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Once upon a time in a beautiful rose garden there were four ladybug friends who flew among the leaves, exploring their sweet-smelling home. Although they loved the rosebushes, sometimes they wondered what lay beyond their world. Each ladybug had a different wing color: Ella Yellow, Rickie Red, Tommy Teal, and Olivia Orange. Everybody knows and loves ladybugs. Kids will fall in love with the characters and memorize the story of The Ladybug Adventure as they learn to count and read. The Ladybug Game uses a clever combination of colors, numbers, words, and symbols to help even the youngest kids catch on quickly. Soon they will be playing on their own, again and again, as they encounter all the adventures, challenges, and characters in the garden including the Praying Mantis, the Aphids, and the three lazy Ants.
This game is great for counting! One of the kids I work with, whom I didn't expect to recognize the numbers AND count, began to count out his spaces for each turn the second time playing this game! It motivates kids to count both the spaces and the aphids. I did tweak the rules a bit so we didn't have to give so many aphids to the ants--just made it so you only to give one or two to each ant. It keeps the game moving that way. I wish the pieces were not made of cardboard...I'm much more into the old school Candyland plastic pieces, but it's okay.
I purchased the game for my 3 year old but my 6 year old loves playing the game just as much. It is a great way to teach them counting with the cards and to notice if they are moving forward or backward. Well worth the money!
The gameplay: Good, but slightly complicated, esp for its target age range. Lead to a bit of frustration at first. Seems to be a lot of rules; not altogether intuitive, either. You should see the instruction sheet - it's 1/2 story, 1/2 instructions. I can appreciate the concept of integration and engaging the players, but it's not executed well.
Educational value: Good in helping with counting up to 10, but little else.
Durability? UGH. Like I don't have enough pieces to keep together! We do pretty good with keeping games and their pieces together... but I feel like we spend more time cleaning up and putting the pieces in their respective ziplock bags than we do playing. (Well, maybe not - but cleanup time is a factor. That can be a good thing, too; assigning jobs and teaching responsibility...)
There certainly is a cuteness factor that will appeal to little girls, with the bugs and all. Overall, though, I'd go with a game that's a little less complicated and has less pieces! Longevity was an issue as well - despite managing to not lose too many aphids and whatnot, we played it only a few times before my girls (3 & 4yo) lost interest.
We have Silly Story Maker that has pictures on it where each player can lay down a card and add to the story the players make up as they go along - great for the 3-5+ age group, and better for brain development than 1-10 counting, which is all this game reinforces. Heck, even Sorry will outscore this game educationally, and it's easier for the little ones to understand.
I don't mean to poo-poo the game too much. I know it was created by a 1st grader and all (it's kinda obvious, really) - and if she was my daughter I'd be really proud... but to compare it to other games, well, there really isn't a comparison.
There's better bang-for-your buck out there.
This game is well-designed for the younger kids. I am just astonished that my son, not quite three yet, can play his part, by the rules, with only the rare correction. Even more unbelievable, he's been playing the game by *himself* lately!
He can interpret the cards and board directions, using a few tricks. We noticed that the Move Forward cards are written in green letters, and Move Back cards in red. The movement cards use numbers, but also a corresponding number of little pictures of "spaces." Many cards say Play Again at the bottom, and those cards always have a little ladybug next to those words--he sees that the card has a ladybug and knows to take another turn. The Get and Lose Aphid cards and board spots have similar color coding and pictures.
My son seems to think this is all a great deal of fun! I think a big part of that is the feeling of accomplishment. My seven-year-old, a good game player, enjoys the game also. For an adult, of course, it can get a bit tedious, but MUCH better than Candyland!
For an interested young child, this game does an excellent job of improving skills in counting, interpreting symbols, following directions, understanding typical game board pathways, taking turns, and having fun!
My "how much fun" rating is based on my child's reaction. Durability is about typical or a bit better--typical folding board, good quality large cards, thick cardboard aphids, thick cardboard ladybug markers with plastic stands.
Our 4 year old son received this game as a Christmas gift. He absolutely loves it and asks to play it nearly every day! The cards and instructions are simple to use - no reading required, just number recognition. What surprised me was the cooperative attitude my son has with this game. He is generally pretty competitive (though he sometimes cheers for me to win) but with this game he wants all the lady bugs to make it home safe. Excellent counting practice, as well as following rules and learning general board game procedures (taking turns, using cards, moving pieces, etc). Its a great price, plus kids love to learn about bugs!
I bought this game for my 3 year old because of the great reviews. The games comes with a story and it is very cute however, you are not looking for a good book you are looking for a fun game.
As a parent I look for a game that is educational and since of course I am going to be the one playing with my child I want it to be fun.
well this game is NOT fun. There is nothing going on. you just pick a card and go, nothing is happening on the board there is nothing fun to do at all. Near then end if you dont have enough points you cant go through to the end and have to go in a circle forever. This is not very fun for me or my son.
I suggest cariboo. This is a great fun game and it teaches counting, number recognition, colors, letters and sportsmanship.
This game is well-loved in our house by both our 3 year old daughter and 5 year old son. (I kind of enjoy it, too.) :-)
Each player picks a ladybug character and takes turns picking cards in order to move their piece toward the ladybug's home. But there's a twist - throughout the game, each ladybug has to get past the mean praying mantis (luckily it's easy and fun to do this by earning a "Bug Off" card) as well as collect 10 aphids to feed the hungry ants. Only after they accomplish both those things can the player proceed to the end of the game board.
The rules are pretty simple, and my 5 year old likes the fact that the game was invented by another child - a girl in first grade whose bio is provided on the side of the box. My 3 year old daughter also enjoys the game, but as she's not yet good at understanding game directions, she usually acts as the "helper", handing us cards and counting cardboard aphids. Because there is a lot of getting and losing of aphids, this game helps kids practice their counting skills.
We really enjoy this game, but it's not a quick play. I'd say each game lasts about 20 mins on average, sometimes more if the players are slower to collect all 10 aphids. We generally play this before bedtime, as its a good wind-down the day game for the family.
I bought this game for my 3-year-old daughter so she (and the rest of us) wouldn't always have to play Candy Land when she wanted to play a game.
It's a fun game. My 5-year-old son is enjoying it. It is simple to play, with cards that tell the player whether to move forward or backwards, or collect "aphid" tokens which are needed to win the game. It isn't as mindless as Candy Land, so it's a winner on that note.
However, I take exception to the claim that the game requires no reading. The game cards do have large numbers and arrows pointing forwards or backwards, so I guess the idea is that a child who can't read but who can recognize numbers could figure out what to do without reading the words "move ahead X spaces," but I think that's asking a lot of a preschooler.
Nevertheless, a fun game that I'm sure we'll enjoy.
Our children, ages 2 and 5, love this game. The 2-year old doesn't understand the rules but loves counting the aphids. Game creates great family bonding time.
I purchased this product on an impulse buy. I was walking up to checkout at Target and saw this on an end cap. I am always looking for games we can play with our 3yr. old. This one is definately a winner!!! This a fun game for out whole family and great for learning. Our son loves playing this game, he loves the bug off cards and collecting aphids. He even got grandma to play. Its a great game that we are still playing over 6 months later.
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About Zobmondo!! Entertainment; The Ladybug Game; Ladybug Game detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #537 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Zobmondo Entertainment
- Model: 19283
- Released on: 2007-09-27
- Dimensions: 10.50" h x 1.90" w x 10.50" l, 1.06 pounds
Features
- No reading necessary to play.
- Introduction to math concepts.
- Invented by a kid for kids.
- Adorable graphics, easy play and no reading required make this award winner a perfect first board game.
- Makes a great gift
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