Can you remove one colorful, bug-eyed brick, without toppling the whole heap? Builds turn-taking skills and good sportsmanship, as well as color recognition and naming skills. For 2-4 players, ages 4 and up. Includes 30 easy-to-handle bricks and a game die.  How to play: stack all the bug-eyed bricks, lining up three in each row, one of each color. Role the die and remove a brick from the pile that matches the color rolled. Once the brick is removed, carefully place it on the top of the tower, building a new row. Whoever causes the tower to tip is “out.” Keep playing until only one player – the winner – is left.

• stage 4: ew! oh-oh
• stage 5: bug, out, off, more, worm, get, it, on, top
• stage 6: bottom, caterpillar, stack bug

Bugged Out game from Amazon!

Down on the farm, the chickens are as happy as can be on their perch. But when one stirs, everything starts to wobble! Get the chickens, wagon wheels and hay bales off the rocking perch without making it topple. The pieces in this counting game have different weights and point values. The player with the highest score wins the game. A game of balance, counting and laughs where the roost goes Chickyboom! This all wooden game is for 2 to 4 players, ages 4 and up. Includes 6 chickens, 7 hay bales, 7 wagon wheels, a barn, and a perch.

Stage 5: chick, sit, on top, nest, more, add, egg

Chickyboom at Amazon!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from SMARTALK! Here’s a little magic:

These magnetic bingo chips are small, button-sized circular discs which are used to cover the numbers on bingo cards. Players use a bingo wand to easily pick up magnetic bingo chips! They’re reusable unlike bingo daubers. The pack contains 100 magnetic green chips and magnetic wand to play all kinds of games!

stage 3: up
stage 4: me, you
stage 5: pick, more, chip, dot

Green Magnetic Wand & 100 Piece Magnetic Bingo Chip Markers at Amazon!

This innovative wooden puzzle includes nine adorable farm-themed pieces that slide around a farmyard on slotted tracks. Uniquely designed sliding pieces move freely around the puzzle, but can’t be removed or lost. This great activity encourages hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

stage 3: baa

stage 4: moo, home

stage 5: sheep, pig, hen, dog, horse,duck, go, pond, barn, house, fence

View Melissa & Doug Farm Maze Wooden Puzzle!

An award-winning yummy memory matching game; players work together to “cook” a soup by making matches of ingredients. If they are successful, everyone wins! Children learn memory and social development skills with no reading required. Winner of Major Fun! Award and Family Review Center Seal of Approval. For 2 to 4 players, age 5 years and older.

• stage 4: you, me, yeah
• stage 5: fire, match, no, soup, in, put, pot
• stage 6: broccoli, celery, tomato, onion, potato, magic rock, vegetable

Find the Stone Soup board game at Amazon!