Rave: Melissa and Doug puzzles

I have not met a Melissa and Doug puzzle that I didn't love. What's more important, neither has Sammy. And our new one, the See & Spell, is no exception. I saw it when we were about to check out at Wild Oats this afternoon (Thursday is 10% military discount day, you know) and I couldn't resist. I had been wondering what the next step of learning for Sammy should be, since he can recognize all the letters (both upper and lower case), and this looked like a good place to proceed. And it was. He played with it ALL evening. He even chose to stay home and play with it rather than go to the park! He was so proud of himself for finding all the letters, and being able to say what they spelled (thanks to the nice big picture on each board). I can NOT believe my 2 year old is learning how to spell 3 and 4 letter words!

Other Melissa and Doug puzzles we have and love are

• the Shape Sorting Clock
• the Shape Sorting Cube
• the Deluxe Band Set
• the Zoo Sound Puzzle
• the Shapes Sound Puzzle
• the Train Sound Puzzle
• the Geometric Stacker

Some other M&D toys we'd like to get are

• the Latches Board
• the Large Wooden USA Map Capitals and States Puzzle
• the Wooden Toy Abacus
• the Pattern Blocks and Boards
• the Numbers Sound Puzzle
• the Deluxe Wooden Musical Instruments Sound Puzzle
• the 200-pc. Wood Block Set
• the Play Money Set

(you can also see these on my Amazon homeschooling wishlist; ask me if you would like the link)