Noodleboro: A Great New Way to Learn and Have FUN!
I’m always on the look out for great, educational games. I used to be a Discovery Toys consultant, just so I could get the toys and I use them often for fun and homeschooling. Then I found Simply Fun, another great game company, more fun then education. But I’d never heard of Noodleboro until I was asked to try out one of their games.
Fun. Educational. How could I refuse!
And when I got one of the three games they were offering, I couldn’t believe how on target the game was for my family right now.
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In fact, Mom Central surveyed 950 Moms across the name and learned that 98% of us Moms consider “social skills very important to our children’s development while 85% of us experience frustration and tension when teaching these vital skills.” The survey also revealed that 99% of us want more innovative and fun ways to teach our children social skills.
Do I hear an Amen?!
Hasbro heard our cry. After two years of research, the makers of family classics like Candy Land, Battleship, Scrabble and Clue can add the Noodleboro line to the list. Hasbro’s goal was to provide playful and effective learning games to help moms raise kids who listen well, cooperate with others, share with friends, get along in groups, and act respectfully to teachers and adults. Just released, the three Noodleboro board games each come with an accompanying CD for car rides or playtime and books for story time to enhance the valuable lessons:
- We struggle to get our kids to listen and pay attention, and in the Pizza Palace Game, they must do both while taking our pizza orders. Although they might normally tune us out (when we only want mushrooms on one slice), listening becomes a fun challenge.
It was interesting to see how well my kids could listen when it came to this game and how easy they can tune out chore instructions. Though I’m hoping as we continue to play, to take the time to sneak in some listening skills training that will benefit me even when we’re not playing.
- The Fun Park Game mirrors every family outing you have ever taken – your child must cooperate and work with you to make decisions about what to do next. Sharing and teamwork becomes creative and exciting as well as applicable to your family’s every day life.
Our family definitely needs to learn team work. Me and hubs are trying to paint our home and pack for a move (tba in another post) and the kids are less than helpful! Their definitely NOT with the program, yet!
- The Picnic Basket Game reinforces manners, which prove effective to chase away ants and make the picnic run smoothly. From passing the lemonade to sharing the sandwiches, there’s no room for acting crabby and grabby.
We could really use this game as well! Though I’m not sure I could get my preteen and teen to sit down to a game about picnic ants!
So if you’d like to give your kids a life lesson while having fun, check out Hasbro Noodleboro .
In keeping with the spirit of fun, Mom Central is raffling 200 Noodleboro games off to Moms who sign up through the link below.
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2285CWRZFAU
I wonder if I’m eligible to signup for another Noodleboro game? Lord knows my family needs ‘em!
