Chicken Count is a game for kids 4 and up.  It doesn’t require any reading, so for us, it made it a lot easier for Madison to play.  Your goal is to collect the most chickens by the chicken coop is built.  It is pretty easy.  You draw cards.  If you get a chicken card, you keep it.  If you get a chicken coop card, you pick a chicken coop piece and place it on the coop.  If you draw a fox, you lose all your chicken cards.  When the chicken coop has been built, the person with the most chicken cards wins.  it is a pretty fast pace game, so it is great for this age group who have a short attention span.  We had lots of giggles when we played this.

Where Do I Live? is a memory game.  Your goal is to have the most pairs at the end.  You try and turn over cards and match animals to their homes.  For example, bee matches to beehives, house to a boy, and a pond to a frog.  Not only is this game fun to play, it really opens a dialogue with your kids.  You get to talk about all of these animals and their homes.  This game is for kids 4 and up and doesn’t require any reading.

These two games are winners in our house.  They are very age appropriate and have been played here quite a bit.  We had lots of fun, and you will too.

Ever wanted a game that your kids can grow into? Or would you want a game that will take them years to outgrow?  If you want both of these things, then you definitely need to get your hands on the Ultimate Spinner game.  This game is for kids 4 and up, and I can see us playing with The Ultimate Spinner game for years. This game is 12 games in one!  I know we have been able reinforce a lot of what we are teaching Madison with this game.  They work with the alphabet and numbers.  Some of the more advance things (that we will eventually work toward are the math equations and telling time.  There are rules that come with the games.  However, I love the fact that there are “Considering Tender Hearts” rules.  These rules are for those little ones who don’t have the attention span for an entire game.  There is also enough things in here that they can make up their own games!  I know Madison liked that the best with this!  I also love that the game is very brightly colored and everything is made with good quality material.  For those of us who are worried about foreign products, have no fear.  This game is made here in the United States in Maine by a family company who wanted to provide their grandchildren a game they didn’t have to worry about.

I definitely see this being a top game this Christmas season.  Check it out and you won’t be disappointed.

Don’t let the really long title of Pooh’s Early-To-Bed and Early-to-Rise Hum scare you away.  This short little book is a cute poem about Winnie the Pooh.  It is made of cardboard, so your little ones really can’t wreck it.  You get to see how Pooh spends his day. It is short, so even little attention span children will enjoy it (and easily memorize it). Each page has a picture and part of the rhyming poem. This is definitely a cute little book for the little ones in your life.