Go Away Monster

by Gamewright

Product Features

• Ages 3 and up

Product Details

• Item Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001TPYA
• Item model number: 303
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,340 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Designed for competitive or cooperative play, Go Away Monster is a delightful game for pre-school-age children. It gives them power over fears they might have as they "rid their rooms" of scary monsters. By providing each of up to four players with his or her own playing board--designed to look like a child's room--the game cunningly avoids potential squabbles over sharing. Players take turns reaching into a "monster bag" and feeling for pieces of furniture needed for their rooms. If they pull out a monster instead, they can hide it or throw it away while shouting "Go away, monster!" Players may help one another or compete to finish their rooms first. --Lee Strucker

Product Description

Reach into the bag to find the puzzle pieces that match the pictures on your bedroom game board. If a monster pops out, don't be scared...just tell that silly old thing to go away. Then get rid of him for good by tossing him into the moster pit and out of your room. You take charge, and the monsters take off! Being afraid of monsters is a normal part of growing up. One way that children are able to master this fear is by participating in narrative play or by playing games like Go Away Monster! that allow them to take control of the monsters. Go Away Monster! encourages kids to boss the monsters around, but it also let's them experience some of the apprehension and excitement in deciding what is real and what is imaginary. The game teaches young children shape recognition, cooperation, competence and boosts self-esteem, and is designed to be played with parents and friends. The game also lets young children experience some of the apprehension and excitement in deciding what is real and what is imaginary. Reinforces: * Shape Identification * Cooperation * 1 to 4 players * Playing time: about 15 minutes * No reading required

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Customer Reviews

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very cool for speech delayed 3 year old, great first game, March 31, 2003

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HelpingDelayedKids.com "Margaret" (sf bay area, ca United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Go Away Monster (Toy)

This is a wonderful first game....Be sure to make lots of high affect funny faces and sound effests...oh no...I picked a monster! and then in an exaggerated way take the monster and throw it to the side of the room saying "go away monster!!!!!!" and laugh..and smile. Very good for speech delayed or autistic kids that really need to develop shared attention skills...fun!!!!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chasing Nightmares Away, December 14, 1999

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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Go Away Monster (Toy)

This game was a fun way to help our child overcome her night-time fears about monsters when she was 3 and 4. It was easy and fun to play, and helped her talk and laugh about the monsters she was imagining.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Takes the fear out of monsters, November 26, 2002

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B. Brazy (Alameda, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Go Away Monster (Toy)

The silliest, friendliest monsters inhabit the bedrooms of Go Away Monster! My daughter loves this game, and her friends enjoy playing it together. They cheer whenever a monster is selected and thrown into the monster pit (box). It's great for matching objects, sharing, turn-taking, and lets kids feel in control of any monster fears. Sometimes we let the monsters hide under the bed, or pretend they're part of the wall, but they're always discovered and sent back to the box.