Though our game closet isn’t as stocked as my aunt’s (I swear they buy a new game every week), we do have quite a good selection of children’s games. You’ll find classics like Battleship next to some sort of Disney princess game. In our closet there’s something for everyone!
Of course board gamers like us are always looking for fun, new games to try (and add to the shelves) so I was excited when Gamewright sent us four of their games for the family to try out and review on the Daily Dish. Today we’ll be sharing with you our take on Gamewright’s Take the Cake and Can You See What I See? Bingo Link.
First up is Take the Cake, an award-winning game that’s focus is the ever popular cupcake. (I was sold when I first saw the name of this one!)
The game is for ages four and up and has you shaking a sprinkle shaker full of colorful miniature wooden shapes. If any shapes match a cupcake on a card, you add them and when completely “frosted,” the card is yours. That’s it! Shaking the shaker helps with fine motor skills and shape and color recognition.
Now, Livi is only two but she does know her shapes and colors so we gave it a shot. She and Madison had a great time playing this little game, although it was hard to keep a two-year-old focused on shaking, then matching, then waiting for Madison to take her turn. (Hence the four-and-up guideline.) But even so it was still a great game for reinforcing Olivia’s knowledge of colors and shapes. I love the simplicity of the game and the dang cute cupcakes, shaker and “sprinkles.” Plus it’s one I could handle playing over and over again, which is a good thing because that’s what we’ve done since we first opened Take the Cake!
Next is Gamewright’s Can You See What I See? Bingo Link game. We love Walter Wick’s Can You See What I See? books and we love a good game of Bingo, so we couldn’t wait to try out a game that featured both.
Though designated for ages six and up, George was able to play with just a little coaching from Mom. Each board features the same 61 objects but in different places. The goal is to create a linking path from one color to the same color on the other side (red to red, blue to blue, etc.). You call out an object and everyone must find that object on their own board. That’s it! Sounds almost too simple to be fun but it really was—even after playing multiple times.
Can You See What I See? Bingo Link is also an award-winning game and helps with spatial relations, fine motor skills and visual discrimination. (I need work on that last one; I could never find those dang objects!) And actually, this is a great game to play with kids of all ages because it kept Livi entertained (she loved placing those little pegs wherever her heart desired) while I played with the older three. And it never gets old—I swear those objects move around the board when you’re not looking!
I can’t wait to review the two other games from Gamewright. The girls are super excited to crack them open. Look for another Gamewright review and giveaway in a few weeks! I think these next two are going to be great travel games perfect for summer vacations, so stay tuned!—Emily
*** GIVEAWAY! Gamewright is giving away one game, winner’s choice! ***
NOTE: This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Here’s how to enter. You can do as many of these as you’d like. Each one is worth one entry into our giveaway:
• Visit Gamewright.com and leave a comment telling us which game you’d most like to try.
• “Like” Gamewright on Facebook and leave a comment telling us you joined.
• Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL of your tweet.
• Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the URL to your blog post.
Include a valid email address for our drawing. We’ll draw the winner from the comments and contact her via email. Deadline: June 4, 2010 (midnight). The winner will have 24 hours to claim her prize or a new winner will be chosen.
- Congratulations to Tina R., the winner of the Gamewright giveaway! Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the review and add a comment. Keep reading the Daily Dish for your chance to participate in more giveaways!
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