{"id":10720,"date":"2010-12-01T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/?p=10720"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:50:41","slug":"review-eric-carles-abc-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/review-eric-carles-abc-game\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Eric Carle\u2019s ABC Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/caterpillar1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10722\" title=\"caterpillar\" src=\"http:\/\/chopsybaby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/caterpillar1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sharing, turn-taking and a little bit of patience evade many children between the ages of three to five, but encouraging these qualities through the medium of board game is a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Eric Carle ABC Game<\/strong> from <strong>University Games<\/strong>, will not only help to develop these skills but also introduce preschoolers to letters, capitals and lower case.<\/p>\n<p>Forget the phonics for once, we all need to know the alphabet \u2013 try phonics out on an optician or call centre.<\/p>\n<p>Little ones will take turns to move around the board and learn to match little and big letter cards according to which space a spinner sends them to.<\/p>\n<p>This gentle board game is illustrated with the delightful images of The Very Hungry Caterpillar&#8217;s Eric Carle&#8217;s ABC book.<\/p>\n<p>This game is striking in both simplicity and appearance and thankfully, mainly free from plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the components are quality card based, with just a spinner arm and the base of counters being plastic.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, some adult engineering may be necessary to make sure little ones have a chance to win, lose or ditch the competitive edge altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Chopsy Baby reporter Debbie Adams, tested the Eric Carle ABC game out with four-year-old daughter Megan and four-year-old friends Maisie and Oscar on a play date.<\/p>\n<p>Debbie says: \u201cThis is a lovely game, with its pictures and general overall quality. My daughter has independently forged ahead with her reading and attempts at writing and whilst I don&#8217;t want to push her too hard outside of school, this game really appealed to her sense of fun and interest in literacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really surprised how well all three children played together \u2013 with adult supervision \u2013 without it turning into a punch up over turn-taking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don&#8217;t need to be an Eric Carle fan to appreciate this game. It&#8217;s simple yet challenging and would be a beautiful Christmas gift for a nursery aged child. 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