First Orchard

 

Ah... what better day to blog about an autumn themed game than the first day of fall. First Orchard plots the players against the hungry raven. To win the game, work as a team to harvest the fruit from the trees before the raven reaches the end of the trail. Cooperation is key.  

First Orchard is the junior version of the game Orchard, which I blogged about a few years ago. Made by Haba, one of my favorite game manufacturers, I don't even have to open the box to know this is a quality game made to last. Haba never disappoints. Let's check it out.

In the box you will find a wooden raven, a fruit basket, 4 wooden green apples, 4 wooden yellow pears, 4 wooden blue plums, 4 wooden red apples, 5 path cards, 4 trees, a wooden color/symbol die. The 6 sides of the die are green, blue, yellow, red, raven, and basket. All wooden pieces are large, brightly painted, and sealed. To give you an idea of the size, the apple is 2" tall and 1.5" across.

 

Object:

Pick the fruit before the raven reaches the end of the path. 

Set-up:

Place the trees in the middle of the table and place the fruit on top of each tree (see above). Line up the 5 path cards and place the raven facing the first card on the path. Place the die and the fruit basket near by. 

Play:

Players take turns. The first player rolls the die. On the die appears:

• One of the colors - pick the same color piece of fruit off a tree and place it in the basket. If there are no pieces of fruit that color left, nothing happens. Pass the dye to the next person.
• The fruit basket - pick any fruit off any tree and place it in the basket.
• The raven - oh no. Move the raven up one card on the path.

The next player takes a turn. 

If the players together gather all the fruit into the basket before the raven gets to the end of the path, the players win. If the raven moves down the path and reaches the trees first, the players together have lost. The raven wins.

Try this:

• Roll the dies in the fingers of one hand, without dropping, until you have seen all sides. Now do it with the other hand. The die is too big and chunky for most to roll it in the palm, but go ahead if you can.
• Play alone, just you against the raven. You don't really need other players.
• Use this as an opportunity to try different fruits. Cut small pieces and place them on the trees instead of the wooden fruit, and then eat the pieces instead of putting them into the basket. You will have to put the trees   in a sandwich bag or something like that to have a clean surface to put the fruit on.
• Play the game and follow with a fruit activity, like making a fruit salad or 
•  Work on visual discrimination, figure ground, spatial relations, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation, socialization skills.

 

 

Graphic by Mason from MKE Mason clipart store on Teachers Pay Teachers

 

The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Card Game - This slapping, color-matching card game is based on the whimsical squirrel from The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Board Game.

Back to School JINGO - A school-themed bingo game that will make you think.

Alphabet Acorns - Acorns falling, a sure sign of fall. This set include 26 plastic acorns, each printed with a letter of the alphabet on the outside and a surprise object hiding inside that begins with the same letter.

Go Nuts! - Squirrels and acorns, a game made for fall. A quick playing dice game.

Apples to Apples - A game of comparisons for the whole family. 

Carnival Table Tennis Toss Game - Having a fall festival or fun fair? This is a simple table top tossing game.

LEGO Thanksgiving Turkey - Lego puts out limited edition sets for different seasons and holidays. They go fast.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving app - Another charming Charlie Brown android app from Loud Crow. Based on the TV special, Charlie Brown and Snoopy whip up a last minute meal of jelly beans, popcorn, and toast. See how his guests react. Lots of chances to interact with the app. Features the original music and character voices.

The Orchard - Harvest the fruit before the raven has a chance to help himself. Lots of small pieces to manipulate.

Fall Lacing Cards - A great way to work on the coordinated use of both hands. Includes scarecrow, fall leaves, straw bale, pumpkin, wheat stalks, and more.

The Thanksgiving Box of Questions - Serve up before or after the big meal. Thought provoking questions based on Thanksgiving themes. 

Holiday Fluxx Card Game - This edition covers Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Looking for a game to work on executive functioning? This might be it.

Granny Apples - What says fall like apples? Help Granny pick the apples for her famous apple pie, but watch out for the worms.

Fall Sticker Scenes - I have used them a lot over the years. Oriental Trading changes their pictures from one year to the next, but I have always found Halloween, fall, and Thanksgiving themes.

HiHo Cherry Oh! - The updated version has four kinds of fruit, including fall-friendly apples.

Sneaky Snacky Squirrel - It's time for squirrels to start collecting acorns and time for your to bring out your Sneaky Snacky Squirrel.

Thanksgiving J-I-N-G-O  - A Thanksgiving themed bingo.

Acrobats - Bats aren't technically Halloween, but somehow I always put them together.

Squirrel Popper - Use the squirrel popper to launch the acorns at your targets.

Candy Memory - Halloween and candy, a perfect match. This game has all kinds of candy, including seasonal, like candy corn, caramels, wax lips, and smarties.

String Along Lacing Kit - Even though only one of the patterns in this game is Halloween related (Jack-o-Lantern), if you happen to already have the game, now is a good time to pull it out.

Monster Match - A matching game that relies heavily on spatial skills.

Scaventure Kids - Flip through the cards and find things that seem fall or related to costumes, then add your own to the list. Here are some examples I found:

• Make a mask with paper.
• Find something gooey (make everyone stick their hand in it without looking).
• Make a mermaid with whatever materials you like.
• Make one of your teammates look like a hula dancer.
• Draw a holiday symbol.
• At Halloween these seeds are roasted, salted and eaten as a snack. Find some. Of course you would have had to hide some beforehand.

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown UNO - Another kid pleaser. A regular UNO game that features pictures from It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. There is even an unique Trick or Treat card, with special rules.

Ned's Head - Already loaded with gross stuff that you can use for tricks, like fake vomit, a dirty Q tip, a worm in bird poop, and a dirty diaper, this one can be as open as your imagination. Add your own fall or weird items.

It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Look and Find Book - Another figure ground gem, this book features pictures from the actual It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown cartoon.

It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown app - Kids still watch! This is an awesome android app that features the original music and character voices and is narrated by the original voice of Charlie Brown (Peter Robbins). Many interactive features.

Games That Require a Writing Tool

Games that require a writing tool.

Games that require writing, drawing, doodling or keeping score are one way to get a writing tool into the hands of reluctant writers or those who need practice holding or using a writing tool. Below are the links for games, books and activities that I have blogged about that require using a writing or pencil shaped tool. Just click on any link to go to the blog about that item.

Pictionary Junior - Draw five items from a single category while others guess. Fun to play remotely.

Magnetic Stick & Stack Writing Board - A unique magnetic writing board that comes with 20 pattern cards.

Tetra - A game similar to Yahtzee with unique throwing pieces. Requires keeping score.

Alphabet Squiggle - Start with a letter of the alphabet and draw a picture around it.

Backseat Drawing Junior - Draw a picture based solely on verbal directions from a partner. One of my favorites.

Bowling Dice - Learn to keep score for bowling.

Buy it Right - Add 3 digit numbers on a score sheet.

Captain Clueless - Draw on a map. without sight, to get to your destination.

Cartoon It! - Look at a picture of a character head and then draw it from memory or by looking at a board with features. A favorite.

Color Counts - An adult level coloring book.

Coloring Dot Marker Pictures -  Practice coloring in circles with the same motion used for writing.

Cranium Puzzle Plus - Assemble a puzzle and then use a dry erase marker to find and mark items from cards.

Crayon Maze App - Use a stylus on your tablet, same size as a pencil.

Crayon Rubbings - Choose a plastic design, put a piece of paper over it, then color back and forth over the paper. Raised areas from the design will show a design in crayon.

Diamond Painting - This craft does not involve writing, but it uses a hand tool the shape of a pencil to attach small diamonds to a sticky canvas.

Doodle Quest - A fun spatial activity. Draw with a dry erase marker on erasable cards.

Dora Fashion Tracing Plates - Place a piece of paper over a raised plastic plate. Press hard with a crayon to see the design come to life.

Drawing Book of Faces - A favorite of mine. Practice drawing lots of different shapes and lines. Use pencil, crayon or marker on paper or a dry erase marker on a white board.

Erasable Geoboard Picture Book - Copy each picture onto your own geoboard - marker on laminated sheets.

Erasable Geoboard Pattern Book - Same as above except you are drawing patterns, not pictures.

Expo Dry Erase Board & ExpoMarkers - The only ones I use. I explain why.

Extreme Dot-to-Dot - Numbers go into the hundreds. Work a section at a time until the picture is finished.

Finger Painting Bugs Art Set - Press your fingertips into the small ink pads, press onto paper and draw small lines and symbols on print to make bugs.

Fish Stix - Keep score.

Get the Picture - A dot to dot game using dry erase marker and board. Guess the picture as you go.

Go Fish Go Magnetic Maze - A writing tool is not included, but the magnetic wand is about the same size as a pencil. 

Goody Gumdrops by Ed Emberly - Practice drawing lines and symbols while drawing whimsical animals. All animals start with the same shape - a gumdrop.

Google Eyes - Draw pictures that others can identify while wearing vision-distorting glasses.

Guess How I Feel? - Draw faces and try to guess the emotions.

Kidsbook Giant Scavenger Hunt -Figure ground, look and find pictures. Use writing tool to make a large X on or circle items when you find them. Use any number or shape you are working on for repeated practice. 

Lab Mice - Use dry erase markers to draw mazes on cards.

Lewo Magnetic Puzzle and DrawingBoard - Make patterns and pictures on the magnetic whiteboard following the 2D booklet. Then use dry erase markers to fill in the picture on the whiteboard.

Magnetic Colorpillar Maze - A writing tool is not included, but the magnetic wand is about the same size as a pencil.

Magnetic Gumball Counting Maze - A writing tool is not included, but the magnetic wand is about the same size as a pencil.

Magnetic Shapes Maze - A writing tool is not included, but the magnetic wand is about the same size as a pencil.

Melissa & Doug Lace & Trace - Place the plastic item on a piece of paper and trace around it.

Oodles of Doodles - A fun game for doodlers. Draw 8 pictures as your opponents try to guess what you are drawing.

Pass the Pigs -  Keep score on a very small pad.

RapiDoodle -Using a single shape, draw as many items as you can around it.

Scrabble - Keep score.

Search & Find Cards - Search for objects on the erasable cards and circle them with a dry erase marker.

Shake 'N Take - A shape recognition game that requires you to circle like shapes on cards with dry erase markers.

Snout Pass the Pig Card Game - Keep score.

String Along Lacing Kit - Does not include a writing tool but the lacing tool is about the same size as a pencil.

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse - A coloring game.

Travel BINGO - Includes paper cards. Mark in the boxes as you spot each item.

What's So Amazing About Mazes? - Use writing tools for follow lines or complete mazes.

Farm Orchard Intellegence Car

 

There's something about a solid, brightly painted, wooden toy that just about everybody loves. This oddly-named vehicle falls nicely into that category.

 As I pulled the car out of the box to examine, durable is the word that came to mind. Off to a good start, I examined the wheels next. Nothing worse than a vehicle that loses its wheels, and these are on to stay. Next, paint. Is it going to chip and fade, or it it on there to stay too? Three for three, the paint is bright and has been sealed. The wooden pieces are smooth, no chance for splinters. The Kathy Test has been passed. Let's see what we can do with it.

Below is an image of what is included. All pieces are wooden, except for the felt leaves atop the carrots, small metal pieces atop the worms, and a small metal magnet embedded into the bottom of the rabbit.

There is one of each piece of fruit, and there are some unique fruits in this group - jack fruit, dragon fruit, star fruit, and pomegranate. There is one matching hole shape around the sides of the car for each piece of fruit. Load the fruit from the top or from the sides. There are 8 carrots that sit in the holes on top (see the image at the top of this page). The four white carrots are a tad smaller that the four red. I did not notice the difference until I tried to plant them. Four of the holes are a little bigger and the red carrots will go into those. There are 8 worms that sit down into holes around the carrots. There are five different colored worms, two of each color (green, yellow, purple, red, pink). The worms each have a small metal piece on the top.

You can load the fruit into the car and then plant the garden, or vice versa. There is enough room either way and the pieces will not come out once the car starts to roll.

Overseeing this bountiful carrot garden is one happy rabbit. The rabbit has a small magnet embedded in the bottom. Looking at the picture at the top of the page, the rabbit should be able to sit atop the worms. Unfortunately this is not the case, it is just too heavy. PhotoShop allows him to sit up there, but gravity does not. However, you can tap the bottom of the rabbit to the top of each worm and pull them out of the garden before they wreck havoc on your carrot crop. 

Try this:

• Load the fruit into the car through the sides, finding each matching hole. 
• Match each piece of fruit to the hole, but only push it in part way. Can you stop pushing before it falls into the car?
• Pull the worms out by pairs, using the bunny, and name the color as you go. 
• Pull the worms out by hand and see how many you can hold in your hand as you go without dropping any. Can you do it again and grab one more?
• Hide the fruit pieces around the room. The let the individual push the car around the floor and find and load the fruit pieces.
• Grab and pull multiple carrots, using only their leaves. How many can you manage to pull at the same time with only one hand? If you can get them all, declare yourself "Top Bunny" and choose a name for yourself.
• Hold the car in one hand while you pick up and manipulate each piece of fruit to load through the hole.
• Set up the activity by putting the fruit in positions (on the table top) where they must be manipulated, in-hand, to orient for placement.
• Name each fruit as you pick it up and load it.
• Have a bowl of fruit pieces standing by to enjoy as, or after you play. Try fruits you haven't tasted before.
• If you've made it reading this far, I will let you in on a little secret. I sure miss working with kids. It was fun to write this and I am ready to take this car and get to therapy. Alas, no one to use it with.
• Work on manual dexterity, spatial skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation.

Oh Snap!

 

Oh Snap! is a blast from my past. I got this game, probably for Christmas, in the 60s. The only difference was that then it was called Booby Trap. They still make this game, but today it is flimsy and plastic, making it almost impossible to play without moving other pieces. Then I found Oh Snap!, new, at the thrift store for $1.25. We played it a lot when we were kids and I was good at it. What I didn't realize is that playing this game gave me the hands of a NINJA brain surgeon (see image above)! LOL That's OK, I still would have picked OT for my career.

I already blogged about Booby Trap, I will just provide you the link to that post and you will know everything you need to know about playing. BOOBY TRAP 

 

 

Otter Space

 

 

I love shopping the thrift stores right after Christmas. People are anxious to get rid of things they didn't want and are eager to get a donation receipt so they can still apply it to the current year tax returns. You can get great stuff for pretty cheap.

So I'm out shopping and, well how could I resist a game with OTTER in the name? To make it even sweeter, I got it brand new for $1.50. Funny how one person's Christmas disappointment can be another person's YA-HOO!

I've never heard of the Mudpuppy brand, so I just had to go looking on Amazon. So many fun activities, but I had to stop myself since I only have one in-person client now and that limits what I can use. Cognitive ages 3-4 - check it out if you are interested.

The box says Otter Space is a slide and score matching game that will help build memory, color matching, manual dexterity, and eye-hand coordination skills. The contents of the box are:

• 27 cards with pictures of colorful planets on one side and dark sky and stars on the other
• 3 SPECIAL cards
• 3-2-1 Rocket ship - Count down "3-2-1 Blast Off!". All players get to play and anyone matching the color gets to keep that card.
  
• Shooting star - Take your turn and then randomly turn over an extra card. If it matches your die color, keep it - even if you have already collected a card.
  
• Rainbow planet - Planet is multicolored and counts as an one color that you want it to be.
  
• 4 triangle launchers (thicker card stock)
• 4 rockets with an otter looking out the window (thick stock)
• 1 color die (wood)
  

 

Object:

Be the first player to collect 4 of the square planet cards.

Set up:

Spread out all the planet cards on a flat surface, planet side down, without overlapping any cards. Each player chooses a rocket ship and takes a grey triangle.

Play:

Youngest player goes first. Throw the die to see which color planet you will be hoping to land on. Place your rocket flat on the table, an arms-length away from the cards. Pick up the gray triangle and stand it up behind the rocket.

Push the triangle forward so it comes in contact with the ship and pushes it forward. Turn over any planet cards that the rocket lands on. If any of them has a color planet that is the same color as the die that was thrown, the player can keep the card. Only one card may be kept per turn. Turn the rest of the cards back over and the next person plays. Try to remember the planet colors on the cards that were turned back over. Players take turns and play continues in this way until someone has collected 4 planet cards and wins the game.

Try this:

• Say the planet colors out loud as you check each card.
• Ask the individual to cup the hand and make the die "dance" before throwing it. Try to think of a way to keep the hand in this position a little longer, such as singing a song about colors, space, rockets, or even Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
  
• Try flicking the rocket instead of pushing it with the triangle. Check that your pointer finger and thumb make a nice rounded O before flicking. 
• Practice flicking out of range of the cards first. Learn how holding your fingers together tight before flicking will send the rocket further than holding them together loosely.
• Skip the game and cards. Line up the four rockets on a flat surface and flick each one forward. Which color rocket went the farthest?
• Try flicking the rocket with pointer to thumb, then middle finger to thumb and on down. Don't forget to look for that nice rounded O in the webspace before flicking. Which finger flicks the farthest?
• Skip the game. Place the planet cards face-down on a grid on a flat surface. No two cards are the same, but a lot of cards have two planets with different colors. Turn over two cards and try to match two colors. If you make a match, take them and go again until you miss. Once you miss, turn the cards face-down again, but remember what the colors are in case you need one in the future.
  
• Lay the rocket cards in a grid, face-up. Throw the die. Pick up all the cards with that color. Pick the cards up where they lie. Don't try to drag them to the side of the table to assist with pick up, and try not to disturb any of the surrounding cards. Take turns throwing the die until all the cards are picked up. Some people my have to skip turns if the cards have already been picked up. Who got the most?
• Play the game above, but skip the die. Lay the six rocket cards face-down. Each person turns a rocket card over to get their color. That way each person will always get some cards to pick up.
• Play the game above but someone else will have to pick up your cards for you. When you spot a card you will identify the location, such as second row, fourth card. Another player must find it and give it to you.
  
• Set up cards on the table by holding the deck in the non-dominant hand and pushing each card off the top with the thumb. The dominant hand will take the card and place it on the tabletop.
  

Work on spatial relations, figure ground, manual dexterity, palmar arch strength and support, color recognition, in-hand manipulation skills, social skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation.

 

 

Celebrating 1,000,000 Page Views

 

Graphic by Mason from MKE Mason clipart store. Click here to check it out.

 

A few weeks ago I was tickled to note that I had passed 1,000,000 page views. For this I have all of you to thank. I know that people stop by my blog for a number of reasons, because I have received many comments. Many are occupational therapists looking for ideas, some are looking for instructions that they have lost or never had, and others have left some of the funniest comments you could ever wish to read. They have all been kind, they have all made me smile, and I have appreciated every one of them.

With that said, I have to apologize for not keeping up so well since the pandemic. I have a stack of new games to add and promise to get back to it.

BTW - For the past few years Blogger had not let me add anything to the Games by Image page. As soon as I posted a new game on this page, the image would be uploaded to that page. I have tried to figure it out and have gotten nowhere. I have checked into switching to a website, but been told by Go Daddy that I have far too much content for that. I have also checked into moving this blog to another platform, such as WordPress, but with over 1,000 posts, what a lot of work that would be! So for now, it is what it is. But if/when I change, YOU will be the first to know. So for now, you can see new posts by scrolling to the bottom of a page and clicking on "older posts".

Thank you again for your interest. I hope you continue to enjoy my blog and I hope to hear from more of you in the future.

Christmas Games & Toys

Have holiday fun with Christmas games and toys

Christmas Bingo, Snowball Fight, Bellz, Nativity Lacing Cards, what a great time of year to be able to use holiday games and toys in therapy. Here are some of my favorites with ideas for using them in therapy. Just click on the title to go to that item and get more information.

Christmas Vacation Twinkling Lights Game - A simple card game based on National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie. Bake a Christmas treat based on lights (check out Pinterest), watch the movie, then play the card game. Make a real evening of it.

Christmas Rush - A fast moving game that plays like musical chairs, or spoons. Players are eliminated one at a time until the winner grabs the last token. Requires 3 or more players.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Family Bingo - A 4 x 4 grid with actual scenes from A Charlie Brown Christmas TV show. Small red ornaments for markers.

Barrel of Monkeys - Candy Cane Edition - Pick up 10 dangling red and green monkeys. Harder than you think.

Ed Emberley's Christmas Drawing Book - Simple drawings, step-by-step. Work on spatial skills, encouraging precision while drawing and writing.

Holiday UNO Card Game - There are no special instruction cards but the cards have holiday graphics in the background.

Santa Claus Go Fish - Four cards games in one box - Go Fish, Slap Jack, Memory Match and Old Maid. Colorful and whimsical graphics.

UNO Frozen and Holiday Card Games - The same UNO game we know and love, different themes.

Clue - North Pole Holiday Edition - Somebody made off with Santa's gifts on Christmas Eve. Be the first to figure out who, with what and where.

Christmas Sticker By Number - Complete Christmas pictures with mosaic shaped stickers. Not your typical simple sticker book. 28 projects per book, a good value. 

Christmas Lights Card Game - 12 games in one box! Festive, colorful graphics. I can't wait til December.

Bellz - Use a magnetic wand to separate your colored jingle bells from the pack. Takes some skill! A unique game.

Happy Holidays! The Christmas Carols and Songs Game - A trivia game that's all about the classics.

Ned's Head - I know I put this one on almost every list but just think of all the Christmas themed items you could put into it this time of year: a bell, a ribbon or bow, a candy cane, a small wrapped box, a Christmas ornament (perhaps with a nativity design), an old-fashioned Christmas light bulb, a snowball in a Ziplock bag, a small stocking, a star (check out your local dollar store for ideas). Or put in several plastic cookie cutters and try to guess each shape.

Merry Merry Christmas Bingo - A charming Christmas bingo game to put you in the spirit. Note: There are only 6 bingo cards in this game. More bingo games are listed below.

Lap Harp - Take it out of the box and play, without learning to read notes. Christmas tunes available.

Snowman Jokes - 24 free snowman jokes. Print them out, pass them around, spread the cheer. 

I SPY Holiday Wishes - A non-traditional I SPY card game.

Inflatable Snow Shield - An indoor snowball fight.

Snowball Fight Card Game - A snowball fight without the cold and snow.

I SPY Holiday Wishes - A non-traditional I SPY memory card game for Christmas.

All-Family Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - A portable Rudolph-themed trivia game.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe and Checkers - Teach tic-tac-toe with a children's favorite.

Peanuts Christmas BINGO - Some of our favorite cartoon characters (Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy) are featured in this game. A 33 card set.

Nativity Lacing Cards - A set of 12 sturdy lacing cards with nativity pictures. Comes with laces.

Operation Rudolph - Operation now has a Christmas theme. Rudolph is the theme, but not the patient. Whew!

LEGO Build Up - Christmas and winter models are small, just right for a beginner in therapy. Pieces per model range from around 15 pieces to 30+ pieces.

Memory Challenge Holiday Edition - One of the first I pull out each year. Sets include many Christmas, a few Hanukkah (dreidle, candles) and a variety that could just be considered winter (snowman, hot chocolate, etc.). This game also includes extra challenge cards for a fun holiday twist (optional, don't have to use them). Inexpensive, family fun. 

Reindeer, Santa, Elf, Snowman Poppers - Hog Wild sells poppers in lots of different seasonal shapes, including Santa Claus, snowman, and elf. Kids love these.

Indoor Snowballs - A kid pleaser. Lightweight, but not flimsy, these plush snowballs are for indoor play. I get a lot of mileage out of this one from December through February. Would probably be longer if I lived in the Midwest.

Scrabble Holiday Edition (Christmas) - Time for a party! Bring together your Scrabble friends for holiday treats and a Christmas themed Scrabble game. This one is for me!

Holiday Fluxx Card Game - Covers holidays from Halloween to New Year's. If you are working on following directions and adapting to change, you may like this one. 

Spot it Holiday - My favorite card game goes Christmas.

Jesus is Born Nativity Wooden Puzzle - 30 piece wooden puzzle depicting Jesus' birth.

Holiday Charades - Another of my favorites for motor planning fun. Can just turn into role playing also if it is just another person and me in a therapy session.

LEGO Decorating the Tree - LEGO offers small holiday and seasonal sets. They sell out fast and kids love them.

Christmas Bingo - Most kids like Bingo and you can work on numerous skills with this one too. Grab a few inexpensive prizes and bring on the fun.

It's a Charlie Brown Christmas Android app - My favorite cartoon kids explain the true meaning of Christmas. Lots of interactive fun.

It's a Charlie Brown Christmas Look and Find - Find the pictures hidden in the backgrounds from this Christmas classic. Figure ground fun.

Charlie Brown Christmas Board Game - Spend time with the Peanuts gang while they get ready for Christmas.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Game - Recover the Christmas presents from the Grinch to help save Christmas for the Whos in Who-ville.

Angry Bird Christmas Dice Game - A holiday-decorated, card/dice game based on the popular app.

Find It - Elf on the Shelf - Twist and turn the tube to find the 40 Christmas/winter related items hidden inside. Search-and-find cards add extra fun.

Scaventure Kids - Sort through the cards and pick out a few Christmas themed activities such as:

• Locate three different types of Christmas tree ornaments.
• Find a cone from a coniferous tree.
• Recite the items that someone's true love gave for every day of Christmas.
• Draw a holiday symbol.
• Track down a candy cane.
• Make up your own!

Candy Memory by eeBoo - This memory game is all about candy and has several holiday matches I associate with Christmas including candy canes and ribbon candy. 

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Dominoes - Traditional domino game with Rudolph themed characters. Each tile has a picture to match as well as a number for keeping score. Does not show the usual dots.

Let's Match! Merry and Bright Memory Game - Round cards, 24 sets, 12 could be used as winter without Christmas.

Christmas Sticker Scenes - I have used sticker scenes from Oriental Trading for years. They come in everyday scenes as well as holiday and seasonal. Inexpensive fine motor and visual perceptual fun.