Spring has sprung with new games for little learners!
Who says game night can’t be educational? University Games’ Briarpatch has three new games for kids who love to learn. Whether they want to test their memory, their acting skills, or number and letter recognition, there’s a game for them!
CRISS-CROSS APPLESAUCE GAME
Kids will sit down, hold the Talking Stick, and draw a card, then they act out one of 36 activities like tracing letters, roaring like a lion, or doing jumping jacks. This game is part of a line from Briarpatch designed to get kids ready for school.
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Available: Fall 2024
Criss-Cross Applesauce invites players to sit down criss-cross style and act out a variety of activities, with everything from roaring like a lion to tracing letters. The game also challenges memory, as kids remember and perform previous actions.
LETTER, NUMBER OR BUG GAME
This Briarpatch School Readiness game encourages letter and number recognition in young learners. Players jump up and race to identify letters, numbers, and bugs.
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Kids are on the hunt for matching tiles with numbers, letters, and little insects in Letter, Number or Bug. The game is designed to help with the basics of letter and number recognition as kids actively search for tiles and remember the locations of tiles they’ve seen before.
HOCUS POCUS, EVERYBODY FOCUS GAME
This game invites players to don masks and try to recall what tactile or flat objects have been removed or added to the play area. The game is designed to encourage kids to engage their memory and spatial awareness.
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Finally, Hocus Pocus, Everybody Focus is a memory game in which kids each take a mask and use their sense of touch to determine what objects have been added to or removed from the play area.
University Games’ Briarpatch has even more for kids looking to learn at their next game night. The company has offerings that include I Spy, Pete the Cat, The World of Eric Carle, and more.
Each of the new games is designed for two or more players ages 3 and up, and retails for $14.99. Educators and parents alike can find a favorite game designed to encourage early learning in kids.
