Kiera's godmother bought her Cranium Cariboo for Christmas.  I was a little skeptical at first. It's 3+ and from the box I wasn't sure Kiera would be able play it yet. But alas, we opened it and we played.

Kiera LOVES it. We play it for at least 30 minutes EVERY night. She can't get enough of it. Kiera understands it, plays it, follows the rules, etc.

Here is the description from their web site:

* A magical treasure hunt game kids will love
* Learn letters, numbers, shapes, and colors
* Choose from beginner and advanced cards
* Quick 15-minute games keep kids' attention
* Reading is not required, so kids can enjoy the game on their own

Kids will love exploring the golden island of Cariboo, where they'll enjoy the thrill of unlocking secret doors and discovering hidden treasures!

The matching activities in Cranium Cariboo combine laugh-out-loud fun with four early learning fundamentals -- letters, numbers, shapes, and colors -- so kids learn as they play. And, it grows with your child! Kids practice A, B, C and 1, 2, 3, 4 with the beginner cards, then explore the full alphabet and numbers 1 to 10 with the advanced cards.

Each game of Cariboo takes about 10 to 15 minutes to play -- perfect for young attention spans -- but kids love to play again and again. And because the rules are easy and reading is not required, kids can enjoy the game on their own.

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We're using the beginner set of cards which has letters A B C, numbers 1 2 3 4 and colours red green yellow blue, shapes square, triangle, rectangle. So really if your child can match/recognize letters, knows their colours, knows their shapes they can play this game. The only thing hard for Kiera is counting with meaning - as in knowing 1-2-3 refers to a number of 'items'. However, after playing for many nights she now grasps the concept of "1" and "2".

I give this games two thumbs up!