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Take the Cake
Ages 4+ 2-4 Players |
- Favorite Features -
- approximately 15 minutes to play
- simple game with easy to follow instructions
- encourages shape recognition, colors, matching and taking turns
- game variation for older/experienced players
- has bi-lingual game instructions - english/spanish
Fun, simple and sweet this game is one children and parents will enjoy playing together! Extremely well done!
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Walter Wick Can You See What I See? Bingo Link Ages 6+ 2-4 players |
- Favorite Features-
- easy to follow instructions
- takes approximately 15 minutes to play
- encourages listening skills, visual comprehension
- colorful/fun boards
- instructions are bi-lingual - english/spanish
Fun new twist on bingo the entire family will love! Unique! Extremely well done!
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Dweebies
Ages 8+ 2-6 players |
- Favorite Features -
- unique, colorful, funny cards
- takes approximately 20 minutes to play
- easy to follow rules
- encourages probability and strategy
- excellent storage tin
- directions are bi-lingual - english/spanish
Fun card game kids will enjoy. They will have to pay attention and think strategically as they try to make their matches and win the game! Very nicely done!
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Order's Up Ages 6+ 2-6 Players |
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- Favorite Features -
- 15 minutes of play time
- rules in English and Spanish
- encourages recognizing matches, paying attention and hand-eye coordination
- fun, unique and colorful
This fast-paced game is sure to generate a lot of laughs as kids race to fill their "orders"! Unique and fun I wouldn't be surprised for it to end up as a family favorite! Tremendously well done!
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Hide & Eeek!
Ages 8+ 2-6 players |
- Favorite Features -
- 15 minute game
- instructions in English and Spanish
- encourages hand-eye coordination, paying attention, noticing numbers that are higher or lower and fun
- fun elephant designs on the cards
The children on your gift list won't have played a game like this before! Great way for kids to have fun while learning to pay attention! Very well done!
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Rory's Story Cubes Ages 8+ 1+ players |
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- Favorite Features -
- 15 minute game
- instructions in English and Spanish
- no reading required
- encourages paying attention, imagination, creativity and fun
- fun designs on each die
- great stocking stuffer and gift exchange item
Unique and fun the families on your gift list won't have played a game like this before! Game includes nine die and instructions in a fun box . . . great way for families to have fun showing their imagination and story-telling abilities! Start a tradition with your family and friends by giving a family gift to one another each year - will save money and generate great fun and memories! You can't go wrong giving the gift of Rory's Story Cubes - even children younger than 8 could play with help from their parents! Tremendously well done!
USAopoly
www.usaopoly.com
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Monopoly Peanuts Collector Edition Ages 8 - Adult |
- Favorite Features -
- Unique, fun Peanut's money, title deed cards and complete design to the game board
- six collectible pewter tokens in the shapes of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Snoopy and Woodstock
- complete rules
- 60 minute speed play rules included
- encourages family time, following the rules, strategy, math and taking turns
This game brings all the fun of Peanuts to the family favorite of Monopoly - an excellent combination! This is the perfect gift for the Snoopy collector on your list or for anyone who enjoys Peanuts . . . and who doesn't! Extremely well done!
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Peanuts 60th Anniversary Collector's Edition |
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Charlie Brown Christmas | |
| Ages 8+ | ||
- Favorite Features -
- includes Peanut's score pad, pencil and complete rules
- custom Charlie Brown/Peanut's dice and shakers
- encourages following the rules, math, taking turns, strategy and fun
The unique Peanut's and Charlie Brown dice add so much to the old favorite game of Yahtzee . . . I love the design and the quality of these games! It certainly makes playing the old familiar game of Yahtzee something new and fun when you play Peanut's/Charlie Brown Christmas Yahtzee! Tremendously well done!
www.hasbro.com
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Toy Story 3 Memory Game Ages 3+ 1+ players |
- Favorite Features -
- 15 minutes for the average game
- easy to follow rules
- encourages taking turns, memory, recognizing the same and different and following directions
- pictures of friends from Toy Story 3
Fun first game for young children and their families to enjoy together! Extremely well done!
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Toy Story 3 Yahtzee Jr. Ages 4+ 2-4 players |
- Favorite Features -
- includes dice, dice cup, scoreboard, instructions and scoring tokens
- encourages taking turns, recognizing patterns, following directions, interactive play and good sportsmanship
Another classic game with a simplified and fun twist for little ones! Fun Toy Story 3 game for the entire family to enjoy together! Extremely well done!
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Toy Story 3 Buckaroo! Ages 4+ 2+ players |
- Favorite Features -
- includes unique pieces for game play
- fun, exciting game
- encourages taking turns, being careful, thinking about how things might balance and good sportsmanship
This game is sure to get the entire family laughing as they play together! Extremely well done!
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Toy Story 3 Operation Ages 6+ 1+ players |
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- Favorite Features -
- includes game board, parts, money and cards
- encourages having a steady hand, concentrating, taking turns, following directions and good sportsmanship
Fun new twist on the old favorite game of Operation with Toy Story 3 friends Buzz and the aliens. Fun for the whole family! Tremendously well done!
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Star Wars R2-D2 is in Trouble Ages 5+ 2-4 players |
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- Favorite Features -
- includes game board, pawns, instructions
- encourages counting, number recognition, taking turns, good sportsmanship, playing by the rules
- special Star War rules add to the fun
Trouble was a favorite game when I was a child - many, many years ago, so I'm happy to see this "re-make" of that favorite old game with the fun of Star Wars added! Children will get a kick out of trying to get R2-D2 to stand in the "popper"! Tremendously well done!
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u-build Mouse Trap Ages 6+ 2-4 players |
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- Favorite Features -
- complete illustrated step by step game board building directions
- complete game directions
- encourages creativity, following directions, having a good memory and strategy
Fun new twist on the old favorite, "Mouse Trap"! I really like the creativity and uniqueness to this game where children have to build the game board before they can play the game! Fun for the entire family - great family gift! Tremendously well done!
www.jaxgames.com
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Sequence for Kids
Ages 3-6 2-4 players |
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- Favorite Features -
- reading is not required
- instructions available in English and Spanish
- encourages matching colors, animals, recognizing patterns, colors, animals and ABC's, playing by the rules, counting, paying attention and early strategy
- easy to follow instructions
- colorful game board and pieces
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Pegs in the Park Ages 4-8 2-4 players |
- Favorite Features -
- no reading required
- instructions in English and Spanish
- encourages recognizing colors and numbers, learning plus and minus, hand-eye coordination and counting
- simple first game
I love the simple fun this game provides while helping children learn to count . . . and the basic math skills of adding and subtracting. Lots of colors and lots of fun . . . this game is sure to be a hit with the entire family! Extremely well done!
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Sequence States & Capitals Ages 7+ 2-12 players |
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- Favorite Features -
- instructions available in English and Spanish
- encourages learning and identifying states and capitals as well as learning to think and plan strategically
- simple to play and completely enjoyable!
Another great sequencing game from Jax Games . . . this one makes learning the states and capitals great fun! Sequence States & Capitals would make a great family gift - combine with cookies or popcorn for a gift the entire family will enjoy! Tremendously well done!
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Rock, Paper, Scissors Ages 4+ 2 players |
- Favorite Features -
- instructions in English and Spanish
- simple card game
- encourages fun, counting and being a good sport
Built off the Rock, Paper, Scissors game children have played for years, this card game plays basically the same way. Easy to play, fun game kids will enjoy in card form! Extremely well done!
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Over & Out
Ages 7+ 2-8 players |
- Favorite Features -
- Instructions in English and Spanish
- encourages paying attention to the numbers, learning to add and subtract and learning strategy
Over & Out will have the entire family adding and subtracting to put the others "over the top"! Unique and fun as well as educational this is a great gift for the entire family . . . or works as a fun stocking stuffer/gift exchange item, too! Extremely well done!
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Doodle Dice Ages 6+ 2-6 players |
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- Favorite Features -
- Instructions in English and Spanish
- encourages paying attention and strategy
- fun dice
- simple to play
I enjoy dice games that are unique and fun and this one is both! Strategy, thinking and seeing what could be will all be involved in Doodle Dice! Unique and fun, it's like Jax Games says, "They're not just dice, they're Doodle Dice"! Tremendously well done!
www.perplexus.net
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Perplexus Ages 6-106 |
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- Favorite Features -
- difficulty level 6
- 100 barriers/positions to complete this puzzle/game
- three starting points
- encourages concentration, patience, taking your time and developing a gentle touch
Amazing! This puzzle/game is one you will not be able to put down! I've never seen anything like this. The first level helps you get the "hang" of moving and developing that "gentle touch", the second level starts right off letting you know you have moved to a more difficult level and the third level will have you absolutely "perplexed"! Fun, frustrating and beyond unique there is nothing like Perplexus . . . anyone you give it to will absolutely love it! Tremendously well done!
www.rubiksslide.com
| Rubik's Slide Ages 8 - 108 |
- Favorite Features -
- two ways to play
- multiple challenging levels
- more than 10,000 puzzles
- voice, lights and sound effects add to the fun
- encourages paying attention, moving quickly, but accurately
This hand-held puzzle/game is fun for the whole family! Challenging and fun, Rubik's Slide is, as the Rubik's people say; "a new electronic puzzle game that anyone can play and no one can put down." Great as a stocking stuffer or gift exchange. Extremely well done!
www.ravensburger.com
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Puzzleball Ages 10-99 |
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- Favorite Features -
- curved, plastic, full-color pieces you may assemble by following the picture or the numbers on the inside
- we reviewed the 240 pc Children's Globe
- includes directions in 16 languages and an information book on the globe - also in different languages - with information on each continent, biggest lakes, oceans, mountains, info about the seven seas and more
- includes a display base - very helpful when building the globe
- encourages following directions, paying attention, patience, learning about our earth
I love this puzzleball! Unique and fun to assemble the completed puzzleball is also excellent enough to display! The information booklet included with the puzzle is full of interesting information about this world we live on! Truly an excellent item to give as a family gift! Tremendously well done!
