Educational Insights Panda Rollers - STEM Learning Toy for Kids Ages 3+, Fun Preschool Educational Game for Counting & Color Recognition - Perfect for Classroom, Homeschool & Family Game Night

As a speech therapist that works with young children, I’m a big fan of Educational Insights products (especially the ‘Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game’). They have a new game out called ‘Panda Rollers’ which has been quite popular with my little clients.The game is made for children ages 3-5, but can easily be modified for two-year-olds, and older children find it fun as well. You need 2-4 players. The directions are clear and easy to follow. Basically, you take turns shaking two color dice that double as eyes for a panda bear (no losing dice!). The first player that is able to match two of their 12 color coded cards, to the color of the panda’s two eyes wins the round. The winner gets to pick from a pile of reward cards that either has one or two pieces of bamboo on them, or a fortune cookie (you pick two more reward cards). Once all the reward cards are gone, it’s the player with the most bamboo that wins. This game is great for working on several aspects of cognition and language. Cognitively, it focuses on color matching, visual discrimination, counting, and attention. Language-wise, it teaches following directions, vocabulary (colors, left, right, numbers, verbs), and social pragmatic language skills (turn-taking, conversational skills). Part of the game is visually discriminating left eye vs. right eye, which is great for ages 3+ but this game can be modified for kids as young as two, by just having them match the colors. The cards appear pretty sturdy for little hands, but I plan on laminating anyway since my games get so much use. The only con with this game is the panda’s eyes stick out, so the box is not flat, which just means I have to stack it on top of my other games. No biggie! All in all another great game by a wonderful company! @educationalinsights #educationalinsights