Parenting workshops & shows this week
Parenting is not for “sissies” and we shouldn’t be shy to ask for help. We have a growing list of companies offering regular parenting workshops. Here’s a list of parenting workshops coming up. Click here to find the list of companies that organise them.
On October 11th t that’s Wednesday here’s a free support group for moms organized by the Family Centre in Bedfordview. They meet once or twice a month. The next meeting is Oct 11th. Its called Mom’s Circle of Support , Bella Vida in Bryanston organizes something similar, so check them out on Jozikids to find out more.
Next Thursday October 13th, there’s a talk called Bridging the Digital Divide Its about helping parents who do not understand the internet and all the new technologies kids are into understand how to embrace and deal with these. The speaker and organizer here is Nikki Bush of the Bright Ideas Outfit based in Douglasdale , Sandton.
Finally we have 2 more parenting courses taking place on October 19th.
The first one is run by Practical Parenting called the Power of Play teaching parents and child minders about age appropriate stimulation and play for children. The venue is the Field and Study Centre in Parkmore and takes place on Oct 19th.
Raising Readers is a 2 hour course, designed to help parents to nurture reading at home, equip parents with techniques to develop their children’s reading skills and empower parents with information about reading. Organised by Cherise’s Little Music Studio in Sundowner on Oct 19.
SHOWS & EXPOS THIS WEEK
2 great family events for you today , an outdoor picnic and a toy expo.
11th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic –on Sunday 9th from 1-4pm at Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens in Roodepoort. Picnic in the Garden and enjoy entertainment for the whole family by the Marimba Band, the Endangered Animal Character show, children’s magic show, train rides, face painting, sand art and also attend a Teddy Bear Workshop. Remember to bring along a ‘spare’ teddy bear to leave behind for donation to The Teddy Bear Clinic for abused children, our principal beneficiary,
There’s fabulous toy expo at the Sci-bono Discovery Centre in Newtown this weekend. Its called the Gizmos & Gadgets remote control & techno toy expo, There’ll be model plane, train and automobile demonstrations, interactive science shows, obstacle challenges, and family workshops. Remote controlled planes demonstrations are scheduled to take place in the Newtown Park and model car races
happening in Miriam Makeba Street. Cost is only R10 for kids and R20 for adults.
Also next Sunday
Midrand used to be abundant with the mighty bullfrogs, but their numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate. Pyxi Conservation Day at Lory Park Zoo is to create awareness about this wonderful animal. There will be loads of fun activities for kids to enter, like the hopping on one leg race, leap froging and lilly pad dance competition, so come dressed in green on October 16th
Remember you can find more ideas of what to do with your family in the Gauteng region on www.Jozikids.co.za on your computer or your cell phone
Travel-wise games & activities for the Xmas holidays
provided byby Nikki Bush, a self-confessed parenting adventurer and mum to two boys. She is also an inspirational speaker, best-selling author, game designer and toy judge. Her company is called the Bright Ideas Outfit.
If you are going to be travelling on planes, trains or busses this holiday, or maybe you just want something that is travel-size that you can take out and play with when you get to your destination, then this selection of 28 travel-appropriate games and activites is for you. Each item has been chosen based on the following criteria: play value, packaging, size. price
Age guidelines have been included as well as sizes of items where possible. This is a while stocks last promotion so do get your orders in soon. Orders must be placed by 15 December at the latest to ensure deliveries before the Christmas shutdown.
ANACONDA R130.00
Age 7 – adult
Make or break the snake. This brain teaser, perfectly packaged for travel develops logical skills, strategic plannning, visual and spatial perception. Place all puzzle pieces together on the board and recreate the snake from head to tail. 100 challenges from easy to expert. Solutions included. Measures 15 x 15 cm.
APPLETTERS R185.00
Age 10 – adult
This beautiful apple-shaped package is a domino word building game. You don’t connect the dots you connect the letters. 2 – 4 players, play anytime, anywhere! When you create your word it must start or end with the starting or ending letter of a word already on the table. That’s the only rule. Simple! Fabulous for building word power.
BENDAROOS R135.00 (Exclusive to The Bright Ideas Outfit only)
Age 5 to adult
Amazing, flexible building sticks. Shape them, wrap them, stick them. A 500 piece mega set including 250 rainbow colour Bendaroos and 250 neon Bendaroos, these wax covered super strong strings make for hours of creative fun. Create flat constructions or 3D ones, stick them on your windows or patio doors. Use your imagination. We have seen some stunning ideas at our Toy Talk events. Create small packets of mixed colours to take to restaurants etc or while travelling to keep boredom at bay. Brilliant for eye-hand co-ordination and a real see, touch and feel experience. Fun for the whole family and great when lots of children come to play. Size of actual box 25cm x 25cm x 22cm x 5cm.
BRAIN BOX MY FIRST ABC R150.00
Ages 4 – 7
Brain Boxes are brilliant for stimulating visual observation and memory skills. Can you remember what you have seen.?You have a limited amount of time to memorise the card. Throw the dice and answer the question on the reverse of the card that has the corresponding number. 2 or more players.
This is Brain Box My First ABC. Looking at the above example, the question may be, “How many ants can you see?”, or “What colour is the apple?” , or “How many words start with the letter ‘a’ ?”. Great for strengthening comprehension skills. 15×15x15cm box. For the car, just remove a pile of cards and secure with an elastic band. Don’t take the dice and timer in the car.
BRAIN BOX MY FIRST PICTURE R150.00
Ages 4 – 7
An outstanding visual memory game. Take a look the picture side of the card until the timer runs out. Throw the dice and answer the question with the corresponding number on the back of the card. You have to remember what you saw in order to answer the question, eg. how many teddy bears were in the picture, or what colour was the ball? 10 – 15 minutes a game depending on the number of players. Two or more players. Great for strengthening comprehension skills. 15×15x15cm box. For the car, just remove a pile of cards and secure with an elastic band. Don’t take the dice and timer in the car.
BRAIN BOX WORLD R150.00
Ages 8 – adult
With the increased interest in geography among our children since the Soccer World Cup, this game is a must for any household. An outstanding visual memory game. Take a look the picture side of the card until the timer runs out. Throw the dice and answer the question with the corresponding number on the back of the card. You have to remember what you saw in order to answer the question, eg. how many stars appear on the flag, or what is the name of the capital city? etc. Great for general knowledge and strengthening observations skills. 15 – 20 mins depending on the number of people playing. Great for strengthening comprehension skills. 15×15x15cm box. For the car, just remove a pile of cards and secure with an elastic band. Don’t take the dice and timer in the car.
BRAIN BOX MATHS R150.00
Ages 9 – adult 
An outstanding visual memory game. Take a look the picture side of the card until the timer runs out. Throw the dice and answer the question with the corresponding number on the back of the card. You have to remember what you saw in order to answer the question, eg. how many thermometres were there, or what was the size of the largest angle? Covers a variety of mathematical concepts from fractions to decimals, geometry, volume, mass, temperature, time etc. Fabulous for observation skills – noticing detail. 15 – 20 minutes depending on the number of people playing the game. Great for strengthening comprehension skills. 15×15x15cm box. For the car, just remove a pile of cards and secure with an elastic band. Don’t take the dice and timer in the car.
CHICKEN SHUFFLE R130.00
Age 6 – adult
The chickens are down at the farm and each chicken wants to sit on her egg, but that’s not as simple as it sounds. You need to shuffle the chickens around until there is one chicken nesting on each egg. 48 challenges and solutions, transparent sliding puzzle with handy storage compartment. Measures 15 x 15 x 5cm. Perfect for travel, no loose pieces. A one player game.
COLOUR WONDER WINNIE THE POOH R99.00
Ages 3 – 5
Oh wow! 36 pages of specially treated paper and 6 different colouredfat koki’s. However, the pens only work on the treated paper. On any other surface they are invisible. Colour in the pictures – only Winnie the Pooh version available – and find hidden treasures in the pictures. It’s magic!
DINKIE BOOKS R25.00
Age 3 – 5
Lovely A5 size books that fit neatly into your handbag. The following are available:
- Dinkie mazes
- Dinkie dots
FILO R250.00
Age 5 – adult
This light as a feather, beautifully and practically packaged eye-hand co-ordination acitivity will have your child engrossed for ages. Under the age of 7 your child will just doodle, pushing the ‘pen’ which is filled with a lace, into the ‘holes’ on the rubbery board. The holes trap the lace with no knotting required and voila, you are on your way to making a picture. Comes with 18 double-sided pattern cards for older children as well as a complete booklet with even more complex patterns and pictures to copy. Copying one of these pictures requires counting and spatial planning – a brilliant mathematical activity that also stimulates all the eye-hand and fine-motor co-ordination skills for good reading and writing. Creating pictures with Filo exercises the tripod grip for handwriting and gives fabulous proprioceptive feedback to the brain via the muscles and joints. “How hard do I need to push?” A very soothing and creative activity. Great for travel, the size of an A4 page and 5cm deep. All the ‘pens’, laces and pattern cards are stored in the plastic, basket-like container with a clip on rubber mat.
FINGER FUN R75.00
Age 6 to adult
Using the tips of your fingers move/roll the marbles into the corresponding positions to match the pattern on the task card by manipulating them through the holes underneath the marble box. Comes wtih two perspex covered marble boxes and doubles side task cards. Play against each other or alone. Brilliant for eye-hand co-ordination and fine motor control as well as working in the midline as one would when reading.
GIANT DICE R40.00
Ages 3 to adult
Use these useful giant dice anywhere for a quick game. Throw the dice and call out items the same colour or shape. Play adding games or subtracting games. Do times tables with the number and dot dice. Get your littles to throw a colour and find the item that is the same colour or shape, for that matter. Get them to count the dots and then pick you that number of leaves, or find that number of stones. Make it really practical and fun for them. The dice come in a set (one colour dice, one number dice, one dot dice and one shape dice) and each dice is 3cm x 3cm x 3cm x 3cm in size. Don’t leave home without them.
FUN ON THE RUN BOXES™ R175.00
Parents swear by Nikki Bush’s popular Fun on the Run Boxes™ for when they are travelling or are simply out and about. They contain a number of items which translate into 25 different activities which are detailed on the information leaflet inside the box as well as listing the skills being stimulated. Now available in three different age groups:
Don’t leave home without one. If you haven’t attended Nikki’s acclaimed Parenting on the Run Workshop yet then make a New Year’s resolution to do so!
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR R120.00
Ages 3 – 6
This lovely little first card game, packed in a sturdy tin, teaches the days of the week. Each player is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The caterpillar must eat his way through the week to turn into a beautiful butterfly. If you put down Thursday, I must put down Friday. If I can’t but I have a wild card, I can put that down instead. 15 - 20 minutes a game. 2 – 4 players.
LONPOS COSMIC R140.00
Ages 8 – Adult
A compact brain teaser game perfectly packaged for travel. Spatial planning, eye-hand co-ordination, this multi-award winning game will get your mind really thinking. The irregular puzzle pieces train mathematical and logical intelligence in your left brain. There are dozens and dozens of challenges in the booklet and eight levels of difficulty. Arrange the puzzle pieces according to the picture in the booklet – there will be some open spaces. Your job is to fit the remaining pieces into the spaces. Measures 12cm x 9cm x 3cm.
MONSTER CASES R95.00 (only available in red with yellow fasteners)
These are the best cases for the car as they not only fit perfectly at your child’s feet between the front and back seats, but they make a great little ‘desk’ too. Fill them with activities and games for the journey.
Monster Cases are also ideal for toy storage at home. I have had 15 of them for 15 years and they are as good as the day I first bought them. I have one for Duplo, one for Lego, another for playough, plastic food, army, cars, doctor kit etc. See how I have marked them with masking tape and a thick black pen. It makes tidying up together with your child very easy, and toy storage is neat and tidy as the Monster cases interlock. Stacking on top of each other at the bottom of a cupboard, for instance, uses up wasted space. The handles lie flat when required.
These cases are not always available and we have waited six months for this consignment. Buy them while you can.
NO SPILL BUBBLES R45.00
Ages 1 – 7
It’s a miracle – bubbles that can’t be spilt! What a win for parents of toddlers who’s first reaction to bubbles is to pour them out. Once the bubble liquid is finished, just replace with any cheap bubble solution of make your own. Putting the wand in and out of the No Spill bubble container is fine-motor, eye-hand co-ordination, and blowing builds the foundations for the ‘p’ and ‘b’ sounds.
OOPS! R175.00
Ages 7 – adult
50 logic challenges provide hours of fun. Simon the magician has lost his hat. Can you help him find it? The rules are simple. One piece moves one step, two pieces move two steps etc. The hat does not move and the head must land up on top. All pieces are stored in the sturdy plastic box which has a lid that very cleverly folds back on itself.
SCRATCH-A-DOODLE 15.00
Ages 4 – 9
These fabulous activity cards work just like a scratch ‘n win card. You get two cards in a set with a scraper in the shape of a pen – fabulous value. Scratch away the lines of the simple picture and reveal a shiny shimmery layer underneath.
SCRIBBLE & DOODLE PAD BOY R99.00
Ages 5 – 9
An innovative activity pad that comes with a very special ‘finger crayon’. Dozens of fun activities and some blank pages at the back for your own creative ideas. Something a little different.
SCRIBBLE & DOODLE PAD GIRL R99.00
Ages 5 – 9
An innovative activity pad that comes with a very special ‘finger crayon’. Dozens of fun activities and some blank pages at the back for your own creative ideas. Something a little different.
SMART ASS IN A TIN R120.00
12 years to adult
Smart Ass is a general knowledge game: who is it, where is it, what is it? There are 8 clues on each card, you can shout out the answer any time you like. If you are right you win the card but f you are wrong you cannot guess again until the next card is drawn. Eg.
Who is the Smart Ass in your family? Find out in this fun and outragous card game. Each Who, What and Where card has 10 clues. As soon as you think you know the answers shout it out, no turn taking here. But, if you are wrong you are out. If you are right you keep the card. The player who wins four cards first is the winner. 105 questions. 15 – 20 minutes depending on the number of players. Packed in a sturdy tin, 20cm x 12cm x 5cm
WORD MIXER R75.00
Ages 8 to adult
Roll this unique letter mixer in the palm of your hand and lay it on the table. List up to 10 words on the notepad supplied using the letters on the dice. The first person to complete their 10 words shouts “Finished! Each letter may only be used once in a word. The person with the most number of unique words is the winner, ie. no-one else has the same words. Scoring is determined by the length of the words. Determine how many rounds will be played. The person with the most number of points at the end of the game is the winner. The unique Word Magic Mixer is closed ensuring that the dice can never get lost. The box is 15cm x 15cm x 4cm but the actual mixer has a flat,circular 9cm circumference.
ZINGO TO GO R150.00 (exclusive to The Bright Ideas Outfit only)
Ages 3 – 7 years
At last, a travel version of the very popular Zingo, a classic bingo lotto-type game. Fun for the whole family but easy enough that children can learn how to play without adult supervision very quickly. A drawstring bag is supplied for easy storeage of all items in Zingo to Goa when travelling. There are 9 ‘robots/traffic lights’ which click/snap together to form a bingo board. Three traffic lights each means three players can play, two each means four players can play etc. The little car contains two picture dice. Shake it and see how the dice land. If you have the picture on your board make sure you shout out quickly. Then turn over the disc so that the picture is face down. The first person to turn over all his discs is the winner. As children get older you can play the first to turn over a horizontal/vertical/diagonal line is the winner etc. 10 – 15 minutes a game. Size of box is 16cm x 16cm x 8cm.
ENJOY YOUR SHOPPING. Email orders to info@brightideasoutfit.co.za now!Orders can be collected from us in Fourways or delivered to your doorstep anywhere in South Africa (delivery charges apply).
20 recommended games to play with your kids
by Nikki Bush, a self-confessed parenting adventurer and mum to two boys. She is also an inspirational speaker, best-selling author, game designer and toy judge. Her company is called the Bright Ideas Outfit.
During the next few crazy weeks of 2010, make time to connect with your child through play. Whether it’s a quick 10 minute game or a 30 minute one, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you want to share the play space with your child for a while. If you engage in this way playfully with your child on a regular basis, they will also be okay when you say, “Not now sweetie, because I have some work to do.”
Here is a short list of some of my top 20 game recommendations that would be great “bridge-builders” during the long Soccer World Cup holidays. I have chosen them specifically because they:
For more information about the games listed below click here.
2 – 4 YEARS
1. Mega Peg ‘n Play (R145.00)
A fabulous giant pegboard with large plastic shapes. Great for matching, stacking adn first stage threading (threaders have a plastic needle on the end for easy use) - a must for all preschoolers.
2. No Spill Bubbles (R45.00)
3. Zingo (R150.00)
4. Bear Pairs (R75.00)
4 – 6 YEARS
1. Throw & Blow, a fun first boardgame for the 3 – 5 year olds that is versatile (can be played by 1-4 people) and is unique in that it is a speech game – you blow your way through the game! Players must blow their tokens around the board, picking up matching action cards and following the fun instructions such as: “Lick your lips as if they are covered in sticky chocolate,” or “Meow like a cat.” Throw & Blow is great fun for everyone. 15 – 20 minutes a game. **Special on this month, click here for details.
2. Flip to Win Memory Game (R150.00) Five to nine years.
3. Zingo (R150.00)
4. Hungry Caterpillar card game in a tin (R120.00)
6 – 10 YEARS
My First Brain Box (R150.00)
An outstanding visual memory game. Take a look the picture side of the card until the timer runs out. Throw the dice and answer the question with the corresponding number on the back of the card. You have to remember what you saw in order to answer the question, eg. how many teddy bears were in the picture, or what colour was the ball? 10 – 15 minutes a game depending on the number of players.
Ducks in a Row (R140.00)
Question Mark Junior (R140.00)
Flip to Win Hangman (R150.00)
10 – Adult
Sketch-a-Story (R199.00) Eight years and up
Think, draw, tell, laugh like hell! One of the few games that really requires you to use your imagination by throwing stories or tales together in seconds. This two-part boardgame is played in teams of two. One member of each team is the drawer and the other the storyteller (they alternate with each turn). The storyteller has to come up with a wacky tale using the pictures drawn by his/her team mate. For a long game move around the board according to the rules. For a speedy game, times the number of correct words used by 2, 3 or 4 and move that many number of spaces.
Ducks in a Row (R140.00)
Brain Box World / Maths (R150.00)
Number Rings (R265.00)
Indahoo (R150.00)
Smart Ass in a tin (R120.00) Teen to adult (R120.00)
Smart Mouth (R150.00) Eight years and up
Bananagrams (R185.00)
Blokus Duo (R175.00) Seven years and up
Why not join me for one of my playful and insightful parenting workshops in July Beyond the Nappy Bag™, Parenting on the Run™ and Big Kid Fun™. Click here for more information
If you have ideas of great games to play with kids please share them with us.
Nikki’s favourite kids toys on TV3′s Lunchbox
On 10 December Nikki Bush from the Bright Idea Outfit was interviewed on TV3’s lunchtime magazine programme, Lunchbox. She was asked about the importance of toys in a child’s development and reviewed a number of her current favourites. Here are the details of the reviews and where you can find them:
THOMAS’ SHAPE STATION GAME
This first shape and colour boardgame suitable for 3 – 5 year olds was developed by Nikki Bush & Justine Heydra for Thomas. For up to four players, this fun board game stimulates the pre-reading and writing skills of visual discrimination and matching, as well as teaching young children to take turns, to win and to lose. Spend some quality time with your child this holidays with this fabulous game which also made an appearance in this year’s Toy of the Year Awards. The superb artwork will thrill any Thomas fan!
AVAILABLE WHERE? Toys R Us, Toyzone, other stockists of Thomas products.
FUN ON THE RUN BOXES
This popular parenting tool consists of a little box of tricks for when you are out and about, waiting for appointments, for meals in restaurants, travelling or just sitting in the carwash. It contains 25 educationally sound activities for you to do with your child when you are parenting on the run. It comes in two editions, one for 3 – 6 year olds and another for 6 – 12 year olds, together with an instruction leaflet.
AVAILABLE WHERE? Ladder of Learning (Fourways Mall), The Toy Exchange (Blairgowrie) and at Nikki’s Parenting on the Run Workshops around the country.
FILO
Filo is one of my favourites at the moment for children from 5 – 12 years of age. I left it in my car for a week and every child in the age group was fascinated and wanted turn after turn including both boys and girls. This fun and creative product will provide hours of creative pleasure while at the same time stimulating the perceptual skills of eye-hand co-ordination, fine motor control and proprioception, all so necessary for reading and writing. It is sort of like colouring in and playing with a pegboard all at the same time on a very sensory rubbery surface. Using a BIC pen-type threader, you push the pen into the rubbery board and the threading lace gets ‘hooked’ into the holes. Inside the box you will fnd Filo beautifully and practically packed suitcase-style – great for travelling – containing all the threaders, threading laces, pattern cards and 18 additional pictures to create inside the instruction leaflet.
AVAILABLE WHERE? All Think Toys shops (they are the importers), Ladder of Learning (Fourways Mall), Kidzone (Randpark Ridge – behind Trinity House School and opposite the Top Crop Centre where they used to be), Toy Exchange (Blairgowrie).
REFLEX SOCCER
Children will be able to kick a ball to their hearts’ contents with this innovative toy. The soccer ball is attached to a stretchy elastic which in turn is attached to a plastic base which must be filled with water to weight it down. This allows the ball to rebound when kicked. Hours of fun to be enjoyed by a child on his/her own or in pairs. I recommend this product would be suitable for children from 4 – 7 years of age. Older/bigger children kick the ball too hard for the weight of the base. Best played on grass.
AVAILABLE WHERE:? Toys R Us and large chain stores such as Game, Makro etc.
SCRUNCH BUCKET
Gone are the days of having to buy a new bucket in every holiday location. Now there’s a flexible silcone bucket – a wonderful invention – which can literally be scrunched up and packed in any corner of your suitcase or beach bag without taking up lots of room. Availabe in a variety of lovely colours. I am currently at the beach with my nieces and nephews and uninitiated parents are oohing and aahing over these fabulous buckets!
AVAILABLE WHERE? Independent toy stores such as Ladder of Learning, Toy Exchange, Kidzone
PEEK-A-BOO BALL
This wonderful wooden fascination toy is suitable from 9 months of age to 2.5 years. Super for use in the car, the little faces pop out of holes as you turn/roll the ball.
AVAILABLE WHERE? Independent toys stores, craft markets (such as the The Village Craft Market in Douglasdale, or visit Time Out Toys and ask for a list of stockists.
CROCOSMILE
This colourful baby and toddler toy is a good combination of a soft toy with educational value. Each piece of the crocodile is stuck together with velcro so that your little one can pull it apart (proprioception) and stick it back together again. It has different colours, textures and patterns which you toddler can match together around age 2 – 3. It also contains a rattle in the tail and the face can be used as a hand puppet. When you squeeze the mouth together it squeaks. So much in one toy – great educational as well as cuddle value.
AVAILABLE WHERE: Independent toy stores, craft markets (such as the Village Craft Market in Douglasdale, or visit Time Out Toys and ask for a list of stockists.
NO SPILL BUBBLES
Just one of the best inventions for children – bubbles that can’t be spilt! Now your child can play with bubbles at home, in the car, in the supermarket trolley and they can’t make a mess. This unique container comes with a bottle of bubbles. Once finished, keep the container but refill with any cheap bubble mixture you can find.
AVAILABLE WHERE: Independent toys stores.
SMART MOUTH
This is a quick, fun word building game for players from 7 years to adult. The unique ‘letter getter’ spews out two letters. Players must make up words using the letter on the left as the first letter and the letter on the right as the last letter of their word. The first player to call out a correct word keeps the letters. The player with the most letters at the end of the game is the winner. 7/8 year olds make up three letter words. Older children and adults can be challenged to make up longer words.
AVAILABLE WHERE? Independent toy stores, Toys R Us, ToyZone
SKETCH-A-STORY
Launched this year, this game was developed by Nikki Bush & Justine Heydra and also made a debut at the Toy of the Year Awards. Suitable for 8 year olds to adult, the slogan on the game is ‘think, draw, tell, laugh like hell’. It is a boardgame played in teams. The drawer takes four cards from the box and has to draw those four pictures, in no particular order. The storyteller does not call out as each picture is being drawn. He/she waits until all four pictures are completed (60 seconds allowed to the drawer) and then has 30 seconds to weave what he thinks the drawer has drawn into a short tale – the funnier and more bizarre the better! This game encourages spontaneous fun with word associations and requires players to use their imagination and creativity – very important X-factors for success for children entering the world of work in 2020 and beyond. Read my book Future-proof Your Child (Penguin 2008) for more details.
AVAILABLE WHERE? Toys R Us, ToyZone, C.N.A, Checkers Hyper, Ladder of Learning, The Toy Exchange
INDAHOO
This addictive game, launched this year, and developed by Nikki Bush & Justine Heydra also appeared at the Toy of the Year Awards. Indahoo is an hilarious game for 10 year olds to adult and is ideal for when you have a large group of people. Can be played with 6 – 20+ people – we played with 24 the other evening. A word game uisng word categories (general knowlegde, celebrities, sports trivia etc) played in three rounds (the same cards, 5 per player, go into each round) - the first round you may use as many words as you like to describe to your team the word on your card, the second round, players may only use 2 words and the third round – no words – just actions. So this is really about listening, general knowledge and creativity.
AVAILABLE WHERE? Toys R Us, ToyZone, Checkers Hyper, C.N.A, Ladder of Learning, The Toy Exchange
