Item : B000IE4B44 Customer Reviews Melissa and Doug Make Pattern Blocks Accessible to All by .. Grandma Kay (Lincoln, NE USA) The magnetic blocks, the well chosen patterns, and the variety of ways to use them make this an appropriate toy for even special needs early childhood. The range of learning skills encoumpassrs logic, art, math, problem-solving, and creativity, while being just plain fun! The storage is handy and makes it easy to pack and unpack the blocks, patterns and board. My two-year old special needs grandchildren enjoy playing and learning--each in their own way. Mom enjoys the easy pack up and storage. Thanks again, Melissa and Doug! Melissa & Doug make great toys!! by .. C. Lawrence (Chula Vista, Ca United States) I bought this for my granddaughter and she loves it. For beginners, you place the different shapes on the board where the imprint of the shape is. As they get better, you can create your own pictures using the various shapes. It's magnetic so it all stays in place. Great for the car. My daughter doesn't play with it by .. M. Varga (IL) The product is good but I wish it would have circle shapes also. It's nice but for some reason my daughter doesn't play with it. She likes other puzzles and pattern sorters a lot but this one is not a hit for some reason. Maybe it's not age appropriate. My daughter just turned 3. Great Item by .. CarmelV (Aurora, CO) This is a great toy. I find myself making patterns with it too. I really like that it's magnetic. The pieces stay in place perfectly, so no one gets frustrated if the board gets moved. It comes in a very nice storage container thats durable and portable. Great item! A really fabulous buy by .. A.M. (NC) This is an excellent tool for building an understanding of color, shapes, and patterns. There is so much room for learning by using this toy! And best of all, it's fun! And, for us moms out there, keeping up with it is a breeze. It comes with it's own vinyl storage case, and who can beat magnetic pieces that stick to the board to ease your child's frustrations if the pieces don't "stay" where they are put. The pictures included are really cute - I especially enjoy the duck pattern - and my daughter loves putting them together. All-in-all a really wonderful (and cheap!) investment for hours and hours of fun, stimulating activity! Kudos yet again, Melissa & Doug, for a really great product.