







African animal favorites are featured on this extra-thick wooden puzzle. Eight easy-grasp, chunky wild-animal pieces have a full-color matching pictures underneath. The animal pieces stand upright for pretend play. Encourages hand-eye, fine motor and creative expression skills. This product is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits, and that forests are protected for future generations. Please note that FSC certification applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584)
Safari Animal Puzzle for Toddlers – Features 8 easy-to-grasp wooden pieces with wild animal shapes including a giraffe, elephant, zebra, and more for imaginative, hands-on play.
Chunky Wooden Pieces for Small Hands – Thick, durable pieces are easy to grasp and stand upright for pretend play, encouraging fine motor skill development.
Educational and Screen-Free Play – Supports early learning by teaching animal names, shapes, and matching skills in a fun, unplugged format.
Sturdy Wooden Puzzle Board – High-quality wood construction with a durable puzzle board ensures long-lasting use for toddlers and preschoolers.
Gift-Ready for Any Occasion – Perfect for birthdays, holidays, or everyday surprises; an engaging educational toy for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2 and up.; product made with FSC-certified materials that support responsible forestry; applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584)
13 reviews for Melissa & Doug Safari Wooden Chunky Puzzle (8 pcs), Educational Screen Free Activity for Toddler, Preschoolers and Kids Ages 2+ – FSC Certified
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$10.39
Mimi –
Beautiful and fun puzzles
This puzzle is excellent quality and beautifully made. The colors are bright, the pieces are sturdy, and everything feels very safe for little hands. My 2-year-old grandkids absolutely love playing with it-they enjoy matching the animals and taking the pieces in and out.It keeps them busy and happy, and it’s a great learning toy as well.
kay –
Fun and Great Quality Puzzle for Toddlers
Setup/First Impressions: No setup needed—just open the box and it’s ready to play. The puzzle pieces are a great size for little hands and the colors are bright and cheerful.Quality/Performance: The wood feels solid and durable, not flimsy at all. The chunky pieces are easy for my toddler to grab and put back, and they don’t chip or peel like some cheaper puzzles.Experience: My toddler loves naming the animals and using the pieces as little toys outside the puzzle board. It’s both fun and educational, helping with hand-eye coordination and learning animal names.Would I Buy Again? Absolutely. It’s sturdy, engaging, and has already become a favorite toy. I’d buy this again as a gift for other kids too.
Pamela S. –
toddlers love this puzzle
My grandkids love this puzzle. They take it apart and put it together over and over again. Then they play with each little jungle animal for a while. It keeps them busy for sure. The colors are nice and the quality is great.
Seeher –
Oh, YES!
This was a fantastic purchase at a great price point! The puzzle is colorful and well made with just enough wiggle room for each smoothly rounded piece that they can be easily manipulate by little hands.I actually purchased this as an aid for fine motor skill development for an 8 month old. He loves manipulating and playing with the pieces and will grow into the puzzling aspects soon enough.This is a definite “yes”!
Up North Gal –
LOVE Melissa and Doug Products!
I love Melissa and Doug products! I purchased a total of ten different themed “Chunky Wooden Puzzles,” for my niece and nephew…they are the perfect gift! The age is two and up, and although the recipients are only one and six months, I figured that they could “grow into them.” I always try to get fun yet educational gifts for family members and always go to Melissa and Doug. Quality, color and overall attractiveness are wonderful! Thank you!
Julie D –
Great product for babies !
Very nice quality. I used removable wall strips to stick the board to the wall, and added small Velcro pieces to the back of each puzzle piece. Now my baby can stand, pull the pieces off, and stick them back on.
Tana –
Great for teaching animals
This is a great puzzle for a 1-2 year old. Helps them learn animals and a great starter puzzle
jwbab –
✴ Fun, colorful, and wonderful! ✴
5+ stars! What an amazing toy! I purchased this Doug and Melissa chunky puzzle for my grandson’s second birthday, and it immediately became his favorite toy–so much so that he insists on taking some of the animals with him wherever he goes, whether it’s to the supermarket with his Mommy, playing outside, or visiting relatives.At this age, he loves animals, so he was extremely excited to open the package and find all the safari animals he loves. Also, the colors were very bright and grabbed his attention. Additionally, each animal piece is very easy for a toddler to pick up and place back into its space, the matching pictures under each piece allow animal and color matching activities, and the pieces stand on their own, so the puzzle also serves as an imaginative toy that children can create their own scenes and stories with.This fun, intellectually stimulating puzzle is extremely sturdy, had no missing pieces, and is an incredible value. I have since also purchased the Doug and Melissa farm animal chunky puzzle for my grandson for Christmas, and intend on purchasing the sea animals and vehicles puzzles as well. Just buy it! I highly recommend it and the toddlers and young children in your life will thank you!
Faby –
Está muy bonito, por ser de madera la calidad es muy buena y duradero. Vale la pena
jo –
great first puzzle
S. Agarwal –
I’ve been using a lot of Melissa and Doug toys for my one year old. I like the quality of the toys n the bright colours.This time however I received a chipped and broken puzzle from cloudtail. As my baby was already very excited to see the puzzle I had to open it for her or I would have surely returned it.It’s very annoying when you spend double the amount of money for an international brand product and u get a defected piece!
Niranjanah Arulvelan –
Still holding strong after 2 years in the hands of a toddler. Great buy. Can be used for open ended play as well.
david –
A mi peque le encanta 🙂 las figuras son grandes y el acabado es muy bueno, pienso comprar algun juego mas de este fabricante