Logo Grab from Drumond Park: A Review

This is the perfect time to stay in and play board games. It’s cold outside and during the Christmas season most parents take their annual leave. Family visits can also be made more entertaining by taking out a board game for some fun. I was sent Logo Grab from Drumond Park to try out and we love playing it.   This game is really easy to play. All you need to do is lay out a 3 x 3 grid of cards. The youngest player picks out four dice from the bag. The dice are lettered and not numbered. If …

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Bugs in the Kitchen – and I don’t care!

Help!! Help!! I found a bug in my kitchen! We love board games as they are a wonderful way to pass time…and get the children off the iPad and the telly and the other gaming devices. When I was young that was all we played. Of course, board games have changed much since I was little and this one epitomises this totally. For instance, we never had little bugs running around the board – we had to move the bugs ourselves. 🙂 Bugs in the Kitchen is a board game by Ravensburger. It involves choosing a corner of the board …

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Review: Ringo Flamingo Board Game from Ravensburger

It’s difficult to keep the children constantly entertained during the holidays when they are constantly bored and after hours of whining (them not me!) I allow them to watch telly, or play on the iPad although its something I do not like them doing for too long. Luckily for me, I was sent this game to keep them occupied – Ringo Flamingo from Ravensburger. The name itself was amusing to them and instead of hearing ‘ I’m bored’, I heard chants of Ringo-Flamingo. Ringo Flamingo is a 3D board game The box contains – 1 board 7 flamingos 2 crocodiles …

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Christmas come early? Santa’s Rooftop Scramble Review

Is it too early for Santa to be out delivering presents? Apparently not! Because the 3 elves, Hubs and I have been busy racing to get presents delivered since last Saturday. And from the looks of it, we are going to be doing this almost every evening.  Santa’s Rooftop Scramble is definitely set to be a top game for the family. From the house of Ravensburger, this family board game will definitely keep you and yours entertained for hours on end. The aim of the game? To deliver as many presents on the lists that are given to you. Take …

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Review – Shelby’s Snack Shack Game

I was sent Shelby’s Snack Shack (a bit of a tongue twister there and we had a lot of fun practising saying that so laughter from the start) to review from Learning Resources.   It is a sort of board game aimed at children aged 4+ The children were very excited to receive it as they love dogs. The game consists of –          A tweezer in the shape of a dog, Shelby –          A packet of small bones (which are really cute) –          4 different coloured bowls (to keep the bones) –          A board with 2 spinners The game is …

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