Friday, March 4, 2011

Game of the Month - Bright Buttons

Inspires kids natural curiosity

Bright Buttons is a fun and educational board game for preschoolers designed by an Australian mum. 
Simple to play this game for 1 - 4 players is enjoyed by boys and girls and is also fun for parents and grandparents.
The colourful sturdy box contains:
1 gameboard, 4 foam building blocks, 1 colour coded dice, 4 buttons playing pieces, 225 questions and challenge cards, instructions are on the bottom of the box.

 How to Play:
Players move around the board by throwing the dice and moving onto the next space of that colour.  The player than answers the question or performs a challenge from a card of that colour. There are Lucky Buttons spaces that involve a challenge and the player gets another turn.  A player finishes when they move past the last space on the board and answer their final question.

The questions are divided into 3 categories:
 Knowledge (blue):  can involve naming an object in the picture, general knowledge e.g. what does a lion eat? or answering a question about themselves e.g. spell your name
 Work It Out (yellow):  kids to need think through answers such as - who is the  tallest person in your family? how many objects in the picture? use the foam blocks to build a tower the same as in the picture 
Physical Challenge (red):  gives kids an opportunity to get up, be active and have fun while following directions on the cards e.g. quack like a duck, hop on 1 leg 3 times
 Cards also contain information for parents on how these activities support learning.

Educational Benefits:
The unique style of questions and challenges encourages an interest in and development of:
  • general knowledge
  • lateral thinking, 
  • spatial awareness
  • literacy and numeracy skills
  • improves balance, gross and fine motor skills
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