Chidren's Game Pack Giveaway Closed

I was introduced to a great new game. You may have heard of it. It’s called You’ve been Sentenced! This is a great educational game for children 8 years old and up. It comes with five decks of cards and each deck fits into it’s own spot in the box for easy play and storage. You can also buy add-on decks on specific subjects like Sports, Sci-Fi and Pop Culture.

I was sent this game to review with my kids. I was hoping that my son would take to it, but he didn’t. My daughter loved it. Even though she is only 6 ½ years old, she was able to play it with a little bit of help from me. Once she got the hang of it, she was able to come up with some great sentences.

That’s the point of the game. You pick ten cards to start with and you have to use as many of them to create a proper sentence. Each card has five different words on it and each word is assigned a point value. After everyone has made their sentences, the total points are recorded and added up. You can challenge another player’s sentence and it is up to all of the players to judge the authenticity of it.

The sentences that we came up with when playing were hilarious. We would laugh at each other’s sentences and help each other to come up with the craziest ones. You aren’t supposed to help each other, but we did. It made it fun. My daughter has had trouble with how to form a proper sentence and this game is really helping her. My son simply doesn’t like to sit still. Maybe when he is older that will change.

If you are a home school mom, teacher, or therapist, this is a great tool to have in your arsenal. It is fun and educational. My daughter doesn’t see playing it as a learning activity. She just sees it as fun. You’ve Been Sentenced is produced by McNell Designs. You can find more information on products from McNeill Designs on their website.

McNeill Designs also sent me the Wheel of Chore-ture and Twisted Fish. My daughter uses the Wheel of Chore-ture to determine what job she is going to do to earn money. This has become a big hit with the two of us. The Twisted Fish is a card game that is based on the classic Go Fish. The cards are colored and have different fish on them. There are also Zinger cards that allow you to do things like pull a card from another opponent’s hand and look at it or prevent a player from taking a card from you. I enjoy playing this game with my daughter and with the girls in her Girl Scout troop.

This giveaway is for a game pack consisting of 1 You’ve Been Sentenced, 1 Twisted Fish and 1 Wheel of Chore-ture. You must live in the US to enter. This giveaway begins February 23, 2010 and ends March 8, 2010.

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The Best Learning Toys For Christmas 2009

Whether you have your own children or even nieces and nephews in your life, it can always become complicated when you are trying to purchase Christmas gifts. Of course, every parent would love for their children to use intellectually stimulating toys, but more often than not, your kids simply want stuffed animals, Barbies, or a violent video game. Lucky for you, there are some stimulating learning and educational toys out there that come disguised as fun toys that your children are going to love!

• One great electronic toy at the top of your list should be the Vtech V Smile Motion Active Learning Center. Basically, this is like a cheaper educational version of the Nintendo Wii for young children. This device has a learning console that will plug directly into the television, and it is designed to be used by children from ages 3 to 7 years. This device uses a wireless controller that is motion-sensing, so children can learn and interact directly with the characters in the game. On top of that, they are going to love the games available with characters like Disney Fairies or even Winnie the Pooh.

• To cultivate the artist in your child, check out the Crayola Color Wonder Magic Light Brush that provides a painting atmosphere without the mess. This activity toy uses six different colors with a magical paintbrush. All of the paints go on clear until your child applies a light brush to them so that the colors come to life. Not only is this game fun, but it will keep you from having to scrub paint out of your carpets on a daily basis.

• One exceptional educational toy is the LeapFrog TAG Reading System produced by LeapFrog for children ages 4 to 8. This is a book that uses an interactive TAG pen, which works as a handheld microphone. Your child can use this pen to read an entire children's book, or it can also help your child to learn to sound out words while they are reading.

• For a very simple game on the go, consider Bananagrams, which comes in its own banana shaped bag. This is an easier version of Scrabble, and it doesn't even need a board to be played. This is a simple game for children and adults, and it is designed for children ages 7 and up.

• Last of all, the award-winning gift for this holiday
season is the Twilight Turtle Constellation Night Light. This is a gift for infants or toddlers, and it works as a night light to display constellations all over the room when the lights are out. This will help children to get over their fear of the dark, and they can also use this to learn about actual constellations on their own bedroom ceiling. This is also a fun method to use to put children to bed because parents can help their children identify major constellations with the included illustrated Twilight Turtle Star Guide.






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