Match those farm animals (Orchard Toys Farmyard Dominoes)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Orchard Toys Farmyard Dominoes
Date:	15/11/08 (267 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good for observational skills

Disadvantages: None

Looking for something to buy a child who is aged between 3 and 6 years old? Then this game of farmyard dominoes might just do the trick. This is an Orchard toy available at http://www.orchardtoys.com. I imagine it will be available in a good toy store too. This toy costs £6

Inside a card box with pictures of some of the dominoes are 28 dominoes. There are enough dominoes for up to 4 children to play this game. Also included is an instruction sheet.


The dominoes are made of a very thick card, they are difficult to bend. The surface can be wiped clean with a damp cloth if necessary.

The domino is a flat rectangular shape.Each domino has 2 bright coloured pictures on it, a bright single coloured back ground and a simplified easy to recognize bright picture of a farm yard animal. There are pigs and hens, dogs, cows, cats, sheep, a tractor. The dominoes have 2 pictures on one side which is divided by a line. There are doubles of all the animals and other dominoes with two different animal pictures on them.

A t the beginning of the game decide who goes first and then the child next to them has the nrxtturn decide if you will play in a clockwise or anti clockwise direction .

To play this we first to put a double picture card in the centre then divide the dominoes up between the players. The first person to go is the person with a picture that matches the one in the centre. Dominoes are laid end to end. Then each in turn lays a domino, matching the animal picture at one end .If they have no matching picture then a go is missed. The winner the first person to have no dominoes left.

This game is a good educational game. It will help encourage interpersonal skills, sharing and learning how to work and play with others. Simply it aids the recognition and names of animals. This game helps to develop observational skills, matching the animals.

I would recommend this toy. Suitable both for home or early year's groups.
Orchard toys are good manufacturers of children's toys well made and have plenty of play value.

Dominoes is an old game. It is thought the game of dominoes came to England from the Napoleonic Wars,
A flat tile with pips /spots up to 6 on each side of the domino. originated it is thought in China, at least as early as 1120 AD. The name is thought to have been named after priest's black and white hoods which are called dominoes.

There are several domino games you can play on line a pingu one at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/pingu/fun/dominoes.s html.
Also there are printables you can stick on card to play at other sites , a printable farm one at http://www.learningtreasures.com/suite101/Farm_Dom inoes1.jpg.

Have fun playing dominoes with your children this Christmas . Mary

Summary: A game of dominoes for children.