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 Good Game for Non-readers December 16, 2008
We have fun with this game. I like it because it's mindless and quick and my four year old son likes the sorting and selecting. I also like that my son can play it with his kindergarten brother pretty independently since the rules are clear and it really isn't very competitive.
 Great 1st game, when kids are too young for others November 9, 2008
As the mom to a 4 year old, and twin 2 year olds, I thought I'd never be able to sit down and play a game with all three kids at the same time.
This, however, was the answer! Because the kids have an action to do, pulling the cards out of the bag and handing them to each other and matching, it seemed to grab their interest. It's more concrete than, say, moving a game piece around a board. This was the first game I was able to play with all three kids at the same time. They took turns, had fun matching, and shared the pieces with each other.
As a side bonus, my twins, who have had difficulties with speech, work hard to pronounce all the different animal names, and impressed their speech therapist, in talking about the tanagers, sloths, eagles, iguanas, and more! I felt that it stretched them to say words that aren't in our everyday vocabulary.
My daughters were able to play this game at a little more than 2 years of age. They still play it, at past 3 years!
 Good for categories (swimmers, walkers etc), but counting...? August 30, 2008
My daughter is 3 and enjoys this game: the animal theme and the simple rules and of course Diego / Dora.
I only gave this game three stars because this is advertized as a counting game, and the animals are too small on the pieces to be counted by a preschooler. My daughter does not see the connexion between the large written number and the small animals on the game pieces.
Still a very good game otherwise: for classifying, it's an excellent game!
VERY FUN & EDUCATIONAL GAME! January 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My son is four and he loves Diego 123. It's awesome for: counting, number recognition, color matching, and identifying and categorizing animals (as to whether they are swimmers, flyers, walkers or climbers). With four category cards and 10 different animals featured on each, there's the opportunity for your child to learn 40 different types of animals. It's fun and educational and we highly recommend it. P.S. We also purchased Dora ABC, but it doesn't come close to offering the quality or learning potential of Diego 123.
Simple fun for preschooler November 7, 2007
I got this for my now 3 year old son since he loved numbers and Diego. The rules are very, very simplistic, so it's easy to just pickup and play. He enjoys just pulling tiles out of the bag and putting them on the right spot, but of course wants Mommy, Daddy, and his baby sister to technically have one of the boards too. Definitely have already gotten our money's worth from it.
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