Customer Reviews

Cranium Balloon Lagoon

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My kids received this gift last Christmas and they love this game. They are 2 and 5 and both enjoy it equally as much. The music is catchy and fun. The 4 different gaming areas are all cute and challenging. Your child will practice fine motor skills, counting, and shape matching all while having a blast. I highly recommend this game!

We bought this for Christmas for our 7 and 3 1/2 year olds. Now the one thing you must know is that we also purchased a Wii, so we knew that anything we got was going to be up against some stiff competition. Believe it or not, Cranium Balloon Lagoon has been the game that they've wanted to play the most aside from the Wii!

It's an excellent game - not only for the educational activitis, but because it's so different than any other board game I've seen. You don't move your character around a board, you just hang onto it. You spin the spinner in the middle and have to do whatever task you land on. From fishing for letters to trying to match pictures, this game is entertaining for the whole family!

This is a great game all around! There are 4 different activities in the carnival, and a timer so you don't get too caught up trying to master one. There are wonderful educational aspects to it, but it's so much fun, your kids won't even realize they are learning.

First is the frog jumping, a bit like ants in the pants. This one takes a little motor skills, but how much fun to have frogs jumping all over the table!

Next is the fishing game, you use a magnetic fishing pole to fish out letters and try to spell the word on the flip book. My 5 yr old loves this one, it is fun and it helps build spelling and word recognition.

Then there is the matching dice game (my favorite) You pour the dice into the shack and try to make matches of different carnival foods. Great for children and fast paced enough to make them learn to look quickly and choose.

Last is the spinner game where you have to keep spinning the four sections to make different under the sea characters. This one is great for matching pictures (a bit like a puzzle) and fun because of the silly creations you may end up making. Such as a scuba diver with octopus legs.

Great fun for the whole family!

I purchased this game for my two daughters - ages 9 and 7 - they both love it. I have also enjoyed playing with them. The game does require setup time each time you play but it is very simple to put together and does take but a couple of minutes. I will be buying several for gifts.

When I first purchased this product I was pleased. My grandson had received it as a gift for one of his birthdays and the children and I enjoyed playing it. That is why I wanted one for my home.
We have only played it about 4 times and the musical timer broke; the game board does not stay together very well (unless you have it on a smooth surface - not carpeting); and the stickers come off the game pieces. The box is not sturdy enough nor does it pack away well. I paid too much for it and could not even find a contact address to write the manufacturer about the timer. The children ask about it but I tell them it is broken. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! It is a shame company's do not take pride in their products to make them durable. It was not man-handled by any means.

Super fun game. The frogs are a little hard to get in but overall it's a great cranium game! My kids still love it and are 8 and almost 7.

my 6 year old really loves this game. You spin the wheel in the center and pick 1 of 4 events. Depending on how you do at the event you get 0 to 4 balloons to put into your mover, when you fill up your mover, you win. The frog flip is good, the dice matching is good, but the make a word with the magnetic fishing pole simply doesnt work, no matter what you do with the fish pond, so you wind up taking the tile out and just leaving them on the board. but overall one of the better games out there for a 4-7 year old range

I have a five year old, and he loves it! It is the only game that he wants to play over and over again. It is great because the game is easy enough for him to play with his friends without constant parent instruction. I do have to admit the "timer music" will get on your nerves but small price to pay for your child's enjoyment.

We had a great time with this game. My 4 year old can do each thing, but it's still a bit of a challenge--that's what makes a game fun, right? His only hang-up is he thinks the color you sit in front of is "you". When Dad spins the merry-go-round and it lands on blue where Son is sitting, he thinks it's his turn instead of "it's Daddy's turn to do the blue activity". A lazy-susan style table would be great for this game for sure. Everyone is either getting up and moving or getting their knees whacked moving the little game table (we have a little table with 4 inch legs for board games and legos, etc.).

We bought this second-hand at a consignment store and LOVE it! Our 3-year-old and 5-year-old can both play independently and love it. The activities are a good variety and it is fast enough moving to keep kids interested. We (the parents) actually enjoy it too! The only downside is that the large plastic pieces for each game sometimes come loosed from the board during play. This is especially problematic on the fishing part. Still worth it to me!