When they offered to send it to us, I was thrilled as I love the game Apples to Apples and this new game is made by the same company! I briefly looked at the game online and just knew Pac would love it and I was right!
He was really excited to start playing but I made him read the directions first so I could see if he could understand the game without me having to explain it to him...
He was really excited to start playing but I made him read the directions first so I could see if he could understand the game without me having to explain it to him...
He did! He is 7, and the game says it is meant for ages 7 and up, so I was thrilled that it was simple enough for him to understand right off the bat. You can go here to read the detailed rules if you'd like.
I was really excited to play with him, and LOVED that just the 2 of us could enjoy it together. The competitive game is played with 3 or more players, but mom and child or just 2 children can easily just take turns and have tons of fun giggling together-which is what we did!
I was really excited to play with him, and LOVED that just the 2 of us could enjoy it together. The competitive game is played with 3 or more players, but mom and child or just 2 children can easily just take turns and have tons of fun giggling together-which is what we did!
This game is GREAT for communication skills, listening skills, and much, much more. The "director" has to tell the artist how to draw what is on the card and get the artist and the other players (if there are any) to guess it. ONLY certain types of words can be used (like positional words, directional words, shape words, etc.) so it makes it tricky! Here's Pac Man drawing while I was directing him...
He had NO CLUE what this was, even though it did indeed look like the picture on the card!!! Do you know what it is?
Here's more examples of a few we did together, he got the others, but did not get grapes!!! I drew the candle and the bag based on his directions.
He really enjoyed being the director, and I loved that he really had to think about how to describe what he was wanting me to draw!
Here's more examples of a few we did together, he got the others, but did not get grapes!!! I drew the candle and the bag based on his directions.
He really enjoyed being the director, and I loved that he really had to think about how to describe what he was wanting me to draw!
Educational aspects of Backseat Drawing can be found here, I read through these after I had decided on my own educational aspects list and I agree entirely with what they have-this game is great for so many reasons!
Out of the Box Games is donating this wonderful game to one of my readers in honor of Pac Man!!! A huge thanks to this great company!
Here's what you need to do to enter to win this fabulous game...
Leave a comment telling me and other readers what your favorite board game is!
After you do that, you can gain some extra entries by doing any of the following, remember to leave an extra comment for each item so they will count as entries...
- If you left an introduction COMMENT on the Introduce Yourself post, give yourself an extra entry!
- If you've ever left a comment on 1+1+1=1 BEFORE our celebration began, give yourself an extra entry (please be honest-if this is the winning entry-I will ask you to give me the post link).
- If you have a child who is 7 just like Pac Man, give yourself an extra entry (be honest please)
- Follow Out of the Box Games on Twitter
- Become a fan of OTB on Facebook
- If you will take a photo of your kid(s) playing this game and post about it and Out of the Box Games on your blog if you are the winner, give yourself an extra entry!!! (also an honor thing)
I will select a winner using Random.org, so be sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, I will also be moderating comments to check that your entries are valid-please be honest!
Contest ENDS August 29th, 2009. Winner will be announced here, and emailed (your email MUST be in each comment/or enabled in blogger). Winner must reply to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.
See general 1000 Subscribers Celebration Guidelines Here!
Our favorite is Wahoo!, also known as Aggravation. Simple but competitive and fun. Our family has huge tournaments and makes homemade boards. Thanks for the chance. shannoncarter*at*comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI still love Candy Land! An oldie, but a goodie!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite board game is Clue. I've loved it since I was a kid! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI would definitely take a photo of my daughter playing the game if we win!
ReplyDeleteI also did a post for your Introduce Yourself post.
ReplyDeleteWe are obsessed with Apples to Apples.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite game of all time is candyland! I think I could play it all day long as a child and could even now!
ReplyDeletejakemelissajakea@aol.com
I have a 7 year old...you and I discussed blogs for little ones in the past...we still haven't started one...
ReplyDeleteI wouls absolutely take a pic and blog about it and tell all of my friends!!!
ReplyDeleteWe're on the Candyland fan list, too! Chutes & Ladders is fun, also...
ReplyDeletejanemaritz at yahoo dot com
i left a comment on the introduce yourself page!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I love to play Scrabble Jr. I used to play it with my mom when I was a kid.
ReplyDeletebdmckinnie@yahoo.com
And I would love the opportunity to take a photo & blog about it!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite board game is Chutes and Ladders! We're also obsessed with Uno, but that's more of a card game.
ReplyDeleteI would totally take pics of my kids playing this game, and would blog about it too!
ReplyDeleteI posted a comment introducing myself on the Introduce Yourself post. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks Cute!! Count us in!
ReplyDeleteI also did a post for the intro!
Our favorite game is Sorry. Just when it looks like you've lost WHAMMO!! you get a sorry card and you'r back in the game.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is seven also.
ReplyDeleteI gave an introduction entry also.
ReplyDeleteoops! I forgot to tell you. Our current favorite board game is Monopoly JR. Our 6 year old loves it!
ReplyDeletePS-email is reviveme2@gmail.com
So happy for you re: 1000 subscribers! Yeah! My favorite board game is Bananagrams.
ReplyDeleteI would def. take a pic. and blog about it if I won.
ReplyDeleteI did make a comment about the anytime Bible. That's a cool Bible.
ReplyDeleteShoots and Ladders
ReplyDeletewe don't have a favourite board game yet, but we do love connect 4. i can tell that dora chutes and ladders, and candyland will be big hits when we start to introduce them.
ReplyDeleteI left a comment introducing myself!
ReplyDeletei've left you alot of comments so i'm sure i can give you the link to one (although i never win anything hardly!):)
ReplyDeletemy favorite board games are Apples to Apples Jr and Pictureka!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite board game is aggravation! I'm so glad my daughter likes it because it's one that I used to play when I was a little girl. This looks like a fun game!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite game for the whole family (especially Daddy) is CADOO. The drawing, acting, sculpting are our favorite parts of the game. Carisa, don't bother counting this as an entry, because we don't qualify. I just wanted to share what our fav game was.
ReplyDeleteMama Bear from CANADA
I also left a comment on the introduce yourself post!
ReplyDeleteI've commented once before, maybe twice.
ReplyDeleteAnd, we would definitely take pictures and blog about it!
ReplyDeleteWe have lots of favorites here. We all enjoy playing Settlers of Catan but I like pretty much anything that my boys love. Cadoo is a favorite as well.
ReplyDeleteZingo!
ReplyDeleteOur kids love about any game we play together but we just picked up Apples to Apples Junior the other day for them and they are so excited!
ReplyDeleteI'm following on facebook...
ReplyDeleteFollowing on twitter now...
ReplyDeleteI'm *pretty* sure that I've commented on your posts before {grins}. Please don't make me search... HA!
ReplyDeleteWould I take pictures and post them on my blog?
ReplyDeleteDo cows give milk?
I believe that would be a yes. :)
And not only did I comment on the 'Introduce Yourself' post...I even blogged my comment because I can't follow directions. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite board game is any of the "Scene It" DVD games. I love movies!
ReplyDeletecheyennealexander@hotmail.com
this is my second entry because I have commented on this blog before!
ReplyDeletecheyennealexander@hotmail.com
We love Apples to Apples Junior around here!
ReplyDeleteMy Gracie is 7 years old
ReplyDeleteWe will definitely take photos for my blog of us playing if we win!
ReplyDeleteI commented in the introduction post
ReplyDeleteI have commented in the past on 1+1+1=1
ReplyDeleteWe love the game Sorry!
ReplyDeleteI commented on the introduction post.
ReplyDeleteOur favorite board game right now is Candyland, lol. I really like Sorry! too.
ReplyDeleteI left a comment on the intro post!
ReplyDeleteI have left a comment before the celebration began!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to become a fan on facebook!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite board game was always Chutes and Ladders. I also love playing Candy Land with my son.
ReplyDeleteI have commented on your site before and participate in Tot school.
ReplyDeleteI would take a picture and post about the game for sure.
ReplyDeleteI love monopoly. Don't know why! Go fish is awfully fun with the kiddos though.
ReplyDeletei love board games, so hard to choose. hmmm... I like clue.
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our favorite game is a cranium game, WhoNu? It's so much fun. And as a bonus, it's super fast to play, so we can squeeze it in even during a busy week!
ReplyDeletesorry for the lack of caps, typing while holding a sleeping little one. :)
waterfrontlearningacademy@gmail.com
I also just introduced myself and added my link! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOur favorite right now is Zooreka. I would love a chance to win. I think my little artist would love it! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would be glad to take a photo and blog about it!
ReplyDeleteWe love Clue here at our house. My 10 year old has gotten quite good at strategy and deductive reasoning with this game.
ReplyDeleteI did an introduction post!
ReplyDeleteI have commented on Tot School posts before!
ReplyDeleteI'd be glad to take a picture and blog about it. (We also have Apples to Apples so two OTB games to blog about).
ReplyDeleteRight now scrabble. i love playing with 9 and 6 yr olds.
ReplyDeletei love cranium games! i also still love good ol' pictionary so this one sounds great!
ReplyDeleteScrabble is my favorite game... love it!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite board game around here lately has been Monopoly.
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this!!!
I have a daughter who is 7.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely post about this (with a picture) if we win.
ReplyDeleteWe like Zingo from Discovery Toys
ReplyDeleteOur favorite board game is Cranium Cadoo - too much fun :)
ReplyDeleteMy oldest little girl is 7 :)
ReplyDeleteOops--forgot to leave my email with the Dont Wake Daddy post--EWELLLA@YAHOO.COM
ReplyDeleteWe love Blokus. It really makes us think. I will have to look into some of these others though! They all sound great :)
ReplyDeleteHungry Hippos is a classic!
ReplyDeletekimberlysummer40@aol.com
One of my favorite board games is CLUE. This game looks so awesome! Can definetly be used to help kids learn directions. They will also learn that even though they do not always see the clear picture (of what we as parents say, or of what God has in store) they need to not jump ahead but wait for what we or God may be telling them to do. To listen and trust!
ReplyDeleteEntry #2- I am a fan on Facebook of "out of the box".
ReplyDeleteAnother board game that I like is Boarderdash. It is not techinally a board game I guess:)
I will post a picture of playing this game. My son is not old enough yet, but I will try to play with it with my nieces!
ReplyDeleteAnother game I like is Monoply
Our favorite game right now is the Eric Carle From Head to Toe Game
ReplyDeleteI introduced myself. :)
ReplyDeleteWe still love Candy Land. :)
ReplyDeleteBecame a fan on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteDo I have to choose one favorite? We love games and I am constantly on the look out for new additions to our collection! Some favorites-Apples to Apples, Canasta, Blokus, Sequence.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely photograph and blog about my winning entry! L (who is 2) loves playing our games. We let her pretend-play with Sorry and Blokus. She also has her own Hello Kitty cards. We play Go Fish using just red and black since she doesn't know her numbers yet!
ReplyDeleteone of our favorite games is a simple one - math war. the kids love it.
ReplyDeleteelleeyun@msn.com
and yes, of course i would take pictures and post about it.
ReplyDeleteelleeyun@msn.com
Right now our fave game is HiHo Cherry-O b/c I can play it with all three of my older kids.
ReplyDeleteI made an introduction post.
ReplyDeleteI have left comments on 1+1+1=1.
ReplyDeletethe board game LIFE :)
ReplyDeleteWe have so many favorite games, but Canasta has to be a long term favorite!
ReplyDeleteI left a comment in the Intro post. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have commented here before the celebration began.
ReplyDeleteI love to take pictures, especially of my kids and with my new camera, so of course I'd blog about it. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe adore "Guess Who" and play it almost daily
ReplyDeleteHi Carissa - game looks great fun :D
ReplyDelete1. - I posted on the Introduce Yourself post :D
2. - I have commented on 1+1+1=1 many times before the celebration began :D
ReplyDelete3. - I have a 7 year old daughter :D
ReplyDelete6. OF COURSE I will take photos and blog about the game and OTB
ReplyDeleteNow to say about my favourite board game. Well, I have lots of fav's but for its broad age playability I think it has to be Carcasonne ( http://www.boardgameextras.co.uk/item.php?id=35&name=Carcassonne+Board+Game&cat=1&sub_cat=5&src=gad&gclid=CJ_CjIf0rJwCFUxs4wodzjbLcg ). I like it because the really little ones like just matching up the tiles and making interesting city shapes, but it is interesting & simple to play (although a little complicated to score) from about 7/8 upwards to adult and it is different every time :D - mine all enjoy it.
ReplyDeletei love rummikub!
ReplyDeletei left a comment on the getting to know you post!
ReplyDeleteSome how we always end up playing Apples to Apples! That and Catch Phrase are my favorites!
ReplyDeleteI left an intro!!
ReplyDeleteWe love Yatzee
ReplyDeleteWe love to play 5 straight! vmh82 at msn dot com
ReplyDeleteI left an introduction
ReplyDeleteMy favorite board game as a child was candy land but I love SkipBo (the board game version) and Apples to Apples the best.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked playing what I call the bean game. Unfortunately, I can't remember it's real name.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite game right now is candy land. That happens when you are surrounded by a toddler.
ReplyDeleteI have made comments on 1+1+1 before the celebration
ReplyDeleteI am going to become a fan on FB.
ReplyDeleteI introduced myself.
ReplyDeleteWe love Apples to Apples, too, and my girls LOVE to draw, so this sounds like a game we would really have fun with. Games we also enjoy are Peanut Butter and Jelly (a card game) and Math noodlers. Thanks for running the giveaway! How fun!
ReplyDeleteI would post a pic of us playing the game, too!
ReplyDeleteWe sure love to play Apples to Apples, jr. around our house!
ReplyDeleteI have a 7 year old, Sam!
ReplyDeleteI just signed up to follow OTB on twitter. :)
ReplyDeleteI became a fan of OTB on facebook. :)
ReplyDeleteWe are huge board game players here, but Sweet Pea isn't really old enough for any of them yet. It's very hard to pick a favorite but one that might work well a family with kids is Carcassonne.
ReplyDeleteI have left a comment on 1+1+1=1 before.
ReplyDeleteI left and introduce myself post. This would be perfect for my nephews.
ReplyDeleteOur favorite game is Clue Jr.
ReplyDelete#2 - I've definitely left a comment or 2 before. :)
ReplyDelete#3- I became an OTB fan on FB
ReplyDelete#4 - I will most certainly take a picture and blog about it!!
ReplyDeleteMy family's favorite game is Uno Attack. tonyaleed@bellsouth.net
ReplyDeleteI participate in Tot School. tonyaleed@bellsouth.net
ReplyDeleteI left a did the introduction post. tonyaleed@bellsouth.net
ReplyDeleteI would love to take a picture and blog about it. tonyaleed@bellsouth.net
ReplyDeleteI did introduce myself on the INTRODUCE YOURSELF post. :)
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bryanluvsrenee@ hotmail.com
Our favorite board game is Quelf... :) but on the less ridiculous side, one of the Cranium. The boys LOVE apples to apples jr.
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I like to play Scattegories. I SO need to get us some games lol.
ReplyDeleteI have left a comment or two here before asking some questions and things. I started tot school with my 24 month old tot this week. We aren't in full swing yet though.
ReplyDeleteHi We like to play sorry or star wars monopoly (have a son) but i like to play scrabble
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fan of OTB on FB
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My favorite game is Blokus. Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite board game is "Apples to apples" but my kids have to be "Don't break the ice".
ReplyDeleteOops, my email is readysetthink@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy 6 year old absolutely loves Horse-Opoly. She loves being the banker and working her way through all of parts of the game.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved Monopoly! I also love the card game Set because it can be played alone or with others.
ReplyDeletejlsemon at gmail dot com
I love Scrabble... and am teaching my son to play too. even my 4 and 2 year old girls want to play. They just love games, anykind!
ReplyDeleteIf only Jase was a little older, this game would be so much fun! I definitely need to keep this in mind to try out 3 years from now!
ReplyDeleteI love to play Clue and now my daughter does too!
ReplyDeleteI just posted an introduction of myself.
ReplyDeleteOf course I would take a picture of us playing the game!
ReplyDeleteOur new favorite board game is Ticket to Ride
ReplyDeletetaralyn.parker at gmail.com
I will definitely post a family picture of us playing if we win!
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One of my favorite games as a child was Perfection. I still enjoy it today. The family I babysit for has three children and games is one of our favorite activities. Our favorites are Kerplunk, UNO, Apples to Apples, and Blink. We have hours of fun just playing games.
ReplyDeletewow, I love the "10 days in africa game" as well as "backseat drawing" these are some pretty nifty games!
ReplyDeletedeegraphx at gmail dot com
My children are ages 4 & 2 and currently our favorite game is candyland... although my four year old is starting to favor chutes and ladders.
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeleteWell since we have 5 boys ranging from 13 - 2 we have a few....with the older boys we enjoy the Settlers of Catan games and for the younger we enjoy playing Blokus!!
Apples to Apples and Catch Phrase are my favorite games.
ReplyDeleteI introduced myself (#100!)
ReplyDeleteI have left other comments before!
ReplyDeleteOur favorite game is Candy Land.
ReplyDeleteMy 7 year old loves to draw I think this would be an exciting game for him!!
ReplyDeleteWe have left a few comments on your page in regards to your awesome ideas, and totbooks!! They have been a lot of fun in our home
ReplyDeleteWe love games!!! Our favorite right now would have to be password... but my little ones favorite pick would be Don't wake Daddy ( really ... its a game!! lol)
ReplyDeleteYesss!!! I have a 7 year old! She would LOVE this too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome! My fav. board game is Settlers of Catan!
ReplyDeleteSarah8914 at gmail dot com
Right now our favorite game is Boogle Jr. I loved Boogle as a travel game when I was younger and the boys and I recently found Boogle Jr.. it is great for both boys (1 matches the letters , the other actually tries to spell the word)
ReplyDeletebecame a facebook fan!!
ReplyDeleteI am posting my introduction post.
ReplyDeleteI have commented before, I will search and save a link just in case.
ReplyDeleteI would love to write a blog and post pics of this game....even if I don't win, I think we will be searching this game out for Big C.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite board game is Scrabble.
ReplyDeleteIf I win, I'll take a pic of my kiddos playing it and blog about it:-)
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, our favorite board game is Sorry Sliders. What fun!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteI have an intro on the intro thread
ReplyDeleteI will most definately take lots of pictures and post them on my blog.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest is doing Boggle Jr a lot lately and with my youngest, we do a lot of Dora Candyland!! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite board game is the Game of Life :)
ReplyDeletepetrellinyc-slinky at yahoo dot com
I am a fan of out of the box on facebook
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I am following out of the box games on twitter
ReplyDeleteI just left a comment in the introduce yourself post.
ReplyDeletepetrellinyc-slinky at yahoo dot com