Who What Why conversation cards make social-emotional learning feel easy. Each card presents a real-life scenario with friendly animal characters to keep things engaging and stress-free, plus guiding questions that spark meaningful talk. Kids explore what they’d do—and why—and practice empathy, problem solving, social skills, and decision-making. Perfect at home, in class, or in therapy sessions, these cards build everyday skills and confidence without feeling like a lesson.

Evaluation comments:

“These conversation cards are a brilliant idea.”

“It is a simple idea–a stack of cards with a drawing on one side and a list of questions on the other side. Each list of questions always starts with the same question, “What is happening in the picture?” And then follows with questions tailored specifically towards the drawing.”

“I was so impressed with my daughter’s ability to assess the situation depicted in each drawing from the broad initial question.”

“The following questions are directly related to the pictures, so my younger son could even participate.”

“It is so fun to get a glimpse of how children observe, process, and explain things. Kids are so honest, creative, and funny, and I love how this game reminds me of that.”

“The cards themselves are high quality–glossy with large, easy to read print.”

“The illustrations are great in that they depict lots of different emotions like being angry or upset and not just easy happy images.”

“This is a really fun and engaging activity. We don’t have anything like it.”

“I love hearing my kids explain these drawings.”

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Number Hunter is a board game that makes early math effortless. Kids travel four parts of the world, practicing addition, subtraction, and even/odd numbers as they race to the finish line. Fast turns, beautiful illustrations, and fun challenges keep engagement high—at home, in class, or on the go. It feels like an adventure, not homework—so they play more and learn more without even noticing.

Evaluation comments:

“This activity is set up like a typical board game with a board, player game pieces, dice, and some action cards. The game tests addition, subtraction, and knowledge of even and odd numbers.”

“The rules are simple to understand and teach.”

“There are 3 dice–2 number dice and 1 with addition and subtraction operation symbols.”

“When it’s your turn, you roll are three dice and either add or subtract the numbers you roll depending on the operation symbol rolled. The answer is how many spaces you advance along the board.”

“The board also has spaces in which a player has to draw cards and perform some kind of act or math problem in order to advance even further.”

“This is a fun activity that incorporates math.”

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Ready to elevate your brain game? Introducing SmartGames IQ Deluxe: Circle, the latest and most refined addition to the award-winning IQ series. Designed for ages 14 to adult, IQ Deluxe: Circle offers 120 logic challenges that gradually increase in difficulty—from easy warm-ups to brain-bending expert puzzles. This edition features an elegant circular twist on classic IQ gameplay, all housed in a premium, large-format travel case for a more sophisticated, satisfying experience.

Evaluation comments:

“Great quality puzzle game came nicely packaged in box with hard cover challenge book that includes 120 challenges and solutions.”

“Nice range of easy to complicated puzzle solving. This puzzle has five raised dividers that limit which pieces can fit alongside them, the dividers are not uniform which limits which pieces can be used in certain areas. The game becomes more challenging in the harder levels as the” challenge book” stops including the dividers for setup and you will then need to figure out where the starter pieces need to go in addition to solving the puzzle.”

“Great quality puzzle game that would be great for a long flight.”

“Adults, teens will love this too!”

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Sixes & Ones is a sleek, portable dice game that blends classic fun with clever twists. Packed in a compact silicone foldable cup with a lid, it includes 12 red dice and six unique games for endless variety. Designed for players ages 5 and up, it’s perfect for two or more people and great for travel, game nights, or spontaneous fun. Whether you’re at home or on the go, Sixes & Ones delivers exciting moments of chance and strategy. Easy to carry and quick to play, it’s a modern take on timeless dice games—fun anytime, anywhere.

Evaluation comments:

“This is one of the best packaged games I’ve come across.”

“Sixes and Ones is a quick and simple dice rolling game that comes in an adorable silicone cup that acordions in on itself allowing for easy portability. The box that it was shipped in was shaped like a red die with dots on each side. 10/10 for presentation and portability.”

“I love the game’s simplicity and how many playing options/directions it comes with.”

“The silicone carrying case seems very durable and the dice and directions all fit within it nicely.”

“The game’s namesake way of playing is very simple. Players roll their equally distributed amount of dice, and if a 6 is rolled, that die goes to the player to your left, and if a one is rolled, that die is removed from the game. The player with dice left in the end wins.”

“My kids enjoyed the simplicity, the fast pace, and the adorable carrying case.”

“This is a quick and easy game to add to the rotation for family game night.”

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Hey Hey Relay is a fast-paced family relay game where teams race across the board, rolling dice and completing wacky, activity-packed Challenge Cards, from animal impressions to silly stunts. With over 50 unique challenges and added Character Ability cards, gameplay stays fresh and unpredictable. This high-energy game promotes teamwork, movement, and cognitive skills in a fun, competitive setting that keeps the whole family laughing, bonding, and excited to play again and again.

Evaluation comments:

“From the rhyming name and silly illustrations to the eye-catching colors, this box really grabs your attention.”

“To move, you roll dice and hope not to match the next space’s character, if you do, then you have to pick up a “challenge card.” Challenge cards are silly cards that make the player do specific silly tasks prior to their team rolling again. Some challenges include “everyone pretend to brush your teeth, going back and forth or up and down 5x,” or “everyone pretend to take 5 free throw shots.” The challenges make the game silly and entertaining.”

“I’d say that the pieces and illustrations in this game are nice. The board is a nice quality, and everything fits back nicely inside the box. The dice are nice and big which makes them extra fun to roll.”

“My kids enjoyed racing against each other and trying to get through the board as fast as possible.”

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Buzz into a vibrant bug market where players collect and trade materials to craft for bees, ants, and ladybugs! Use decision making, planning, and resource management to outsmart fellow artisans and build the best Bug Crafts

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Machie Mole needs our help! It’s tough to read words underground. Grab your handy shovel and dig through the leaves to find words, then read each word out loud for our mole to hear. Machie loves a good match, so for every word or picture that matches you’ll earn treasure for your hard work and excellent memory. Get ready to dig deep and discover the joy of reading with Machie Mole’s Sight Words!

Evaluation comments:

“My son is currently really into board games and is also learning how to read, so we were excited to receive a game that encourages learning and development and is geared towards word recognition and matching.”

“A good quality product, this comes with very easy to follow instructions. It also includes word cards, gold coins and a shovel. It’s easy to get started right away without needed batteries, extensive set-up, etc.”

“This is a good combination of being both educational and fun. It is a great introduction into learning shorter words and turning the process of learning about words into a game.”

“I love that my son was excited to play it and felt excited when he was picking answers right. He loves when we read to him and is excited to start learning how to read himself, so this is an ideal game for him right now.”

“A very easy to follow game, the format is straightforward. Kids use the shovel to dig through the leaves to find words and then take turns reading each word out loud for the mole to hear. For every word or picture match you receive a gold coin, which are fun for kids to collect.”

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Dive into the world of wordplay with Cross Spin! Race your friends and family to solve bite-sized crosswords. The twist is you can spin the board to unlock new word combinations each round. With 10 unique puzzles, 160 categories, and multiple solutions to every puzzle, no game will ever be the same. First to 25 points is the winner!

Evaluation comments:

“This game is both educational and entertaining and is named well as it is a spin on crossword puzzles.”

“The goal of the game is to be the first to solve small crossword puzzles. Each round a new puzzle board is selected and category cards are flipped to fill each word slot (categories such as: words associated with eggs, word starting with p, items found in a pantry, noun etc. The players race (there is a 20 second sand timer included) to complete the puzzles for the category in any location.”

“This is a fun game for children and adults—great for family game night!”

“Teachers can use this for small group literacy activities as well. The games are always different as there are many puzzle combinations and categories. The booklets are well made with dry erase board material so they can be used repeatedly.”

“Great for a family or in a classroom!”

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In Shark Strike, a shark bowling game, players go head-to-head sending a very hungry shark at each other’s fish pins, trying to knock over as many as possible. First, set up your pins, then wind up the shark by pulling it back until its mouth is wide open. Then, send the shark zooming towards your opponent’s fish pins. If the shark’s mouth chomps down on a fish, you get an extra turn. Collect all the pins to win.

Evaluation comments:

“A silly, fun game for little and big kids alike to play.”

“This toy is a fun take on bowling at home. All three of my kids loved pulling back the shark to try and munch on their sibling’s prey pins.”

“This game is easy to learn, easy to set up and doesn’t really require any adult supervision. The kids were able to use it out of the box. Its a low risk, low stress game that just lets them be silly together.”

“I liked that this is a screen-free activity that gets my kids up and moving a bit. Most importantly, it is something that they can all play together.”

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Players load the cow in a twisted tornado and then work to herd the heifer back to safety with fast, frantic storm slammin’ action with Cownado. As the two players whack the cloud back and forth – one clockwise and the other counterclockwise – the storm gains power until the cow flies out, with the arrow on top of the tornado marking who scored the point. The first player to rescue three cows wins the game.

Evaluation comments:

“Game is well-made and fun!”

“This is a 2-person game, you load the cow in the tornado and then hit the cloud back and forth with your paddle. When the cow flies out, whoever knocks the cow out of the tornado scores the point. This game is essentially tabletop tether ball.”

“My kids had a lot of fun playing this game.”

“My kids enjoyed going against each other to see who could hit the cow out of the tornado first.”

“This is a well-made game and is fun for a rainy day.”

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