Editorial Review
Please wait to be seated for Dish It Up!--a colorfully designed game of matching and simple counting that'll serve a stack of fun to preschoolers. Players are dealt clever renderings of guest checks from the imaginary "Blue Spoon Diner." Each check sports cartoon drawings of a chef, a main dish (BLT, hotdog), a side order or dessert (such as Jell-O or fries), and a beverage like cocoa or milk. Players then turn over 2 of 40 facedown tiles, each one a picture of one of the above-mentioned foods or chefs. If both tiles match up with pictures on their guest checks, they hold them and continue their turn by drawing two more tiles. If only one (or none) matches, they turn them back down and relinquish their turn. Players matching all images on their checks collect a $1 tip. First player to earn $5 wins the game. If you're looking for pastimes for younger fry, Dish It Up! serves two to four well-done.
--Tony Mason
