Melissa & Doug Stack and Sort Board

Reviews of Melissa & Doug Stack and Sort Board

1.) Great teaching toy
Reviewed by: FOJ Cincinnati, OH
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This is a very versatile educational toy that has provided my 18-month old with a great deal of enjoyment. It teaches matching, colors, shapes, and counting--not bad for a single $10 toy.

2.) It has it all
Reviewed by: Kaye H. Chavinson
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Perfect for two year olds. They love the stacking, colors, shapes and counting.


3.) Great educational toy!
Reviewed by: A. Briney Wichita, KS
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Great toy for 12 - 24 month range. My daughter (17 months) loves taking them off and replacing them.

4.) Great Toy!
Reviewed by: D. Gelke Portland, OR
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My daughter is two and she loves it! We use it to match colors right now, but it will be helpful for counting, too. Very durable. One of those simple but brilliant toys.

5.) Highly recommended!
Reviewed by: A Customer Indiana
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My two-year old loves this toy! I mix up all the pieces and put them on the wrong posts and she takes great delight in putting them all back where they're supposed to go. This set is great for teaching/reinforcing colors, shapes and numbers. It's made out of sturdy wood like all the Melissa and Doug products and the pieces are easy for little hands to take off and put on.

I had reservations about ordering this because another reviewer had mentioned that the pentagons were tagged with the number 4 and the squares were tagged with the number 5. However, I ordered it anyway and was pleasantly surprised to find that they have apparently rearranged the shapes to fix this problem. On the set I received there is one circle for #1, two rectangles for #2, three triangles for #3, four squares for #4, and five pentagons for #5.

My only regret is that I didn't get this sooner. It's recommended for 2 years and up but I think with supervision it could be introduced from 12-15 months on. By the way, I ordered this with the Melissa and Doug Beginner Pattern Blocks, the Melissa and Doug Geometric Stacker, and the Lauri Pegboard. This stack and sort board and the beginner pattern blocks are definitely my daughter's overall favorites so far.

6.) Fun, Educational, Well Made Wooden Toy.
Reviewed by: Cousin It
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Another great product from Melissa and Doug. As with all their wooden toys this is extremely well made. It is bright and colourful, and has a number of different educational aspects; Colours, shapes, numbers and also learning to put small objects on a thin shape. I am very impressed with this and although at this age (14 months) my little guy is only really putting the things on randomly I am sure that this will last for quite some time before it loses its appeal for both fun and education. Highly recommended.

7.) Great toy and great educational value
Reviewed by: L. Barros
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I work with children with autism. I am always looking for educational activities to attract the attention of the preschoolers that I work with. This was a hit with staff and with students. Thanks for the great product and for getting it to me so quickly!

8.) Bang for the buck
Reviewed by: Rebecca US
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This is an excellent toy for small children. It can help your child learn colors, learn shapes, learn to count, and learn to sort. When I bought this toy, I hesitated because I thought it was so simple that my daughter would figure it out and then move on to something else. But I was wrong.

My daughter enjoys putting the pieces onto the correct pegs, or sometimes putting them on the wrong pegs, then looking at me to see my reaction. She also enjoys setting them up on their sides and knocking them down like dominos. She stacks them like blocks and sorts them on the floor by color. She grabs a container of some kind and fills and dumps. She counts them and identifies their colors.

Some other reviewers have raised questions about how some of the shapes correspond to the numbers. I think the circle corresponds to the number one because it has one "side," which is the diameter of the circle. The rectangle has two long sides and two short sides, so it goes with the number two.

9.) my son & his friends like this!
Reviewed by: L. Cullen Brooklyn, NY
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At 27 months, it's hard to get children to sit still, but my son and his friend will sit and play with this, faking us out by pretending to put the block on the wrong peg, then switching to the right one, dropping it on, and looking up to us for approval. We name a color or a shape & ask them to point to the correct stack of blocks and say the word.

Of course, his favorite part is holding it up high and turning it over to dump the blocks all over the floor and slide them around like knock hockey...

10.) Fun fun fun
Reviewed by: Busy Kansas Mom Western Kansas
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This is a nice toy to teach not only stacking but also counting and colors. We bought this toy and the bead and laces toy to help our daughter developmentally. She loves both toys and was able to work with both very quickly. I am very pleased with both toys and would definitely recommend this brand to any other mother of a toddler!

11.) Stack and sort board
Reviewed by: Linda J. Martin
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The children in my daycare loves this toy. Teaches colors, shapes and counting all in one in a fun way. Many times throughout the day they spend time working and playing with this delightful toy.

12.) Superb as always from Melissa and Doug
Reviewed by: Mindy K. Hanson Colorado
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As with all of the Melissa and Doug toys we have purchased we have found this one to be superb quality and highly enjoyable. This one was a gift for our niece and she literally has not stopped playing with it!

13.) My daughter loves it!
Reviewed by: Crystal CT, USA
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Its a great tool to teach her all sorts of things.. hopefully we don't loose any pieces so that my son can use it when he gets older too!

14.) Great learning toy!
Reviewed by: M. Meredith
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Got this for my 22-month old nephew. Within a couple of minutes, he figured out how to put it together correctly. Sometimes he'll put one of the pieces on the wrong peg and then immediately say, "Noooooooo" and move it to the correct peg. Very sturdy. He loves it!

15.) A Must Have~
Reviewed by: **~*~VALLEY~*~**
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An absolute must for those who wish to provide their children with the perfect level of learning/stimulation via hands on play. Colors/ stacking/ counting/ numbers, what is not to miss? A perfect education toy, and great for advancing those fine motor skills. Very durable, colorful--child loves it--mommy and daddy even love it!

Perhaps this is the first time I have actually seen my 18 mo. old sit down for at least five minutes and attend to one toy!!!

I like the fact that Amazon has the age listed as 2+ (I am sure the packaging said the same, likely it did...). But, this could easily be great for an advanced 12 month old; and definitely wonderful for an 18 month old.

A must have!

16.) It's a great educational toy
Reviewed by: Rashmi Gurram Flushing, NY USA
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I purchased it for my daughter. She has lots of fun with this toy. This is really a worth toy. It provide the knowledge of counting, color and shape. I am very happy.

17.) AWESOME and EASY
Reviewed by: S. MEHTA
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My 18 month old picked up in 2 days, now she's practicing to be perfect. Good toy. Highly recommend

18.) Great toy for a young toddler!
Reviewed by: kelpiegirl Tampa, FL
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We loves this toy. I bought it for my son when 15 months old and he loved it and played with it for about 6 months. This toy is great for most 18 month olds and older. He used to for stacking, sorting, counting, learning shapes, and more. This is one of the best $10 toys you will ever find! That said, if your child knows their shapes, colors, and can count to 15 don't bother as once he mastered that he was done with this toy. This thing is pretty durable, the only marks ours had on it was teeth marks from when one of the dogs thought the triangle would make a good chew toy.

19.) Simple but kids love it.
Reviewed by: Claes4 Kyle, Texas
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My 3-year old and her 4-year old friend play with this all the time at their daycare's office. Simple and classic and I thought a little too simple, but they love it. You can't beat the price either.

20.) Very fun
Reviewed by: Tara Peterson Washington, DC
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Just recently bought this for my 20 month old. She loves the stacking then turning it over to start again. Love the fact that this toy is wood and the paint seems very good quality, as all other Melissa and Doug products. The size of the shapes are perfect for little fingers!

21.) Simple & effective way to teach sorting - colors/shapes/counting
Reviewed by: T. Rodgers
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The concept of color and counting can be difficult to get across to a child, but this is almost the perfect toy to do that. Our daughter was starting to identify colors (mainly Orange, likely due to her familiarity to the color of the fruit) at about month 20, but we credit this toy with helping her identify the primary colors with consistency.

The only real 'complaint' is that it's not a puzzle that will keep their interest all that long. Obviously, like anything, parental involvement, encouragement and some creative rule changes will make the time spent all the more valuable.

22.) Good Quality Wooden Sorter
Reviewed by: L. Leggio Massachusetts
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Not the most exciting of the Melissa and Doug products, but a good, practical toy for the wee ones.

23.) after two years, some pegs fell off.
Reviewed by: B. Zamborini Milwaukee, WI United States
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i coudn't believe they did that. i love m&d products. my kids are very gentle with their toys, but somehow the glue didn't hold. had to re-glue it.

24.) Great learning toy!!
Reviewed by: K. Eom winchester, va
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This is a great toy to help your child learn colors and learn how to count. My son loves to remove the shapes and replace them back on the pegs--he counts as goes. You can't go wrong with a Melissa and Doug toy; always well made.

25.) Seems boring to me, but she really likes it
Reviewed by: Amanda Faye
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Got this for my 2 year olds birthday because she seemed to be into stacking things. It seems somewhat boring to me... but she really likes it. She definitely has no concept of putting them on their right pegs yet or anything, but I'm hoping this will come with time and playing with it, with her. It has differant game ideas written on the bottom to help you interact with your child and teach her differant aspects of learning. It is interesting to her enough to pick it among other toys to amuse herself with for a good amount of time while I'm busy doing other things, too.

26.) Best stacker/sorter/counter
Reviewed by: L. Ladebauche
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Love that this is a multipurpose toy. It was great for my toddler when she was into all that shape and color learning, sorting/stacking and then into counting. She was most interested in it between 15-24 months. It's very durable and never sustained the slightest bit of damage in that time.

27.) Christmas Winner
Reviewed by: RKP
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I bought this on Amazon for my 19-month old son this past Christmas. He loves taking the blocks off, putting them in color-coordinated piles, then restacking them on the columns. Definitely worth the price!

28.) Paint comes off way too easily
Reviewed by: S. Kellner
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My son got this for Christmas when he was 10 months old and we found out very quickly that the paint comes off soooo easily! He only has 2 teeth but still obviously puts everything in his mouth - well, those 2 little teeth got a significant amount of paint off whereas his other colored wooden toys have a much more durable paint that does not come off even after minutes of gnawing. Also, we have hardwood floors and when he crawls around when a piece in his hand, the paint inevitably comes off and gets rubbed on the floor, staining it with a streak. There are plenty of other similar toys on the market with more durable paint, i.e. the KID-O brand.

29.) More we play, less excited about the toy
Reviewed by: Mom A. Mia Buffalo, NY
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As I have played with this toy/puzzle over time, I have developed some criticisms:
1) All of the shapes fit onto all of the pegs. It would be nice if the center cut-out was the same as the shape and the peg was that shape too. My daughter really likes the puzzle-aspect of toys and she seems to not have as much interest in this one because it is so easy to put the shapes on the pegs.
2) There are 3 triangles, 4 squares, and 5 pentagons. The number of objects also corresponds to the number of sides on each object, but there are 2 rectangles (4-sided figure) and 1 circle (no sides) and this doesn't make sense.

Sure, my daughter and I can talk about the names of the shapes and the colors. Other than that the toy is not very engaging. It's durable and wooden, but otherwise lacking interest.

30.) How about using the square for number 4?
Reviewed by: Jeremy M. Christensen Las Vegas, NV United States
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How about using the square for the number 4 and the pentagon for the number 5? They could also use the circle for number 1 and a crescent or semi-circle for the numbner 2.

The worst thing about this toy and their clock is that some of the numbers match the number of sides and some don't.

Features of Melissa & Doug Stack and Sort Board

Engage kids for hours with this classic toy that helps build matching and counting skills. Little learners can simply match the color and quantity of the colorful pieces to the key on the sturdy solid-wood board, and then stack them up on the peg. Comes with 15 wooden stacking pieces and base.

1.) 15 colorful wooden pieces;
2.) Helps with matching and counting skills;
3.) Mix and match all pieces;
4.) Recommended Age Range 2 Years and up;

Package Height x Length x Width: 13.3 in. x 13.3 in. x 4.1 in.
Package Weight: 1 lbs.