Sneak in word and spelling practice with a fun new learning game called Word on the Street. It's fast-paced and competitive which making the learning less obvious since game play is the priority. But don't worry, learning is happening -- you'll be building vocabulary and problem solving as well as practicing spelling. Word on the Street, from Educational Insights, is meant for 2 players or 2 teams … [Read more...]
Awesome Stacking Game for Preschoolers: Cheese Stack
Preschoolers LOVE stacking which makes Cheese Stack the perfect game for this age group! Plus cute mice and cheese wooden blocks? What's not to love?! Awesome Stacking Game for Preschoolers: Cheese Stack Not only do kids get to stack, they can play several games, develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills plus learn the physics of balancing objects and practice cooperation in a … [Read more...]
Engaging Math Dice Multiplication Game
As you know, I'm a huge fan of Think Fun's learning games for kids. Their latest math game, Math Dice Chase, is an engaging game for kids practicing multiplication skills. It's like Hot Potato but with multiplication and pairs of dice. I think it's best for 3 to 6 players and highly recommend it for classrooms. Math Dice Chase Multiplication Game How to Play Math Dice Chase 1. Sit in a … [Read more...]
Möbi Math Facts Game Review
Möbi is a crossword style game for math facts --basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and addition. I say basic because the numbers only go to 12 so you're limited in the equations you can create. Although you're competing against an opponent or opponents, it's almost like your own game since you work at your own pace to make equations and get rid of all your blue number … [Read more...]
BLURT: Fun Thinking Game for the Whole Family
Ready for a new fun family game? (That will make your kids think and build vocabulary?) It's called BLURT! and is dubbed "the uproarious word race game" because it truly is exciting, fast-paced, and darn-right hilarious. Oh, and it's all about words. BLURT: Fun Thinking Game for the Whole Family The game includes 300 cards with 1800 clues. We really like the option of the two difficulty … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence Board Game
Q's Race to the Top is an interactive, engaging emotional intelligence board game. Mompreneur of three kids, Sofia Dickens, designed this game for practicing social skills and behavior. It's meant for children ages three and above. Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (also called social-emotional learning) is the ability to understand, use, and manage emotions. It includes: … [Read more...]
Family Game Night Favorite: Kitten Caboodle
Family game night just got a whole lot better with Educational Insight's new games Kitten Caboodle and Diggity Dogs for preschool age kids and older. We own Kitten Caboodle whose object (like Diggity Dogs) is to adopt the most pets. My kids and their friends absolutely love playing it and like I said, it's a favorite family game and perfect for animal lovers. And have you heard the good news … [Read more...]
Flip Out Gamewright Game for Kids
I hate to play favorites but . . . I sure love Gamewright games. Actually, until recently, I didn't realize how many of our games were Gamewright games -- see below for a full list. And, I was fortunate to try out their newest game, FlipOut, which is my 9-year old's favorite game EVER. What's even better, Gamewright is giving away a FlipOut game to an Imagination Soup reader! FlipOut So, … [Read more...]
Totally Tubular Fraction Formula Game
Educational Insights Fraction Formula Game visually teaches children about fractions. It's a fun math game for kids that is colorful, playful, and educational. We love it! Fraction Game More than that, my kids, even my six year old, are finally conceptualizing fractions! So, fun and learning in one game, what's not to love? To Play: Each player starts with a cylinder. To play, draw one card … [Read more...]
You’ve Been Sentenced! (To a Fun Grammar Game)
You've Been Sentenced! is a hilariously fun grammar game for kids ages 8 and older from McNeill Designs for Brighter Minds. This game makes sentence creation point-worthy fun. Grammar Game Draw 10 cards from the shuffled pile of 540 word cards. Each card has five related words around the edge so you have lots of choices from which to form your sentence. Each card is worth points so use as … [Read more...]
An Outdoor Family Game Called Boochie
Try Boochie by Gameright to encourage your entire family to play outside. Boochie is our family's favorite outdoor, active game - both kids (now 6 and 9) can play it for at least three color rotations. See this large orange ball? Throw it somewhere in front of your group. To start playing, each player chooses a color and gets a ring, ball and wrist score keeper. All players throw … [Read more...]
Bananagrams Book and Word Play Game
I bought Bananagrams because of it's a cute, yellow banana bag. Lucky for me, it turned out to be an easy, word-play game and worth the silly reason I bought it. Bananagrams is like Scrabble but without the board and without taking turns. Each player makes his or her own words on the table or floor surface. The winner is the first one out of letter tiles. A player can get more tiles in a two … [Read more...]