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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pounding Bench Wooden Preschool Learning Toy with Mallet

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Features

  • Classic pounding toy with a "peekaboo" design twist
  • Durable wood construction
  • Wooden hammer included
  • 10" x 5.25" x 5"
  • Makes a great gift for toddlers and preschoolers, ages 2 to 4, for hands-on, screen-free play
  • Ages 2+

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Deluxe Pounding Bench Brand Story By Melissa & Doug P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Manufacturer Engage little ones with this Melissa & Doug Pounding Bench that's beautifully constructed from high-quality, solid wood and child-safe materials. The classic little pounding bench features eight brightly colored pegs that play "peekaboo" as they go up and down. The pegs are non-removable and take turns showing their smiles while your toddler has fun using the sturdy, durable mallet. The toy is entertaining for kids while they get to practice naming the different colors of the pegs. It also helps promote eye- hand coordination, cause and effect, and fine motor skills. The wooden pounding bench makes a great gift for toddlers and preschoolers ages two and older for hands-on, screen-free play. For more than 30 years, Melissa & Doug has created beautifully designed imagination- and creativity-sparking products that NBC News called "the gold standard in early childhood play." Today, Melissa & Doug is proudly partnering with the American Academy of Pediatrics to foster early brain development and help children build important life skills through play. See more

Product Dimensions: 10.25 x 5.3 x 5.3 inches


Item Weight: 3.52 ounces


Item model number: 4490


Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 4 years


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Release date: February 15, 2021


Language: English


Department: unisex-child


Manufacturer: Melissa & Doug


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Size: 10.0 x 5.0 x 4.2
I have a grandson who turned 2 at the beginning of this month and he really doesn't like baby toys. He has an older sister and he likes trying to play with her stuff but it's not age-appropriate so I wanted to find something that would get, and keep his attention. I searched through toys for hours one night and couldn't find anything I didn't think he'd get bored with after a day. There are so many gimmicky toys for kids that just don't hold up. I like solid, wooden toys when I can find them. I really like Doug and Melissa products and so do my daughter and son for their kids. I watch my grandson during the week and decided that my rough and tumble little guy needed something that made noise and he could be rough with. I thought of the pounding benches they had when my son was little and decided it would be perfect for him. So I did a search and found many different brands and price points. What stood out for me with the Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pounding Bench was that not only were they a brand I liked and trusted for well-built toys, they had perfected the pounding bench! One thing I was concerned with was losing parts. Those little pegs you pound in come out the other end and inevitably over time they would get lose. I don't like buying toys with a lot of pieces for that reason but Melissa and Doug's pounding bench was made so that the pegs could not be pounded out. Instead, the pegs on the left were connected to the pegs on the right so when you pound one peg and it goes down, the other side comes up. Genius! The price was great and it arrived in just 2 days. My grandson loves it! I keep it at our house so the noisy toy isn't foisted upon his parents and he can get all his frustrations out at our house. Two weeks after he got it the end piece that holds one of the sides up came out of its grooves and was laying on the floor. He's only 2 so I couldn't see how he could've pulled it out but there you go. It took a lot of work to get back in and my hubby will be using some wood glue to reinforce it. That was disappointing for the quality I trust in Melissa and Doug products but he's back to using it every single day and never grows bored. That's money well-spent. A simple wooden toy that amuses day after day. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2021 by CynthiaB
    • He loves it - me...well...
Size: 10.0 x 5.0 x 4.2
First let me start by saying I generally love all Melissa and Dog toys. They are simple, great quality products. I had been thinking about getting some sort of peg-pounding device for some time and figured approaching 2.5 years old was probably a good time - especially since my son is currently intent on "fixing" everything in the house (including the dogs and myself) by beating them with plastic wrenches and screwdrivers. I've seen so many of these toys where the pegs go through too easily (so really what's the point) or are just about impossible to pound down (requiring the child to "practice" by hitting it harder and harder and harder - thereby developing a sense that full strength is needed for every endeavor and endangering the health and lives of all living and non-living things crossing their path). These go down pretty easily but the mechanism that keeps the pegs always attached to the bench at least creates a little resistance - making it "just right" Now, when I decided to purchase the toy, I thought the idea of keeping the pegs attached to the bench was a fabulous idea. I am an older parent and the little one doesn't understand that I have to bend much farther to pick up the 43 billion toys that inevitably end up just under the couch, the radiators, the cabinets, etc. I was looking forward to keeping this particular device all together all of the time. And then we get the toy. When you pound down a peg on one side, the opposite peg pokes it's little face up. Once I actually experienced the toy - I panicked. There was no way he is going to enjoy this! How frustrating - You can never pound all of the pegs down! How is he going to take out his frustration? Will this very solid wooden toy be thrown across the room, shattering windows, cracking skulls? Am I dooming him to a life of suffering - creating a young Sisyphus? Depriving him of any hope for the future? Any chance for success? Only time will tell. We've had it for a few days now and he absolutely loves it, he gets to pound down four colored smiley faced pegs and then, magically, there are four more different colors to pound. He calls it his "work tool bench" and as soon as he wakes up he asks to go downstairs and play with it. I leave him to it and go in another room - It's too stressful for me ;) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2017 by J. Smith
    • Great little toy, well made, and plenty of fun.
Size: 10.0 x 5.0 x 4.2
Kids are so easily entertained, and this Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pounding Bench is a perfect example of that. Like many similar pounding bench toys, here you get a mallet with several pegs that can be pounding down. Unlike the pounding bench that I remember having as a kid, you do not have to worry about losing the pegs here because they are attached to a base sort of like a see-saw. When one peg is pressed down, the one apart from it goes up. I love it because kids can learn cause and effect. The colorful pegs are enticing. My kid start playing with this when she was probably 18 months old and loved it. Surprisingly, the paint does not chip much with repeated pounding. While you an tell that ours are used, it does not look bad by any means. Maybe some paint worn off here and there. It is extremely well made. The mallet is a bit meh. It's hard, for one, so it can be used as a weapon. It does have plenty of area so that it makes missing hard, but if there is anything that I would want to see changed with this pounding bench, it would be the mallet itself. I might also make it a bit easier to grip, perhaps with a more ergonomic handle. That is not a big deal, though, and I really love it. My daughter got a *lot* of use out of it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015 by It's Me, Sven!
    • Colorful cause and effect toy for toddlers
Size: 10.0 x 5.0 x 4.2
Review Image by Madison G. Madison G.
The media could not be loaded. Great wood toy for toddlers. Comes with a hammer but it is easy for them to use their hands as well. The pegs have stoppers so kids cannot pull them out. The pegs do stick sometimes based on angle but never get stuck. The faces on the pegs make it a little extra fun. 8/10 as a toy for 13 month old. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2025 by Madison G. Madison G.

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