Welcome to Wishlist After Dark, folks! We've got a true classic for you, the Melissa and Doug Pattern Blocks and Boards, a wooden puzzle set little hands go wild for. With me, the brightest smile in the studio, Sunny, and our queen of the fine print, Penny Pickwell! It's the perfect gift for preschoolers three to six who love puzzles and shapes. Hi, Marty, I'm so happy to be here! And look at it, a wooden tray of blocks with five double-sided boards all around it.

Hey, everyone. Sunny's already wagging, so I guess I'm the calm one. Calm? Penny, look at this number! A hundred and twenty multi-colored wooden shape tiles, in six different shapes! Ooh, and here's my favorite part. Five boards, both sides, so that's ten designs to follow, from a butterfly all the way to a fish! Wait, ten pictures in one box? Okay, how does it actually work, Sunny? Kids match the tiles to the design on the board, like this little one dropping a yellow block into the star.

Or they skip the board and make their own mosaics! But wait, there's more, folks! Here's the whole box: tiles, boards, a wooden storage case, and no batteries needed! Picture it. The paper comes off, the case opens, and there's a rainbow of blocks to sort by color and count. Plus it builds early math skills and hand-eye coordination! Okay, Sunny, my turn for the fine print. Some buyers say older or quick kids master the boards fast.

Too fast? Penny, is that a dealbreaker? Nope. It just means it's made for preschoolers, not big kids. And here's how buyers put it. And Penny, buyers love it! About four point seven stars from more than nine thousand of them, for a long-running Melissa and Doug classic. Sold all over again! I'm at eight point eight, because ten designs in one wooden box is pure joy. Sunny? Eight point six from me! Sorting colors, counting pieces, building a star, it's learning that feels like play.

I'm the strict one, so eight point two, since quick kids outgrow it. That makes the After Dark Score eight point five out of ten, number eight of the sixteen toys we've ranked. It's a buy for preschoolers three to six. Folks, hand a little one a box of shapes and watch them build! The link's on our site and in the description, and the maker's page is linked too. See you next time!