finds a match, I praise her by clapping my hands. This encourages her to continue to play.

The box itself is also a fun game for my daughter. She's constantly trying to close the flaps and stick that one fish puzzle through the open slit. The box is also well made and has endured lots of pulling and tugging from the toy bin.

I only gave it four stars because this is a "two player" game. My daughter rarely plays with this puzzle by herself.

One of the best puzzles for young kids!
Get this for your child or as a gift. It is highly educational. It introduces different colors (the basics), as well as patterns (such as striped, swirly, spotted, etc.). And then, there're the different textures (furry, fluffy, rough, bumpy, etc.) which can actually be felt and touched by the child. These descriptive words and pictures are then matched to its corresponding partner (ex: swirly=lollipop, furry=rabbit, pink=pig) by means of locking in two puzzle pieces. The groove-and-tongue pattern is simple and big enough for young ones and every pair of puzzle is different. Great for teaching adjectives, pairs, vocabulary, textures, spatial skills, colors, etc.

Great Toy
We have had this puzzle toy since my son was one. (He's 3 now.) It has provided hours of entertainment and education. We started by just showing him a few choices and matching, now he can easily do the whole box himself, and enjoys it. I like the textures, vibrant colors and nice large sturdy pieces. The nice sturdy box to hold them is great too.