Orchard Toys: Rocket Game (& Giveaway)
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Once again, we have been super lucky and have been given the opportunity to play and review one of the fantastic Orchard Toys games – Rocket Game. Yes, I was given a the game to review, but my comments are 100% mine and believe me when I say: I LOVE ORCHARD TOYS!!!! They are all soooo fabulous for the under 5s (my kids are under 5… no idea yet what life will be like after that). And none has failed to dissappoint.
Our favourites by far are “Round and Round” (in fact, we managed the play the whole game with four kids ranging from 2yrs old to 4yrs old today, I was rather impressed. No tears. Just good playing fun) and “Pop to The Shops” and the simpler version of this “Shopping List”.
All Orchard toys games, are so well made, well design and great fun to play.
But, I digress.
The Rocket Game.
The games we have fall into the following categories a “longer board game” (e.g. Round and Round), a shorter simpler game (e.g. Shopping list) and puzzles.
I would say that The Rocket Game falls into the “shorter simpler games” category. I think no type of game is better than the other, but that they suit different occassions. For example, a longer game is not ideal when your 3yrs old is tired or overexcited. A puzzle is good for quiet time and the “shorter simpler games” are great for inbetween – e.g. when you are waiting for a friend to arrive.
The game is simple:
This is a game of chance. Spin the spinner and collect a card. The aim is to collect as many rocket loops as possible, before you pick up your own rocket.
The children got the game straight away and both enjoyed playing it immediately. It is easy, fun and quick to play.
From a parent’s perspective, it is a great way to sneak in a bit of counting (how many loops do you have? how many cards etc), as well as a little bit of a “which is longer?Which is shorter” discussion?
It is also a great game for any little “space nut”.
Would you like to win one? Just leave me a comment below, telling us all about your favourite Orchard toys game.
T&C’s
1) Open to UK only
2) Winner will be selected at random
3) Closes 23 March 2012
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This looks great
my boys (2 and 4) are big Orchard fans and HUGE rocket fans so this would go down a storm. Current favourite is Shopping List – once we\’ve done our shopping we talk about what meals we\’d make out of our trolley\’s contents. Lunch box comes a close second and again plenty of opportunities to chat about our favourite foods, our ideal lunch box etc.
We really like Orchard Toys in our house too, and as Emma says, no.1 is Shopping List in our house too!! (although we do quite like the spotty dog)
This one looks fab! My boys would really love to win
WOW that luks fab,To be honest ive never heard of Orchard toys so would love to try out there range
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My oldest son loves the magic cauldron game – he loves rubbing the cards to magically reveal the answer!
We love all orchard toy games or favourite is spotty dog, shopping list and the chef game.
we love shopping list in our house, I can be contacted on nikkim1984@hotmail.co.uk
We are fairly new to Orchard toys but have shopping list in our home and would love to add to the childrens collection.
This looks fab! Our favourite is Tummy Ache. We have great fun pulling silly faces depending on what meal we end up with and it keeps everyone amused.
My daughter has inherited a few off her now 17 yr old sister! Her favourites are shopping list and crazy chefs we are just progressing onto Pop to the Shops. They are fab games
We recently came across Tummy Ache when my son was in hospital. We passed a lot of time sitting and playing it and have now had to buy it for home and it has become a family favourite my 1 year old joins in with her big brother at shouting \’Yuk\’ at the rotten food and flies.
My 2 year old grandson likes the Orchard Toys Pick and Mix People Game
Shopping game is the best!
Good luck all
My son got the Old Macdonald Lotto game for his birthday and we haven\’t stopped playing it. Love it, after reading these comments i think i\’m going to have to buy the shopping game too!
One of my little bright sparks loves playing the Magic Cauldron game, she works the answer out and is so pleased if she is correct when she rubs the reverse side which reveals the answer. Orchard Toys do some great games.
My daughters love the Shopping game and always fight over who gets the list with the sweets on it!
We are also big Shopping List fans but to be honest, the entire range is brilliant…
My daughter resurrected her Spotty Dogs to play with her new 4 year old step-brother. Not only has she loved playing with the game again and introducing it to a \’newbie\’ but its bee a fabulous bonding game for the both. Thank you
Shopping List is our favourite but I like the look of this rocket game. Like you. I love Orchard Toys – they are so durable. @01592_katie
Oh,Definately Shopping list!!
Shopping list!
We love one banana,two banana. thanks for the chance.
As my grandson is now 2 we have started playing games and SHOPPING LIST has been an excellent introduction.
It is sturdy enough to keep going !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope to win to add to our collection
My 2 little ones have a few Orchard Games, favorite at the moment is Head Shoulders Knee and Toes xx
we have the shopping game and its great for all ages to play. we love playing card games at the weekends. great giveaway and fingers crossed
5 4 3 2 1 we have a competition worth winning
We love the Quack Quack game
this game looks fab,my children would love this plus orchard games are great x
We love the Cauldron Game. My two boys love Orchard games….and me!
Greedy Gorilla is my favourite, great fun!
the old macdonalds lotto game has always been a hit with our family x
My son loves the magic couldron game!
The Old Mcdonalds Lotto game is great
spotty dog and magic couldron games are fave in our house
Pop to the Shops is out favourite game
That looks great. We love \’one banana, two banana\’
Shopping List is the most played game in our house!
We love shopping list
Our fav is IF YOU SEE A CROCODILE DON\’T FORGET TO SCREAM – is great fun and the kids think its very funny that they have to scream to play a game!!
Post the Most is the favourite in our house at the moment but all our Orchard games and puzzles are very well loved!
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I think that the favourite in our house is probably If you See a Crocodile! Although we love all of the ones we\’ve played so far.
Shopping List for me too!
These games look great. My favourite is the Wild World Lotto.
Shopping list is no 1
The shopping game
Shopping List is favorite in our house
Shopping list looks fantastic, in fact the whole range does!
We love the magic couldron game, keeps the magic alive!
We love the chef game
Shopping list
We love the Pirate snakes and ladders and ludo – it\’s been great for teaching numbers and counting
shopping list game is the best. x
We love \”If you see a crocodile\”
The chef game is a face in our house!
Shopping List Game is a winner in this household!
We love the shopping list, great prize, would love to win!
We love Orchard Toys as well. My son\’s favorite game at the moment is Insey Winsey Spider. We like the flip over drain pipes, so it can be played with numbers or shapes and the element of surprise when the weather arrow is spun. Plenty of action and the spiders are used for lots of play away from the game.
shopping list the best and easiest game around
shopping list
Has to be the shopping one x
We love the Fairy Cottage puzzle, my daughter would do puzzles all day, every day if she could!
We have a few Orchard Toys games in our house, but the definite favourite remains Two by Two, the Noah\’s Ark Pairs game. A brilliant game that taught my wee ones their animals as well as how to play pairs in many different ways, and when they got it right and were able to post the cards into the Ark they just loved that bit
Oh my there are so many we love but currently we are really into the \’pop to the shops\’ game.
my son loves old macdonald lotto game – we bought it for a recent trip away and it kept him occupied through the whole flight
Slug in a Fug, mainly because of the fab name!
My son loves shopping list so much , we have it and both his grandparents
Yo ho ho is my sons favourite at the moment as loves his pirates and playing pairs perfect to keep him occupied.
My three boys love Tummy Ache.
My daughter loved shopping list as a toddler (we bought quite a few others on the back of this) and now my twin boys are enjoying it too… as well as crazy chefs, pop to the shops, party party party… we love them all!!
Haven\’t had the pleasure of playing any Orchid toys!
Have had HOURS of fun with my five year old playing Greedy Gorilla – she thinks its hilarious when the gorilla burps after eating junk food bles her
I don\’t actually know of any Orchid toys but the Rocket game certainly looks entertaining!
Has to be crazy chefs for us, my 4yr old loves that game
Our favourite is \”If you see a crocodile\” easy for me to pick up on opening the box and short enough to keep them excited about the next game.
Definitely Shopping List, we love it!
I\’d love to win! I don\’t know any Orchad Toys games just yet, as my daughter is too small, but I am sure we will be buying many of them as they are educational.
Shopping List
My children love shopping list. Orchard toys offer quality and unique toys/games.