What a great Family Game Night addition, especially if you have a home filled with teens and older children. Joe Name It actually has the ability to pull them off their various devices and sit down for some lighthearted fun. The game is basically a series of cards that test your knowledge on just about […]
Introducing young children to games is a great step in learning and enhancing social interaction, playing fair and how to win or lose graciously. Throwing in some educational elements never huts either. Splish Splash! is a good pre-school game that allows, in fact encourages, kids to to throw stuff. There are counting and fine motor
A great first step in luring game players is to have an attractive, eye-catching, colorful package. Gamewright has pulled out all the stops with Mermaid Beach both on the box and inside with the beautifully illustrated and richly designed cards. Kids were drawn to the game and once lured, it engaged them and provided an
A great family game, City Square Off challenges players to create their own city layout by placing various shaped pieces onto their playing board. The wild-card twist is that the pieces must be placed in order which really ramps up the strategic planning, scheming and decision making. The game is played in very quick rounds
One of the hands-down favorite games of the year. Flip out is ingenious, inventive and will captivate your entire family. The design of the game from the artistic cards to the brilliant card holders is absolutely superb, but it is the engaging game play, the creative and strategic thinking required to play that really impressed.
The surprise hit of the testing period, GUBS proves that great game play and design trump big boxes and flashing lights. GUBS is a deck of cards, that’s it! These cards are like nothing you have ever seen. Spectacular illustrative artistry is clearly on display here as are some truly imaginative minds. GUBS are cute
Our testers have proven time and time again that when presented with a new game, the shorter the learning curve the better, especially when there are antsy, anxious children waiting to play. In Befuzzled the first player to complete the action on the card wins the card and thus the round. Here is a fast
There are numerous products and programs on the market to help your child learn and advance educationally while still at home with you. The sets range in price from very affordable to pretty astronomical. Your Child Can Discover! falls somewhere in the middle. It is a fun way for children to learn colors through descriptive
One of the most complete, comprehensive and expansive systems you will find for teaching your child to read. Parents will find numerous tools to assist them in teaching their children the various stages of beginning reading. There is a significant time and financial commitment required here, but our testers found it to be worth the
A self-stacking, musical note playing xylophone of sorts, Do Re Mi Musical Blocks were certainly unique but also quite engaging. When laid out the blocks play musical notes. The notes are clearly outlined on each block and when played in a row really gave an appreciation and understanding of musical progression. They also formed a
