Orchard Toys Dizzy Donkey

Charades for small children. The players choose two donkey cards.  The first card will say what creature they have to be (a chicken or an astronaut for example) whilst the second card tells them how to act it out (tired or sad for example).  Turn over a Dizzy Donkey and everyone has to spin around whilst the cards are shuffled.

Age suitability: 5 years to adult.

2 - 4 players 

Orchard Toys is a Norfolk-based company designing and making their games in-house. They have been going for years and have a reputation for producing good, honest games which are both fun and educational.  All the games are fully tested by teachers and, of course, by children so they are totally safe and dependable.

Most of the games are aimed at the 3-6 year olds.  To an adult the games will inevitably seem somewhat simplistic but they really know that age group so I never have any hesitation about recommending them.  Obviously children develop at different rates so some children may not be able to follow the instructions at first but that doesn't seem to matter as they enjoy playing with the colourful cards.  As the child develops, it isn't long before they fully appreciate the game and they benefit from the educational aspects whilst still having fun.