Early Games

Ear Tug

A unique game that helps develop the sense of touch, shape and color recognition. Children need to recognize, by touch, the right ears for the animals on the cards. Contents: 9 animal cards, 21 wooden ears, and 1 cloth bag. Ears measure from 1" to 1.5" wide. For 2-4 players. From 3 years.

G945		$17.95

What Can you See?

This game helps develop vocabulary and visual attention skills. Players pretend to be detectives, searching for objects, animals, or people, based on verbal clues from other players and search cards. The double-sided game board features 2 different scenes for play: "farm" on one side, "city" on the other. There are different ways to play with varying degrees of difficulty. Contents: game board, 60 search cards, 5 "magnifying glasses", 1 hour-glass and a die. Game Board is 20"x14". For 2-5 players. From 4 years.

G525		$33.95

Find the Shape

A tactile game of identifying objects by touch. Each wooden shape is placed in one of the blue bags. One card is drawn and the children feel the outside of each bag with their fingertips to find the bag that contains the corresponding wooden shape. The game can be played by one child, or kids can play together in a cooperative or competitive way. Includes 10 bags, 13 wooden pieces, and 18 cards. Bags are 4"x 4". Cards are 3"x 3". From 3 years.

G716		$19.95

Match It! Memory

Most memory games have objects on the cards. This memory game is unique because it features pictures of people and animals in action. It provides many opportunities to increase language skills, and teach verbs and prepositions. The cards are sturdy, and the pictures are colorful and engaging. Includes 60 cards (30 pairs), each with the same lion pictured on the back of the card. Cards measure 2.5"W x 3"L. From 3 years.

G840		$11.95

Photographic Memory Games

Match-up pairs of cards that have clear photographs with the printed name of each object. Each set includes 50 cards (25 pairs). For 2-6 players. Cards are 3.5" x 2.5". From 3 years.

G390	Objects	$7.95
G497	Fruits & Vegetables	$7.95

Are You My Baby?

Children love moving the mother animals around on the game board as they gather their babies and bring them home safely. This enchanting game helps to teach color recognition, matching, completing a task, and following directions. No reading required. Includes a folding magnetic game board (18" x 11"), a spinner, 12 baby animal magnets, and 4 mother animal playing pieces with magnetic bases (2"x2"). For 1-4 Players. From 3 years.

G217		$14.95

Soundtracks

Match everyday sounds or animal sounds to the colorful photographs that appear on each lotto board. These games encourage active listening and concentration, develop sound discrimination which is an important pre-reading skill, and encourage observation and matching skills. Soundtracks contains a CD with 36 everyday sounds, 4 game boards and 40 counters. Animal Soundtracks contains a CD with 30 animal sounds, 4 game boards, and 40 counters. Game boards are 8"x 8". Plastic round counters are 3/4"D. For 1-4 players. From 3 years.

G712	Soundtracks (Everyday Sounds)	$17.95
G373	Animal Soundtracks	$17.95

Snail's Pace Race

One of the best non-competitive games for young children! Excellent game for children who get frustrated by competition. The snails are the winners and the losers, and everyone gets to participate. Many children can play at the same time! Players choose the color snail they think will come in first and last. Roll the 2 dice and advance the two snails of the colors rolled. Roll 2 of the same color and move that snail 2 spaces. Snails are 2"L. Game board is 19" x 9". From 3 years.

G380		$23.95

Construction Site

Children roll the colored die and then use the magnetic wooden crane to lift colored magnetic blocks from the construction site. The goal is to pile up the highest tower while being careful not to lift a wrong colored block! A fun game for practicing fine motor skills! The game is for up to 4 crane operators. Game can be played with different degrees of difficulty. Wooden crane and building blocks are also great for free play. Includes a wooden crane, 18 building blocks, a construction site box, color die, 4 colored pegs, and a ruler. Crane is 3"W. Wooden blocks are approx. 1.5"L. Construction site box is 8.5"L x 13"W. From 3 years.

G852		$38.95

Colorama

So many different ways to play! Play competitively, or work together so there are no winners or losers. Many children can play at the same time! Children learn to recognize shapes and colors, and to take turns. One die determines color, the other determines shape. After rolling the dice, place the matching piece on the game board. Game ends when all spaces are covered. Pieces are about 1". Game Board is 13"x 8.5". From 3 years.

G130		$23.95

Find the Link

Includes 200 top quality photo game cards, with clear, vivid images aimed at developing word-finding and categorization skills. Find the Link is for individuals and groups of up to 5 players.
Find the Link features: 40 categories that range from the general, such as animals and transport, to more complex ones such as function and place. Image categories include animals, food, clothes, and more. Each category can be subdivided into finer categories, e.g., animals into wild, ocean, farm, pets, and insects. Game also includes a versatile board which allows the cards to be used in different ways, and 200 photographic game cards that can also be used alone for sorting and classification. Board is 24"L x 21"W. Cards are 4"H x 4.5" W.

G441		$79.95

Vehicles Mix and Match

Each round card has a colorful vehicle on the front and a tire on the back. Place all cards tire side up. Turn them over to match the cars and win! The large, extra thick cards are great for little hands. A fun way to develop vocabulary, observation, and memory skills! For 2-4 players. Cards are 3"D. From 2.5 years.

G270		$12.95

Teddy Mix and Match

A fun way to develop memory skills! This game also has many opportunities for language enrichment, as you can talk about the teddies' facial expressions, what they wear, what they hold, etc. Shuffle the teddy-shaped picture cards and lay them face down on the table. Players use their memory skills to find the most matching pairs to win the game. The large, extra thick cards are great for little hands. For 2-4 players. Cards are 5" x 3". From 2.5 years.

G832		$12.95

Panda-Go-Round

This unique game builds visual discrimination skills, a key to reading success. Each turn of the face-maker tube reveals a new expression on the panda's face, from happy or sad to sleepy or surprised. Players match the expression on the panda's face with the one on the cards. Corresponding symbols on the tubes and inside the cards make the game self-checking. The player with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner. Includes 2 face-maker tubes and 16 cards that show 16 unique expressions. No reading required. Face-maker tubes measure 6"x3.5". Cards measure 6"x3". For 2 players. From 4 years.

G347		$19.95