Happy Black Friday! If you are crazy enough to go out shopping, I have a few gift suggestions for you. I have posted a few times about how much I love the I can do that! games by the Wonder Forge; they are truly awesome. In general, they are: something new and different, easy to play, don’t take a lot of time to play, and age-appropriate for preschoolers to be able to be confident in their play. They also have a lot of applications toward speech therapy purposes, at least for home (some might be a little too involved for a speech language pathologist to use in a 30-minute session.) But anyways, these games are also great for your typically-developing child, and they are just fun to play. They WON’T make you want to stab yourself in the eye just to stop the game (*cough*ChutesandLadders*cough*).
Recently because the Wonder Forge is awe-some, I’ve gotten to review some of their newest games! And you should totally buy them all! Well, maybe not this first one if you have all boys…but here are my top picks for new games for Christmas presents, birthday presents, or JUST BECAUSE!
Angelina Ballerina Dance with Me game:
A great choice for your little girly girl. The Wonder Forge up and sent Sophie this for her birthday, total surprise! And she loo-oo-ooves it!
This game is totally cute, and builds up to a dance sequence so your little one not only learns some dance vocabulary, but gets up and moves around! And, it’s great for teaching memory and multi-step directions. Even though I am NOT a ballerina and look a *little* silly playing it, I love playing this with Sophie!
Richard Scarry’s Busytown Busy, Busy Airport game:
I think this might be my favorite of the games I am reviewing today. I LOVE it, Big ol’ puffy heart it! This game requires you to fly your plane and passengers to 4 different destinations (which you place in different locations around the room) to pick up souvenirs. The game board is also the box and is super-cleverly designed. Once again, this game gets you up and moving! The game involves making choices, counting, and a chance for kids to learn an early form of strategy. And it’s really fun, and moves fast. Love it! Both Joshua, Sophie and myself had a great time playing this together (at least 4 times the first day we got it!)
Last up, and also super-fun (the kids actually played this one the most times in one day, 6 I think!) is Chuggington Let’s Ride the Rails game:
This game is fun because each player gets to be all three characters, and you win by guessing that also involves a process of elimination skill. Colors, numbers, counting, animals – this game has it all! And it stars your fave Chuggers Wilson, Koko, and Brewster. This game goes pretty fast which is one reason you won’t mind playing it over & over again with your kiddos.
SO there ya go – three of the latest and greatest I can do that! games from the Wonder Forge. Go buy them! OR tell Grandma to! You won’t regret it!
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The Wonder Forge sent me all these awesome games to review. All opinions are my own, and I would like to make the point that I have purchased several of their games with my very own money because they are worth every penny! The links in these posts are NOT affiliate links.
My favorite board game is still “Sorry!”
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I know I’ve said this before, but I love when you post stuff like this. I actually just bought Brown Bear, panda bear, what do you see? game for my 3 year old for Christmas. And it was because of your post! And I can’t wait to play it with him.
So keep up the good work;)
Thanks Stacey, it means so much to me that you let me know that! Have fun playing together!