Dotty Dinosaurs was a game that my son received for his third birthday (over three years ago now) when he was in the midst of his dinosaur obsession. It has recently been rescued from the depths of the playroom cupboard by my almost three year old daughter which is why I am reviewing it now. Perhaps suprisingly, it still contains all the original pieces (and, more shockingly, both dice) and we have just started playing it again on a regular basis. It is a game that I remember my son loving as a 3 and 4 year old, and one that my daughter really enjoys now. * The Game * Contents - The game comes in a brightly coloured box with two dinosaurs on the front. ...  Read the complete review

My three year old son is dinosaur mad. He likes anything to do with dinosaurs and has done for quite a while. Shortly after his second birthday my brother, knowing his dinosaur obsession, sent him this Orchard Toys Dotty Dinosaur game for Christmas. The game consists of four different dinosaur shaped boards in different colours, 24 shaped pieces and 24 coloured dots. You also get a shape dice, a colour dice a dice shaker and your instruction sheet. The dinosaur boards are double sided and a different game is played on each side. I'm not sure if the dinosaurs are supposed to be images of actual dinosaurs but one is obviously a Stegosaurus and ...  Read the complete review

When I first qualified as a teacher, there was a real lack of permanent teaching positions and so worked as a substitute teacher for a while. THis meant that I could easily get a call in the morning to ask me to come in to cover a teacher off sick and so I needed a little 'bag of tricks' to get me through the day, especially when a teacher may not necessarily have left anything. I have a variety of things in this bag most of which were books but there were also a few practical things including this Orchard Toys 'Dotty Dinosaurs game', which I bought mainly for teaching, but it ended up being a real favourite of my nephew when he came up to my house to visit. It is  Read the complete review

Dotty Dinosaurs is a game from Orchard Toys. Orchard toys are well known for making fun yet educational games. This is one of my 3 year old son's favourite games, and it is played regularly in my house. In fact he actually has two lots of this game, as he got two at christmas. However instead of exchanging we kept both so we could play both sets together and get a larger group of the family involved. Packaging- The box is rectangular in shape, which is made of sturdy carboard, it is able to take being bashed around or dropped down the stairs no problem. It is bright yellow in colour, so is very eyecatching. The front of the box has large blue writing at ...  Read the complete review