On the plus side, this limitation of bones meant that even my 4 year old daughter could play the game and learn the names of major bones.
I was willing to go along with this oversight, as the game appeared to have sacrificed bone detail in favor of trivia questions printed on true/false game cards used in one of the game versions. However, after only one game using the cards with 3 people showed us that there are not enough trivia cards in the deck. We ran out of cards before we'd finished the game, and there were so few cards that when we shuffled the deck and kept playing, even my 4 year old daughter could remember the answer to the questions that had been posed earlier. I doubt we'll be playing the game much more, because after 2 days of play, we've already memorized all the bones and the answers to the trivia questions.
The game is educational if you only want your child to know the names of the major skeletal bones and a few trivia facts. It does not have the flexibility or expandability of other Learning Resourcse games, however. I'd recommend a Visible Man or Visible Woman if your child is really interested in anatomy.
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This game may be fine for a reading 5 or 6 year old, maybe a 7 yr old. We have played it one time with our 8 year old and will probably play about 2 or 3 more times with the variants and then I will get rid of it. The skeleton is not that detailed which didn't concern me because I thought the quiz cards would be more in depth. They are not. They are simple and we went through all the questions about half way through the game, getting most of them right that first time through including the eight year old who has had no concentrated "Human Body" studies at all yet. Unless the quiz cards got harder by degrees, this game wouldn't last a family for very long. Might be of use to reuse in a grade school setting every year.Best Deals for Skeletons in the Closet Game
I homeschool my 4 kids: ages 4, 5, 9, and 10. We played the simple version (there are six different versions/games) and all of us could participate (I helped the littlest child, it's only up to 4 players). It was great for learning the major bones of the body, and we found it very easy to learn and fun to play!Honest reviews on Skeletons in the Closet Game
For a child that is fascinated with the human skeleton, this was an awesome game. Even for my other child who isn't as enthusiastic with the subject, it was enjoyable. It can be played as young as age for though it says age 7+. We love it!Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Skeletons in the Closet Game
This interesting game teaches children the names and identification of the basic bones in our body, such as rib cage, skull, hand, radius, ulna, femur, humerus, foot, pelvis, spinal column, tibia and fibula in a fun way. Players spin to determine which bone to collect from the closet to build their own skeleton. There are also playing cards with true or false statements (with provided answers) to help children explore facts about our skeletal system. This is a great way to introduce the study of anatomy in an exciting and understandable way.Gretchen Thinks: "It's nice how you can build your own little person out of plastic bones." (Age 6)
Walter Says: "I like how you get to build your own little man. I think it's fun to use the directions on the cards to figure out which bones to put on my man." (Age 7)
Daddy Declares: "I have fun playing this game with my children because we like building the skeletons together. It can be a little tricky to build because the arm and leg pieces are designed to fit specifically on the right or on the left, not interchangeably. We like to make our skeletons dance around the floor once they are built!"
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