Peaceable KingdomSnug as a Bug in a Rug Award Winning Cooperative Preschool Skills Builder Game for 2 to 4 Kids ages 3+

This is our family's favorite game to play all together, and we are 2.5, 5, 36 and 37. There are three levels to play, which makes this work well for families with children of multiple ages (and is promising for long-term use). We always play on the simplest level as we have a 2.5 year old. Players spin a spinner and then find a bug of the corresponding color, number, or shape to put under the "rug" (game board). Players work together to try to beat the stink bugs who come out once you run out of bugs. My 2.5 year old loves the concept of stink bugs and laughs so hard when it's time for a stink bug to come on the board! This is a collaborative game, so everybody wins or loses together. That really helps us keep the fun in family game night and minimizes fighting. My 5 year old still sometimes gets upset when we lose, but since the whole family loses, the adults can model well how to manage. Each time you play (on Level 1), you roll a die to find out if you will match the bugs to the spinner based on color, number, or shape. That keeps things from getting repetitive for us adults, and helps the kids to recognize multiple attributes. There's really a lot of nice math learning here! My 2.5 year old has been able to play this for a few months - he has trouble when we play for numbers, but it's a great way for him to learn. The bugs are not tiny and pretty easy to keep track of, though I wish the board were magnetic as my kids bump into a lot requiring some reorganizing. The spinner is part of the board, and the pieces are all pretty sturdy and well made. Grown ups can use a little strategy here. We win about 50-60% of the time. We have a lot of Peaceable Kingdom Games (Bunny Bedtime, Where's Bear?, Monkey Around, Count Your Chickens, Feed the Woozle, and Stone Soup) and this is by far the favorite for both the kids and the adults in our family. I can't recommend it enough.

This is a perfect game for my 4 year old granddaughter. She wants to play this all the time. Even our other 21/2 yr old enjoys olaying but has a limited attention span. Great learning g tool for color, shapes and counting.

Excellent game for toddlers and their families.

My 4 yr old absolutely loves this game. I wish we'd gotten it when he was younger because it would have helped with shapes, numbers, and colors. My husband and I like it too because unlike Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders, there's no way for it to go on and on forever. The longest game has lasted less than 10 minutes. My only complaint is that once you go for two or more criteria (ex shapes & colors), it's practically impossible to win. In fact, the stink bugs usually win within like two minutes.

I bought this when my son was just showing interest in games (around 3). It looked cute and based on other ratings I thought it might be a good place to start. It's turned into something much better than just a starter game! My son (now 4) loves pulling this game out and playing it with friends and us. He's also "trying" to teach his little sister (22 months) how to do it - but she's not totally there yet.Things I love about this game:1) You don't really play it the same 2 times in a row! Because you roll the die before the game to determine what you're looking for, you can play this over and over and be looking for different characteristics each time.2) The pieces are sturdy and big enough that even if you suck on them or put them in your mouth, they survive.3) It's an easy game to understand. My 4 year old can explain the rules to anyone he's playing with - and although he's bright, he's not a genius, which means the NORMAL 4 year old would be able to explain these rules too. :)4) Though I totally am fine with winners and losers ('m competitive myself) - this game is cooperative and at an early age it's nice to work together for a goal. Then you all win or all lose. There are enough other games out there that you can be the sole winner at.5) You can change the complexity as they get older.Overall - if you're looking for a starter game - this is it!

Looks to be a fun learning tool

It's a fun game for preschoolers to play. They practice turn-taking, color, and number skills, all while having fun!

I ordered this to play with my 4 year old grandson. We had a blast playing together. I like that it has the different levels of play so that it is good for a range of ages. We started on level two but it’s nice that he will be able to grow into the most challenging level. The cooperative aspect is perfect for his age because he’s not ready for games with a winner and loser. It’s fun working together to beat the stink bugs. The number, shapes and color recognition skills are a good reinforcement of preschool skills. I plan on ordering other cooperative games from this company.