We placed the talking puzzles in our home in a pile under a toy storage bin (see the image above) and voilà, the uninvited sounds were gone. What if you don’t feel like taking the time to do the puzzle after playtime is over? We found that covering the puzzle boards to block light also does the trick. This helps explain one simply strategy for keeping the puzzles quiet: Make sure all the puzzle pieces are properly back in the board when puzzle time is over. “After play, please be sure all of the puzzle pieces are replaced into the board, so that they don’t go off with any change of light,” wrote a Melissa & Doug spokesperson in response to a query from me, noting that the company’s customer service team can also personally assist anyone having issues with the sound puzzles. Melissa & Doug Wooden Alphabet Sound Puzzle - Wooden Puzzle With Sound Effects (26 pcs) Product Description This 26-piece alphabet sound puzzle pronounces. The sensors in the open spots on the puzzles sensed the shift to darkness and assumed pieces had been placed. The evening puzzle sounds we heard corresponded with when we were turning off lights. As a result, it talks, producing a sound that corresponds to the picture on the puzzle piece.īut changes in light not related to properly placing puzzle pieces can also activate the sounds, as was happening in our home. Shop for the latest products within our Toddler & Preschool Toys range at the lowest prices. When you insert a piece properly over a sensor that has been exposed to light, the puzzle senses the light-to-darkness shift over the previously empty spot. The light sensor is the little circle on the puzzle board you see when you remove a piece from the puzzle. This product is rated 4.8 stars out of 5 stars. 3 4 The company was founded in 1988 by Melissa and Doug Bernstein in their basement and in Dougs parents garage. Melissa & Doug - Cutting Fruit Set - Wooden Play Food. Melissa & Doug, LLC (formerly Lights, Camera, Interaction, Inc) is an American manufacturer of childrens toys, 1 2 including wooden puzzles, arts & crafts products, plush toys, and other educational toys. Melissa & Doug - 3272 Wooden Peg Puzzle See Inside Alphabet. It turns out that such puzzles are generally light activated. Melissa & Doug Food Truck Fabric Play Tent Playhouse and Storage Tote Ice Cream on 1 Side, BBQ on the Other. Hear similar sounds in your home? Today’s hint covers two strategies for temporarily and easily silencing the puzzles when not in use, taking batteries out not required. Rather, they were coming from our toddler’s collection of Melissa & Doug talking puzzles (the “Rrrs” and “Gee” were from the alphabet sound puzzle). The sounds scared us a bit, and we even considered that our house might be haunted.īut after a little investigation, we realized the sounds weren’t from spirits at all. A while back, as my husband and I watched television after the kids went to bed, we would hear strange sounds like “Rrr” and “Gee” coming from the play space off our living area. This wooden peg puzzle includes a piece for each of the 26 letters in the alphabet.
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