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Some lovely friends bought Bug Bingo for small boy for his fifth birthday. We’d first seen it in a National Trust gift shop and put it on his Amazon wishlist last autumn.
Its a totally gorgeous game. Physically, its tough and well made, the cards have weight to them and the board is foldable – like monopoly. Its really attractive too, the pictures are beautifully drawn with fine details. The labels are in all capitals which isn’t the best for new readers though. Small boy would be able to read “house fly”, but “HOUSE FLY” not so much.
The bingo cards have a tactile linen bag to store them in and draw them out of. Its a great extra touch; rather than turning them all face down. Another little bag to store the counters for covering the called bugs would have been even better. Also included in the box is a little booklet with the rules with a description of each mini beast, along with its Latin name. There are six bingo sheets so up to seven people can play.
The boys hadn’t heard of most of the insects but the pictures’ designs are thoughtful so that otherwise-similar bugs face in different directions to help make them recognisable. We played several games in just the first couple of days after opening the box. The bingo sheets have 25 squares and there are 64 insect cards, so with three players and a caller you easily get down to the last few cards before someone wins. Every time it was a close match with only one or two bugs separating everyone towards the end.
Large boy (8)
It was alright, I enjoyed learning about new bugs, my favourite was the plague flea because it looks cool.
Small boy (5)
It was quite good, my favourite was the water bug.
We’ll definitely be taking it on holidays and playing it with all the grandparents.
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This could be great fun with the grandkids. Thanks for posting this.
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It is great fun and a really lovely quality game too
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My niece is loving bugs/nature at the moment – this would be a fab gift for her! For her birthday she got a kit where you get sent caterpillars in a pot and then you watch them turn into butterflies before releasing them.
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That sounds brilliant, we have to do that next year.
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My kids spotted this at an NT shop too, I wasn’t sure they’d get much out of it but it sounds like fun.
Although my son has a terrible spider phobia so he may dip out if we play it x
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There are no spiders, only insects. So your son would be quite safe. The little book with descriptions certainly makes it more interesting for older kids, as does the variety of bugs we’d never heard of.
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This looks so fun!! I love how you let them rate it as well!!
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Hey its their opinions that count!
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So true!
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This looks like fun! We’ve got to come up with some more games. I can only take so much Candyland and Go Fish!
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This is lovely and a bit different. We also enjoy Catan and Game of Life.
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Thanks for sharing your review, this would be good for my youngest nephew to do, I don’t know about the older one! 🙂
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I think its suitable for all ages, I suppose with older kids they might need to be in the right mood though.
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Seems like an informative and fun game for the little ones, thank you for sharing! Glad they enjoyed!
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It is really lovely. Thanks for reading
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This looks a great educational game. They will have to keep a look out for the common looking insects when you venture out for a walk.
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I want to see an orchid bee, they’re bright green! Suspect not though as they’re native to South America.
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Ah I bet that’s very strange, a bright green bee.
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I would have loved this when I was a kid. My little one is still a bit too little but I’ll be keeping it in mind for a few years time.
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Definitely try to! Its beautiful
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