Yoga Cards Review

   Yoga cards is a fun way to get your family moving and stretching. It's for ages six and up and two to four players.

   Inside, there is a deck of 48 yoga poses, six mission cards and one help card.

   To begin, you will pass out one mission card to each player. Shuffle the deck of yoga poses and pass out seven to each player. The remaining cards go face down in a draw pile. Flip over the top card on the draw pile to start a discard pile. The first player will then decide if they want to play a card from their hand, the top card in the discard pile or discard one of your cards. If the player successfully holds the yoga pose for ten seconds, they get to place that card in their collection pile.

   The play then goes to the next player on the left.

   If you are the first player to collect seven cards, completing your mission, you are the winner!

   As you can see, my five year old has fun playing with these cards. They are fun to try and copy. So far just the two of us have played with them. It's always a lot of fun and feels good to stretch and bend. We are beginners when it comes to yoga, and these poses are easy to try. We aren't quite as flexible as the pictures on the cards, but we will get there. This is a great way to be introduced into yoga and a fun activity to do during the day when we need a break. I hope to use these cards to get my whole family involved in yoga. If anything, how cute is it to see little kids doing yoga poses?

   I received the above item for free or reduced in exchange for my honest opinion.

Math Dice Chase Review

   Math Dice Chase is a fun little math game. It comes with a rule book, four dice and a little bag.

 

   Play is simple. Everyone sits in a circle. Give one set of dice to two people sitting across from each other. Both players roll their dice then call out the math problem. Example: the purple player would call out "6x4=24." If this is correct, they will pass the dice to the player to the left. If it's incorrect, someone can yell "Challenge" which stops all play. The challenger then says the incorrect equation, followed by the correct equation. If they challenger is correct, the player that said the incorrect equation is out for the round. If the challenger is incorrect, they are out for the round. You can only challenge the current equation.

   Continue rolling, calling out the equation, then pass them to the left. If a player gets caught with both sets of dice, they are out. Keep going until there are two players left. Each player takes one die and rolls it. The two numbers are multiplied together. The player that calls out the correct answer first is the winner!

   This is a great game to help kids learn math! I have changed it to just adding the two numbers together to help my five year old practice his math. My older two boys can use them for multiplication. With the set of two dice, they recommend you play with four to six players. You can add more players with more sets of dice which would be awesome for use in a school setting.

   This game would be a great help for teachers, homeschooling, or anyone that has kids that love math or may need a bit of help learning. The dice are high quality, easy to read and big making it a great addition to any home or classroom.

   I received the above item for free or reduced in exchange for my honest opinion.

Compose Yourself Review

  Do you or your child enjoy music? Do you dream of being able to write your own songs? Would you like to hear your songs performed by an orchestra? If so, the Compose Yourself Music Card Game by ThinkFun is for you!

   Inside, you have an instructions book complete with some music making tips.

   There's a bag for easy storage or taking on the go and a deck of see through music cards.

   Each card can be used in four different directions. You can flip and rotate each card to get the music you want.

   Line your cards up by four.

   Next, you are going to log in to your Compose Yourself account. This is free to set up and only takes a minute. You are going to put the three number code on each card into each space on the bottom of your screen.

   Once you enter them in, click submit and it will add your cards. Then you can push play and hear your musical creation. You can have it play as a Marimba style, Orchestra or both together. Love your new song and want to share? You can either share it online or print out a paper copy.

   This is a great game for any music lover. There are tons of cards which means hours and hours of entertainment. No two songs will be the same!





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Code Master Review

   Code Master is a single player game by ThinkFun games.

   You have a few different tokens, blue crystals, a portal and an avatar.

   It also comes with a scroll book and a map book.

   Each page in the map book has a few different levels on it. Green is beginner, yellow is intermediate, blue is advanced and red is expert. Each level will will show you how to set up. For level one, you will put your avatar on the five space, the portal on the three space, you will use two red and two green moves and you will use scroll one.

   Once you set up your board, you will start your programing. The goal is to get your avatar to the portal by using only the number of moves and colors that you are given. On this level, you will get four moves, two being red and two green.

   If you look at the map, there are more lines and colors than you will use. You have to plan out your moves so that you end up at the portal with no moves left.

   On this level, I programed a red move, green move, red move, green move.

   Move your avatar along the lines. First was a red move

   Then a green that went across the top of the map.

   another red

   and then the green that brought me to the portal. If you make a plan and it doesn't work, simply start your program over.

   Some levels have blue crystals. Place the crystal on the number indicated.

   When you stop on the space, simply slide the crystal onto the avatar's staff when it stops on that space.

    If there is more than one crystal, you may only pick up one per visit to that space. You may need to go past it a few times to gather them all. You will notice some of the paths on this map are made with arrows. This indicates you can only go that direction on that path.

   Some of the harder levels will use a little more complicated scroll. The hexagon spaces are used for conditional tokens.

   If your scroll has more than one space for a conditional token, you must decide which token you want where. The blue hexagons represent the number of crystals you have. If you have the number indicated, continue on along the path with the green check mark. If not, follow the path along the red X. The orange tokens are Troll tokens. This is asking if there is an orange troll on the space you are currently on. The purple tokens are the same as the orange, only they are asking if there is a purple troll on your space.

   Place your conditional tokens on your guide scroll and plan out your program.

   This is a great game to get your mind going. My oldest loves to pull this game out and work his way through. The beginning ones are rather simple, but they get harder quickly. I have yet to get all the way through the book. If you or your child enjoy programing games, this is a great one to play. Perfect when you only have a minute or are on your lunch break at work.

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Laser Maze Jr. Review

 Laser Maze Junior is another fun single player game from Thinkfun games.

Every component in this game has it's own place for storage. Everything fits nice and snug in it's place.

Inside, you have your board with an attached laser.

You have a variety of mirrors, rockets to light up and rocks to obstruct pathways.

There are forty different puzzles in four different difficulty levels.

Each maze shows you where to put your items. On the bottom left corner, it shows you what items you will need to complete the maze.

To begin, slide in a maze card and set up your board.

Turn on the laser. When the laser light hits the rocket on the correct side, the top will light up.

Use the pieces the card requires and light up the rockets. When they are all lit up, you have completed that maze!

This is a game that has been enjoyed by the whole family. My kids range in age from four to ten and they all love pulling this game out when they want some quiet time. You do need to provide your own batteries, but it's well worth the peace and quiet you will get as your kids concentrate on completing each maze. It's a game that is both entertaining and makes you problem solve. I highly recommend adding this game to your collection. You won't be sorry!

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