Maisy's First Game Book [With Board Game Pieces and Spinner]

Cute simple board games (tic-tac-toe, treasure hunt, picnic, etc.). Nice idea to have several games in a board book format. My 2 and 4 year olds enjoy playing. Young kids will need some assistance to explain the game rules. Game pieces are cardboard disks, not suitable for kids still in the "put-everything-in-the-mouth" stage. Wish the game-piece holder was a bit more sturdy so it would stay closed better. Cute.

I actually ended up getting this book at half price at a local bookseller and what a deal I landed! This is probably the most mileage I'll ever get out of five bucks. The Maisy Game Book includes 5 games that all take 10 minutes or less to play (give or take a few minutes). When you open the back flap of the book, you find not only a nifty compartment to hold the various character pieces and accessories, but also a spinner (that uses numbers for some games and colors for others), and a tic tac toe game. My 3 1/2 year old LOVES the Maisy Game Book and I enjoy playing the games with her--in roughly a half hour, we can play all of them. This is fun, portable, and simple for a beginning gamer. This is sure to be a hit with the Candy Land/Chutes and Ladders set in your family.

This is the cutest book. All of the little game pieces are reusable and fit into a small pocket on the last page. This would be a great toy to bring on a trip- light, easy to pack and fun. Every page has a different game and they are all relatively easy to play. My son really enjoys playing every game fron the first to last page and they are go pretty quickly. Great gift too:)