Orchard Toys Insey Winsey Spider

This game is from the excellent "Orchard Toys" 2001 Catalogue,. and is suitable for children aged between 3 and 6. We recently bought it for our daughter (who is 2 and a half) and she loves it already! The company who make this product have, according to the catalogue, been established for 30 years. They now have a vast range of imaginative games, jigsaws and creative activities. It is re-assuring to know that all their games have been extensively tested in playgroups, nursery and primary schools, as well as in the home. The company have also won awards for their standards of safety, durability and quality. Their new catalogue is very well ...  Read the complete review

Orchard Toys are a good quality name in puzzles, games and activity packs. I didn't think there was much out there in the way of board games for under three's but I have found two games that my two year old absolutely loves. Shopping List is a game for 4 players (recommmended for 3-7 years). Each player has a trolley and a shopping list. All the shopping items are on small pieces of card and are faced down on the table. Each player turns a card over and play is something like the memory pairs game. If you turn over an item that is on your shopping list you put the item in your trolley. My daughter is patient enough to wait until it is her turn to 'claim' ...  Read the complete review

My three year old daughter was given this game for her birthday and absolutely loves it. It is her first introduction to the concept of board games, but she loves waiting for her turn to shake the dice! This game is based on the traditional Insey Winsey Spider song which most three year olds know very well. The aim of the game is to help Insey climb to the top of the drainpipe before it rains. It is a game for 2 - 4 players and I think that for three year olds they do need an adult playing with them! There are two versions - counting and shapes. Each player chooses a coloured spider and has a matching drainpipe board which has a blank side and a ...  Read the complete review

This is a great little game to introduce a small child to board games with. You get four different-coloured "drainpipe" boards, one for each of up to four players. And four matching plastic spiders. You roll the dice and move your spider up your drainpipe (carefully and painstakingly counting the squares!). Then you spin the spinner. The spinner is divided into alternating "sunny" and "rainy" squares. If you land on "rainy" then your Incy Wincy Spider gets washed down the drain to the beginning. If you get "sunny" then your spider can stay put. First spider to the top is the winner. This is a very ...  Read the complete review