ELC Honey Bee Tree

When I was a little girl I had the game of Ker PLunk which I absolutely loved. The idea was that you had a plastic tube. Halfway down the tube you had a load of holes for which you pushed through thin plastic sticks which formed a sort of floor. On top of these sat loads of marbles which you had to try to keep there as you removed the sticks, It was very noisy but a lot of fun! When shoppong for my daughter's fourth birthday I spotted this honey bee tree in the Early Learning Centre and as I was reminded of Ker Plunk, I bought it for her. In many ways it is similar to my childhood game but is much more attractive to look at. Instead of the plastic tube, sticks ...  Read the complete review

Shortly before Christmas my daughter's school held their annual Christmas Fair. My husband had given our daughter some money to spend at the fair and she wasn't leaving until she had bought something! Eventually on a stall selling used toys and games my Daughter found this Early Learning Centre (ELC) Honey Bee Tree game and recognising it as something similar to Ker-Plunk, which she enjoys playing with Nanny, she decided this was the thing she wanted most. We paid £1.00 for the Honey Bee Tree, a Steering Wheel and a box of six Dinosaur puzzles. As soon as we got home we all had to have a game of the Honey Bee Tree and my daughter excitedly emptied ...  Read the complete review

Honey Bee Tree is an easy, fun game from the Early Learning Centre, designed for younger children. The best way of describing the game is a young children's version of the game Ker-plunk, using bees in a honey pot instead of marbles. ==== AIM OF THE GAME ===== The aim of the game is to have fewer bees in your segment at the foot of the tree when all the branches have been removed than the other players. ==== PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER ==== The game comes with an oak tree in three parts - base, trunk and honey pot - 32 branches and 30 little bees. The parts are in quite sturdy plastic, the base in green, with brown tree roots ...  Read the complete review