Category: Games

Guess Who?……redo……

All my children have loved the game Guess Who?  And awhile ago, I saw this, and decided I needed to try my own Guess Who? game revision.  I didn’t exactly want to do the poop version…..but just changed it up a bit.  So, I asked River what she wanted to do…and she said she wanted an insect and animal version.  So, off we went to look for 24 clipart images that she liked.

After what seemed like forever, we found all the images, printed them on card stock (3 sets), and cut them out.  Then we set out to poke out all the old cards and put in the new cards.


It took awhile and a lot of patience..but we finally finished.  River was so excited to play the new version.   There was a bit of a learning curve to use the new pictures, but we figured it out and had a lot of fun.  Now we have two sets of cards and when we get tired of the new ones..we can always switch back to the original!  Maybe we’ll even add a third set some day!

Another game review….

River has recently discovered a game we’ve had for a long time…..The Disney Enchanted Dream Ball Game….all my children loved this game.

It is a simple game where you roll the die and collect 5 different discs that match your princess.  It involves wearing a crown and capturing the wand….all exciting concepts for a four year old.

It is quick to set up and doesn’t take too long to play…so a child stays interested and involved.

Sometimes when we play, a few stuffed animals join us…and I don’t like when they are beating me! (I’m very competitive!)

I did modify this game a bit….the wand had Tinkerbell on it..but none of the crowns had Tinkerbell and she wasn’t a princess you could choose to be…so I had to change that so that all the princesses were on the wand and made it so that Tinkerbell was on a crown and could be chosen to use for the game……

Is this game educational?  I guess in a way…it teaches certain identification skills….but I think it really just a fun game that we have enjoyed over the years…..

Cars…

Time and time again…it seems like certain toys are always the favored ones…..one of them are the Matchbox cars and tracks.  I loved these when I was a kid…and so did all my brothers.  I can remember having to take a nap in my crib…while my brothers were playing with the cars in the hallway…one of my earliest memories…..

Tuesday and Quinn always loved playing with them…and now so does River…..she loves finding out which cars work the best….and which cars don’t seem to go at all…..

What’s in Neds Head?…..

I thought maybe every now and then I would post a game that I particularly liked or didn’t like.  Though there are tons and tons of games out there, for every age, I think it is difficult to find a good child’s game.

My 9 year old son picked out What’s in Ned’s Head? for my 3 year old.  I wasn’t thrilled…it didn’t seem like a great game.  But after playing it with her a bunch of times, I really like it.  And she likes it. It is one of the first games she picks when it is game time.

The description says “What’s in Ned’s Head’ In this silly game, take turns choosing a card and reaching into Ned’s ears, nostrils or face to find the object pictured. What you find might gross you out! His lost lunch (fake vomit)’ Moldy cheese’ A rat’ This wacky-fun game is guaranteed to keep kids giggling for hours!”

I wouldn’t say that River laughs for hours while playing this game…in fact, usually after one game she’s had enough!  And I do agree that it is filled with many gross (fake and plastic) things….vomit, a dirty diaper, ear wax….but besides all that….I do think the game promotes sensory development in children.  I am fascinated how hard it is for my 3 year old to figure out an object, simply by feeling it.

I like how the cards have a photo of the object.  Before River sticks her hand in Ned’s Head, I have her talk about the different parts of the object..what they might feel like and what might make them different as compared to another object (soft vs. hard, big vs. large, etc.)  Many times, she just wants to cheat and peek into the head, while she is digging around in there…..

Being able to only use your sense of touch to discern an object is not an easy skill for a three year old .  River’s grandmother is blind, so we are constantly talking about how things feel and not only what an object looks like, but how we can describe it to someone else.

The other thing I like about Ned’s Head is that you can play the game with any type of objects.  You can take out all the items it came with and put in letters or shapes or anything else you could think of……so, it is a very good learning tool in a fun package!

Though it does seem a bit gross, I do think What’s in Ned’s Head is a fun and imaginative game that my daughter loves and wants to play again and again.