As Christmas is fast approaching, I’ve been looking for new toys for the people I’ll be giving gifts to that will make their entire family enjoy and have fun while helping the kids work on their motor skills. I remember how I always tell my kids not to play with their food. But now there are tons of toys designed to look like food so that the kids can play with them and act like they’re cooking or baking. Though not all of them provide much learning and problem solving enhancement to our little ones. But Fisher Price came up with something new to innovate the classic pick-up sticks game with a twist. I got the chance to try out this new S’getti Scatter Game, an exciting game for kids that makes learning and playing go hand-in-hand.
It can be difficult to find games for my 6-year old and 2-year old to play together. They’re always looking for something to do to keep them from boredom. I make sure to find ways for them to have friendly toys that will keep them off of the TV or iPad. Board games usually keep them engaged but tend to lose interest after a few rounds. When I got the S’getti Scatter, both of them were very excited because the box already shows how amusing it is with its bright colors. It has funny googly-eyed meatballs, colorful plastic strands that look like spaghetti noodles and a bowl wearing sneakers. The recommended age for this game is age 3 up. So I looked after my son as we play it.
How to play the game? It’s easy and fast to set up this game. To start, lay the 16 s’getti strands in to cover the bowl, build up a crisscross pattern and place the 3 meatballs on top. Each player strategically removes s’getti strands one at a time. You don’t want to remove the s’getti that will make the meatballs fall through to the bottom of the bowl or fall out of the bowl. The game has two difficulty levels – Beginner and Advanced Game Play. The beginner version suits the little ones as each kid take turns on pulling out one s’getti strand with any color. As the kids master the game, they can move to the advanced level wherein the s’getti strands are limited. Have them choose a color of s’getti they wish to be and each player carefully pulls out one s’getti which should be their color only. This level is also best for older kids to play with their parents.
We all laughed as we get thrilled every time we pull out a sgetti trying not to collapse and drop the meatballs so they don’t fall out of the wobbling dish. Despite my young girl and my toddler’s differences on choosing toys that they like, this one made both of them interested. My little boy is not really eager on pulling out a specific color of sgetti but he enjoys when the meatballs fall, the bowl tips over and he sees them roll. It’s a great way for us to have a bonding time after a tiring day at work and mom duties. We enjoyed the night playing with this over and over again without getting tired. It’s even more entertaining than the usual board games. I’s fun way for little ones to learn strategy as they think ahead to figure out their next move. I would definitely recommend this for a quality game time for the whole family and for you to put on your holiday gift list. It’s incredibly cute and interactive, a perfect gift for toddlers and preschoolers!
**Disclosure: I received samples of the product to facilitate this post. No other compensation was provided and all views and opinions stated on this post are 100% my own.