As we have learned (through tears) the best way to start your preschooler on board games is through cooperative games. All of the players work together toward a common goal. At the end of the game everyone will have contributed to the final outcome. The focus is on taking turns and working together rather than having a winner and a loser....sounds pretty good, right?
When you open up Feed The Woozle you will find:
-1 very funny looking stand up Woozle (quite frankly, we are waiting for a plush version he's so cute)
-1 gigantic blue spoon
-1 die with numbers 1-3 on it
-24 silly snack tokens (think frog leg ice cream, toenail toast, and fried socks)
-12 yummy cards to keep count of the snacks that made it in the Woozle's mouth
-1 spinner
The goal is to work together to get 12 silly snacks in the mouth of the Woozle before you run out of snacks. The Woozle does not believe in the 5 second rule and will not eat snacks that fall on the floor...picky little guy. Therefore, the kids must work together to get those snacks in his mouth without dropping too many or the game will be over and they need to start again.
We set up the Woozle about 10 feet away from our Kid Testers (ages 3 and 5) We let the 3 year old go first and she rolled the die, got a "2", and counted out 2 silly snacks...giggling while she chose them.
The snack options are all pretty hysterical, regardless of whether you are 3 or 33. She then had to walk over to the Woozle making sure she did not drop either of the silly snacks. She was able to do this successfully and then took 2 yummy cards and placed them over by our starting line.
Now it was the 5 year old's turn. Feed the Woozle has 3 different levels to keep the game interesting and challenging for older kids. Our 5 year old rolled the die, got a "3" and chose 3 silly snacks to put in the spoon. Our Mommy Tester was acting as the "Spin Master" who would spin the spinner to select a movement that the 5 year old would have to do while holding the spoon to get to the Woozle.
She spun "Spin! Spin! Spin!" which meant that the 5 year old would have to spin in circles while walking towards to Woozle. You can probably see where this gets difficult! He was able to get to the Woozle but had only 1 silly snack left in the spoon when he got there. He took 1 yummy card and sat back down.
Our Kid Testers loved this game. It's a board game but it's actually quite physical and the creative snacks and movements (which include bunny hop, march, and walk backwards) make it very fun to both play and observe.
It took us a second game to be able to successfully Feed the Woozle 12 snacks before we ran out. We did not get to level 3 with our kid testers because level 3 is the same as level 2 except you are blindfolded and the other players direct you to the Woozle. It's still beyond their abilities...and maybe ours!
It's nice that Feed the Woozle has 3 different levels to adjust the difficulty of the game to children of different ages who are playing together and as your child grows.
All in all a fantastic family game you will have for a very long time. It makes an excellent gift too!
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Absolutely on the top 10 of all of my toys! I am a Speech Pathologist and this game works on following directions, working with friends, categories, and the bonus gross motor skills! :) Really fun game and adults have as much fun as the kids.Best Deals for Kid's Board Game - Feed the Woozle Preschool Skills Builder Game
I have to say it was a breath of fresh air when we got Feed the Woozle. We'd been looking for a board game to play with my 3 year old for quite some time, one that he'd understand at least and one that caught his attention. This was absolutely perfect and that isn't exaggerating. It's a cooperative game, which means that there are no 'sides' and everyone plays together. This helps team building or what I call 'family building'. The game pieces all have silly names like Broccoli Lollipops, Toenail Toast and and Fuzzy Donuts... my son thought it was so funny and would giggle to bits.Since there are three levels to this game depending on how much of a challenge you want, it helps to bring in slightly older children. There is the basic game where your preschoolers try to cross a room and put the food in the woozle's mouth and then it gets certainly more challenging with the last style of being blindfolded while trying to do crazy stunts like a bunny hop. Since my children have such an age gap we just incorporated the two, one did the challenging and one did the simple and it still worked out great.
This is just a wonderful game, absolutely preschool and tot friendly as well as 'whole family friendly' we all have fun with it and I'd give it more than 5* if I could.
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I'm a bit disappointed in this game, to be honest, given all the other rave reviews. My kids (age 2.5 and 5) seem to enjoy it okay, though definitely more the 2.5yo than the 5yo because honestly, it's just too easy. We skipped level one completely since even the toddler to get the food in the woozle while just walking over to it and we put the woozle about 12 feet away. Even on level 2, the toddler can manage it, and the 5yo almost never misses. SO, not nearing as challenging a game as I expected. There's zero chance of losing. Which is why it bores me and my 5yo a bit. There are so many other games out there that all 3 of us can enjoy; I'm disappointed I chose to buy this one.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Kid's Board Game - Feed the Woozle Preschool Skills Builder Game
My son always requests this game. He is 2.5 years old and thinks it is so funny that the woozle eats such gross things. I like it because it does not cause conflict since there are no losers. Our neighbor loves to play it as well and she is 4. I think one way to make improvements would be to add more food pieces for the woozle. My son's favorite part is having us tell him what is on the cards and by now he knows them all.
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