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Games make great gifts for nearly anyone and everyone! Take a look at the games I've reviewed below and see if they might make a great gift for someone on your gift list!
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Ages - 8+
For two teams/four and more players
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- Favorite Features -
- it includes 16 fun activities, 400 Disney-themed cards, two Mickey Mouse ears movers, game board, one tub of "Cranium Clay", six letter dice, sand timer, one die, pad and pencil.
- encourages thinking, remembering, working together, creativity and having fun!
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Peanuts Ya htzee
Ages 8+
For 1+ players
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- Favorite Features -
- it includes a collectible Charlie Brown stripe dice cup, five custom Peanuts character dice, Peanuts sticker sheet, instructions, pencil and custom score pad.
- I love the die - printed with Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, Sally and Peppermint Patty!
- encourages thinking, strategic thinking, math skills and fun!
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Coca-Cola Yahtzee 
Ages 8+
For 1+ players
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- Favorite Features -
- this game includes custom dice featureing classic Coca-Cola icons such as the contour bottle, red disc icon, Arden Square, bell soda glass, tin sign and six-pack, a collectible Coca-Cola Bell glass dice shaker, custom score pad and pencil.
- the fun "shaker cup" and special custom die add to the fun
- encourages thinking, strategic thinking, math skills and fun!
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Ages 8+
For 2-6 players
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- Favorite Features -
- includes six collectible tokens including Miss Piggy, Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Animal Gonzo and the Swedish Chef as well as Muppet Money and all the other things you need to play Monopoly . . . with a Muppet's "twist"!
- encourages thinking, strategic thinking, math skills and fun!
Hasbro
www.hasbro.com
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Ages 9+
For 1+ players
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- Favorite Features -
- Includes 1 electronic CUPONK cup, 6 official CUPONK balls, 30-card trick deck, 5 stickers, 1 sport crown, 1 multi-position backboard and instruction guide.
- multi-position backboard so you can make some sure-to -become-“famous” trick shots
This is a game the entire family will find challenging and fun! Once you bring out the Cuponk, there will be no sideline-observers - everyone will want to have a turn to try and make their "cool" trick shot! Be sure to have your video camera rolling as you will want to get these shots on tape!
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Ages - 3+
For 2 players
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- Favorite Features -
- match words and pictures
- Develops preschool skills in spelling
- Polar Bear A-B-C includes polar bear figurine, magnetic fishing pole, plastic lake, 13 magnetic letters, 15 word cards, and game board.
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Ages 3+
For 2 players
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- Favorite Features -
- Develops preschool skills in counting
- Duck Duck 1-2-3 includes 2 mama ducks, 6 baby ducks, game board, and spinner
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Ages - 4+
For 2+ players
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- Favorite Features -
- Includes 3 saddle pieces, rope, wagon wheel, lantern, horseshoe, guitar, Sheriff’s star badge, cactus, plastic Bullseye with base, Woody’s cowboy hat, boot and boot spur, Prospector Stinky Pete’s pickaxe and instructions.
- No batteries required!
This game will have children laughing and provide fun for the family! If you have a Toy Story fan in your family - this is a great game for them!
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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!
GameWright
www.gamewright.com
- Favorite Features -
- playing time - about 15 minutes
- no reading required to play
- encourages Visual Discrimination, Strategic Thinking and color identification
Flip Out is a new game and is sure to become a family favorite! You'll have to pay attention - not only to your own cards, but also to the cards of your opponents in this fast moving, fun card game which is unlike any card game you've played!
- 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! I've played this with a 2 year old - and while you have to keep an eye out for helping someone that young get his chips in a row, it is a lot of fun to ask them, "what do you see" and then have them pick something! Great game for the entire family!
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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
Find It! Games
- Favorite Features -
- find popular items and characters from the VeggieTale movies - such as the Viking Helmet, rubber ducky and slushy cup, Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber, Junior Asparagus, Philippe Green Pea and Madame Blueberry. These characters, and so much more, are hidden amongst a sea of colorful pellets just waiting to be found by kids and parents alike!
- Favorite Features -
- find characters from the story: Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and the Cowardly Lion as well as 26 more Oz-related items, such as an emerald, a yellow brick, a broom, and our favorite 'little dog', Toto
- this smaller Find It! is perfect for the car or stuff it in your backpack for unique portable fun!
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Find It! At the Zoo 
Ages 8+
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- Favorite Features -
- features yellow end caps and 39 animals such as a giraffe, duck, rhinoceros, whale, elephant and eagle!
I love Find It! games! Each Find It! is a "self-contained scavenger hunt" of fun for the entire family! Great to play with at home or on a trip or display on the living room coffee table for all your friends and family to enjoy. Not only will they be enthralled with finding the items matching the "theme" of a particular Find It!, but they will also be challenged to find the hard-to-find penny which is hidden in every Find It! game so they will be able to claim the title, "Champion Find It! Finder"! Everyone will love, Find It!
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