Family Fridays Game!

 If there is anything that I love more than a good video game, it is a good board game. I love them, especially since my son is growing to an age where we can play together. While at the NYTF we don't know what that is!, That means I met this wonderful company at the New York Toy Fair!  I met with Patch Products, and they have a wide variety of games for children of all ages. I have three out of a huge line that I got to sample, and they were awesome.




     Learn To Share with the Berenstain Bears  is part of Patch's "Tales to Play" line. "Love the Book...Play The Game"  For players aged 4 and up and game play for 2 to 4 people, Learn to Share brings the tales of Mama, Papa, Brother, and Sister Bear to life!. The detailed figures of Brother and Sister Bear, Lizzie and cousin Freddie are gorgeous as is the Bears' treehouse dice shaker!  The game board is decorated 
beautifully, filled with a shape filled trail, and classic Berenstain Bear art. It is softly colored and not too overwhelming, keeping the younger ones interested in the game but not distracted. Targeting a natural issue in all children, Learn To Share is a game that brings the Berenstain bear book of the same title to life using examples of  good behaviors and bad behaviors in two sets of 16 cards (get in trouble cards, and do something nice cards). The object of the game is to get to Mama and Papa Bear first by rolling the die down the tree house, moving your bear across the board, and drawing one of the two kinds of cards.  The details that went into every part of the game is amazing, from the pieces that look like collectibles to the board, dice roller, and cards, are amazing. Even the packaging, which was made to look like a large book, with spaces in the plastic for easy clean up is great. This is a well made game that is innocent and filled with life lessons staying true to the Berenstain Bears name and franchise.

   Being big fans of the show here in this house, my son was more than thrilled with the game, as was I.  The instructions and concepts are easy for a child 3 plus to understand, and every single kid that has played it loved not only the game pieces and board, but the dice roller, come on! It goes down a SLIDE, who wouldn't want to play it? Bringing learning and game play together in a game that is truly faithful to the brand was a true pleasure and it is in heavy rotation in our Friday night game night. We bought the book as well so when he picks a card that has a line from the book he gets super excited because it really is like playing the story itself.   If your little one is a fan of Berenstain Bears I fully endorse purchasing this game.  I would also recommend any of the other games in the line which are The Little Engine That Could, Where The Wild Things Are, and Mother Goose.