CLOSED: Indoor-Outdoor Fun with Ring Toss! (+Giveaway)

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International Playthings has toys and games for kids of every age, for every stage of their growing life. Bunny girl continues to enjoy playing the Who's Missing? -Calico Critters game and has even hooked her Granny onto the memory wave!

With summer having hit our State big time, I think it's always important to have a back up plan to outdoor play and thanks to a fun game I found on the International Playthings site, Bunny girl and her buddies can play this both indoors and outdoors.....RING TOSS!


This is suggested for kids 4 years and older and this is a very 'bruise-proof' game as the stakes are made of foam and the rings of soft rubber but mind you, not one of the pieces are flimsy.


Bunny girl is still practicing to get a 'Perfect 6' in a row. Her aim is improving and thankfully since she gets to play this indoors, does not tire easily!


She has also been re-arranging the stakes and base to give the game variety and thanks to my Mom being around, both have found other creative ways to use the 'rings' to think up new games.


Hop-scotch!


Arm-hula hopping!


Tennikoit!
(A game played outdoors with a rubber ring between 2 or more players, started in South India, in the 1960s)

I'm sure they'll find a few more games to play with this one kit and fortunately this is one game both Bunny girl and us adult folk at home enjoy playing.

Go Ring Toss!!


Buy it:

You can buy a Ring Toss for 24.99 US$.

Win it:

One reader will have the opportunity to win a Ring Toss.


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Visit the International Playthings site and tell me another fun summer toy/game you found for the kids.


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- Follow me on Twitter and tweet once daily...

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This giveaway is open to US Residents , 18 years and above. 1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on July 3rd 2010 at 10 pm Central time.




** EBMR Disclaimer: International Playthings sent me the featured product for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: International Playthings, More giveaways, Reviews / Giveaways, Ring Toss

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 12:20 PM 157 Comments

CLOSED: Who's Missing'- A Calico Critters game (+Giveaway)

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International Playthings has been servicing the 'kids games' market with a host of preschool educational games for the past 40 odd years. I love games for preschoolers that are challenging, educational, enjoyable and fun for even the grownups to play along and International Playthings sent us one such game.....'Who's Missing'- A Calico Critters game


(If you don't know what a Calico Critter is, you really should hop over to their site and visit the Marmalade bears, the Norwood mice, the Cottontail rabbits and other adorable little animals and their families.)

Who's Missing' is a card game that can be played 3 different ways, thereby creating 3 whole new games. The 3 games you can play with your preschooler are

1. Who's Missing? - A memory game.
2. No more Critters- A game to see who can get rid of their cards the fastest.
3. Calico Critter Rummy - A game to find 7 cards of the same number.
   

With Bunny girl, we've only played the 'Who's Missing?' game as she loves memory games and we felt it was just more appropriate for her age.


We initially start off with placing out 5 cards and after she has studied the same, we hide one away (while her eyes are closed) and ask her to name the missing card. As she gets better at this, we increase the number of cards to 6 cards.
We even play variances of the game. For instance, we may hide 2 cards and ask her to name both the missing cards.

It's a fun game to sharpen a child's memory recollection especially as he/she not only has to remember which Calico Critter was on the card but how many members in the family were featured on the card.

'Who's Missing'- The Calico Critters game is a 48 card pack and can be played by children as young as 3 years old. This is a great compact game to carry along on long flights and train journeys. I have to be honest that it is one game that both Hubby and I enjoy playing with Bunny girl and that we're yet to beat our little one's pile of 'guessed' cards!!



Buy it:

You can buy 'Who's Missing'- The Calico Critters game for 9.99 US$.


Win it:

One reader will have the opportunity to win 'Who's Missing'- The Calico Critters game.


Here's how you can win it:

1. Mandatory entry (without this, all other entries will be disqualified)-

Visit the Calico Critters site and tell me a fun product you found.


2. Love on the Sponsor-

- Join the Calico Critters Club

- Follow me on Twitter and tweet once daily...

RT @ebmommy I'm trying to win Who's Missing'- A fun preschoolers Calico Critters game at EBMR's(5/29)http://bit.ly/dtlZiX #giveaway #win


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This giveaway is open to US Residents only, 18 years and above. 1 winner will be chosen with the random.org generator on May 29 2010 at 10 pm Central time.





** EBMR Disclaimer: International Playthings sent me this game for review purposes only. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.**

Labels: Calico Critters, International Playthings, More giveaways, Reviews / Giveaways

posted by Marina@EBMR @ 5:55 AM 111 Comments