Educational Insights The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game - Cute Preschool Board Games for Kids, Toddler Fine Motor Skills, Color Matching Kids Games and Fun Gifts for Girls & Boys Ages 3+

My toddler is quite literally OBSESSED with this game. I gave it to her for christmas and we played it no lie, 8 time in a row. It's so cute and teaches color matching skills and motor skills. Each player has their own log which has 5 slots for acorns. There are colored acorns. Purple, yellow, blue, red and green. The objective is to get one of each. All of the acorns "live" on the tree, aka you just scatter them in the box because the box is the tree (this is great for keeping acorns contained!). You use the spinner to determine how many acorns you get, what color (if any) you get, or other plays such as stealing an acorn from a player, losing your turn or losing all of your acorns to the wind. If you spin and are able to get an acorn, you use the squirrel tongs to pick it up off the tree and put it in your log. Overall the game is super cute, my daughter isn't quite 3 yet and for the most part understands how to play this game. It's a great introduction to board games for her and super fun.

T his squirrel game is a huge hit in our house! It’s super easy for toddlers to learn, and the gameplay is just the right length to hold their attention. It’s fantastic for building fine motor skills—using the squirrel tweezers to pick up the acorns is both fun and great for hand-eye coordination. The game also naturally teaches colors, counting, and taking turns, which makes it a great learning tool without feeling like a lesson. Even older kids (and adults!) enjoy playing along, which makes it a fun family activity. Highly recommend for toddlers and preschoolers!

Such a cute game for toddlers! My three year old loves the concept and is already picking up on things on his own within a few plays. The game pieces are super cute and it helps with taking turns, color recognition, counting, etc. The game goes pretty quickly most times so it’s good for a toddler’s attention span. He even wanted to play twice in a row which was awesome quality time for us!

This is such a fun game for little ones! Emphasizes color recognition and matching, counting, taking turns, fair play, and winning and losing! The hardest part was for my little one to be able to grasp the squirrel tightly enough to use as the pinchers for picking up acorns. There is a space you can spin where you can sneak an acorn from another player and a space where the wind blows all your acorns away. I personally like these because it's a gentle way of introducing them to strategy and the not-always-winning aspects of a game. It's well made, we have had it for several years and it has been played by many kids! Even young 2 or 3 year olds can definitely play under close supervision since the acorns could be a choking hazard. We have this ourselves and have given it as a gift too. It's always a hit!

This game is amazing! I have been looking for a brand of board game that would be appropriate for a smart-but-yoing toddler for quite some time. It seems all games marketed to the younger bunch involves something going to the bathroom or feeding something until it exploded, all completely unnecessarily vulgar humor, especially for the age group it's marketed for. This game finally answered my prayers about finding a suitable board game to play with my daughter. Here are my favorite things about it. 1. The pieces do not feel cheap. The acorns are made of a rubber like texture, not the hollow plastic most games use now. 2. It is a very easy concept, and can be grasped almost as young as 2 1/2 3. It is great practice on gross motor skills 4. My daughter asked me a lot about squirells as we were playing, it really encouraged learning about the animal. 5. Encourages counting skill development, sorting, and colors 6. The pictures made the turn action super simple to explain to my young one. 7. Even when we had played this game out(after about 15 games in a row) my daughter still liked to use the acorns and tree stumps to imagine different play scenarios. 8. The box it came in is part of the game, keeping prices from getting lost in the mouth of my one year old. 9. There was never any reason to get rowdy, it's always a quiet game, good for lengthening focus and creative thought. 10. That squirell and the illustration on the tree is so darn cute!! I'm done raving, but seriously, I WILL be buying more from this developer, I am blown away by the effort they put into making this clean, educational, fun, and a quality product. PERFECT gift for 3-4 year old on any occasion.

I purchased this game for my kindergarten and first grade children. I wish I would have found it a few years ago. As other reviewers mention, the premise of the game is simple and games do not take very long. It is not the most exciting game for adults, but my children really enjoy it. The simplicity of the game is both the biggest selling point and the biggest drawback. What I like: - My kids can take this one out and play it alone. They don't need adult help for setup. - No reading necessary. My younger child is still learning to read and that can be a hangup with other games. - No really small pieces. Yes, there are lots of acorns, but they are bigger than the cherries in Hi Ho Cherry-O and are easy to spot when it is time to put the game away. - This has been a good game to teach being a good sport and not always winning. - The logs, acorns, and squirrel are good quality and are holding up to some boisterous play. What I don't like: - The game can be a little too simple, meaning they are done in just 5 or 10 minutes, though my children are at the higher end of the age range. I think this would be perfect as a "first game" for those in the 3-4 age group (as long as they are past the stage of putting things in their mouth - the acorns could pose a choking hazard).

My 3 year old grandson loves this game! He does well with the squirrel tongs and has learned about cooperation, setbacks, taking turns, counting, and using colors. I enjoy the game also and don’t mind playing it several times in a row. It’s fun!

Beliebtes Spiel bei Kindern von 3 bis 5 Jahren in meinem Kindergarten. Die Spielregeln sind leicht verständlich und die Kinder können sofort loslegen. Das Eichhörnchen bietet einen hohen Aufforderungscharakter. Nicht nur Farbenzuordnung und der Zangengriff werden geübt, sondern auch die Frustrationstoleranz, wenn der Sturm alle Eicheln vom Vorratsbaumstamm weht und man wieder von vorn beginnen muss :)

3 years old and 5 years old boys love it very much. I personally like the game set, the whole board game is so cute and it train their motor skills and patience. Why patient? The reason being, little hands of children have difficulties to grasp the nut with the squirrel handle. So this really train their motor skills.

Acheter à Noël pour mon neveu de 2 ans. Permet de travailler la motricité fine, l’apprentissage des couleurs. Très sympa et ludique

This game was one of my daughters most coveted this Christmas after watching the YouTube demonstration it was all she would talk about for her Christmas list and she hasn't been disappointed. This game is fun, colourful and creative but also excellent for young children to develop game skills of taking turns, spinning the wheel and strategy alongside counting, colours and fine motor skills in using the squirrel shaped tongs to select the coloured acorns. My daughter is small for her age and has struggled with the tongs but this is also good for encouraging resilience alongside hand strength and by continuing to try she is more confident and we have had to expand her game selection! For grown ups this game is excellent for reducing chaos of lost bits in that it is self contained and self storing, the box is the game 'board' and everything goes back in it without having to align bits of plastic with inner packaging everytime, just scoop and shut the lid, job done. Overall, I'm a fan of Learning Resources products despite their higher price you get quality pieces, this was worth the investment for us and is an excellent choice for the preschooler/reception aged child but wil still get value for older primary aged children as its competitive with the forfeit spins and fun overall.

This game is simple and easy to play. It teaches turn taking, colour identification and matching. Both my 3 and 6 year old are able to play it with minimal adult supervision. It's a fun family game for 4, that doesn't take long to run through. Con- it doesn't come with extra acorns so if any get lost you are down pieces and with 2 boys I feel like I'm always looking for one. The squirrel as the tongs is super cute and my kids love the idea. The squirrel is not the easiest to handle for young kids and we typically play without using it.