Category Archives: 6-8 year-olds

Game Review: “Animal Soup” by Briarpatch Ages 5 and up

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

Kids beg to play

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Game Review: “Clothespins! Game” by Briarpatch Ages 5 and up

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

Clothespins!, This game of strategy requires the player to collect items of clothing by pattern—polka dots, stripes or wiggly lines, or by type—pants, tops or shorts. Finish three laundry lines with three matching articles of clothing and you win. But … Continue reading →

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Game Review: Froggy Boogie by Blue Orange Toys, Ages 4-6

Posted on March 16, 2008 by

Ages 4-6 Grab your kiddie frog for a boogie around the lily pads. The trick is that you can’t be “seen” by the googly eyes of the adult frogs or your froggie is frozen in place, unable to advance toward … Continue reading →

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Toy Review: “Funny Bunny” by Ravensburger, Great Gift

Posted on February 14, 2008 by

Grab your four bunnies and take off on the path to be the first to capture the carrot. Oops, it’s not that easy. Take your turn, pick a card and see if you advance 1, 2 or 3 spaces unless … Continue reading →

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Toy Review: “Diggity Dog” by International Playthings, Inc.

Posted on February 3, 2008 by

Kids three years and up want a little challenge in their games—not everything left to chance! Diggity Dog is their first pick for fun. Choose your puppy and press the doghouse to listen for the number of barks. Count them … Continue reading →

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Toy Review: “Folding Castle Playset” by Melissa and Doug

Posted on February 3, 2008 by

Get past the guard, drop down the drawbridge and roll up the door of the Folding Castle Play Set and you are in for some fun. The king and queen preside over the castle while the knight can stand guard … Continue reading →

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Toy Review: “Treehouse Playset” by Melissa and Doug

Posted on February 3, 2008 by

Language enhancing toys have moving parts and opportunities to change the action and therefore the story. Kids can’t wait to enter the Tree House Play Set by Melissa and Doug, traveling up the staircase before someone on the third floor … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

Posted on September 10, 2007 by admin

Violet, the dog, innocently drops her tennis ball down a prairie dog’s tunnel, setting off the “fuzz frenzy.” “Boink, thump, rumble, and plunk” is just the beginning of this delightful journey of a fuzzy ball through the land of prairie … Continue reading →

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