The item is compact so you can take it you. It is also organized & built to take the abuse of a 2 & 4 yr. old child. I highly recommend Melissa & Doug Products as well as this puzzle group.

Fantastic gift for boys and girls alike and they can really play without the worry of the puzzle pieces getting bent. Very colorful pictures and easy pieces to hold and work with. Plus, you have a place to keep them when they are not being used. Great price, too!

My 2.5 yr old loves these puzzles. When the puzzle is assembled each picture is small ... probably half the size of a standard sheet of paper. But that is fine....each puzzle has 12 pieces.

The puzzle pieces are wood but seems very thin wood. I do not use the unfinished wood box to store the puzzle due to all the complaints against this puzzle's sister puzzle set (4 Wood Vehicle Puzzles in a Box also by Melissa & Doug). I place each puzzle in a zip lock bag and give my child one puzzle at a time.

Since he is new to the puzzles I sit with him and help when he starts to get frustrated. He can do 2 of the 4 puzzles by himself and has only used them for about 2 weeks.

The price is worth it.