We opened the box and one of the kids said, "Hey, it's like Spot It!" They know Blue Orange games. Each player gets a fun picture wheel to spin with...
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E-I-E-I-GO! by Mindware
Set up the cutest little farm with the barn silo and the barnyard animals--pigs, cows, mice, chicks, sheep and donkeys. Place one die in the silo...
The Rainbow Fish Share and Sparkle Game by Mindware
I can't tell you how many times I used "The Rainbow Fish" book in speech therapy to work on language goals and social language such as sharing,...
Gumball Words by SimplyFun
Who can pass up a gumball machine, especially one that teaches spelling and vocabulary? Parents went, "Wow!" when they opened the box to find the...
Tall Tales by SCS Direct
Kids are great story tellers and "Tall Tales" gets their imaginations going as they reach into the blue fuzzy bag to pick a story character or prop...
Telestrations 8 Player: The Original by USAopoly
Get your marker ready for some thinking, sketching, guessing and laughing out loud as you start up a game of Telestrastions. This game is hilarious!...
WordSpiel by Set Enterprises, Inc.
WordSpiel gets kids 8 and up and grownups racing to make words, adding on to previously played letter cards to be the first to get rid of their...
Wobbly Worm by Spinmaster
Assembly and instructions are so simple that my 3 year-old friend spotted "Wobbly Worm" when he came in my house and started up the game by himself!...
Monkey Around by Peaceable Kingdom
I'm often asked for suggestions for appropriate toys for toddlers as well as "how" to play with them. Somehow babies and preschoolers are easier to...
Bunny Bedtime by Peaceable Kingdom
Bedtime can be a challenge with our little bunnies. Excuses, excuses but knowing the routine and making it fun can help kids comply. Bunny Bedtime...
PDQ The Pretty Darn Quick Word Game by Gamewright
PDQ happens so fast you have to be quick or a round is over. Shuffle the letter cards and place three cards face down, center card first. Ready, set...
Janod Beware the Mole
What fun it is to include a 3-year-old in family game night. Once we explained to him that the mole will eat his vegetables and he got the idea that...
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