Barrel of Monkeys

by Hasbro

• Barrel of Monkeys New & Sealed!The one we ship may not match the color in the picture. We will ship one of random color of either red, blue or green.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 4.8 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000IWHE
• Item model number: 04056
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,929 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Product Description

What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys' Well, actually nothing! Children will have hours of fun with Milton Bradley's Barrel of Monkeys! For 1 or more players. Please note that the color of the barrels and monkeys vary & will be chosen at random upon shipment.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Monkey Monkey Monkey! October 21, 2000

By Ricardo Signes

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 1.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

The "Barrel of Monkeys" game may be one of the easiest, simplest games ever to be marketed. It consists of a plastic barrel about the size of a grapefruit filled with little plastic monkeys, arms extended and bent. (You've seen them, either in Toy Story, 12 Monkeys, or in your genetic memory. These things have been around forever.) The goal of the game is to pick up a string of monkeys by holding the top one and looping arms together. It's about as complicated as pick-up sticks, and more fun -- after all, it's monkey-based.

The fun of Barrel of Monkeys isn't the game. It's the score of plastic monkeys. Monkeys are inherently funny, plastic loop-armed monkeys even moreso. Consider the price, too: a couple dollars for a whole barrel of monkeys. How can you /not/ afford to buy it?

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WORTH $3 to $5 December 28, 2004

By Anchorage

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

My six year old got a Barrel of Monkeys for Christmas. After dumping them on the table and trying to hook them, we both found it a bit difficult and frustrating and put it aside. And then I recalled similar feelings from my childhood. After reflecting on this, I decided, instead, not to dump them on a hard surface, but to hook them from inside the barrel. This is more fun and the ability to hook more than a very few becomes attainable. My six year old is now having a great time with the monkeys and has been able to hook seven at a time. If you're frustrated or bored--try hooking them from inside the barrel--still challenging (especially the last one!) and much more fun.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars who doesn't love monkeys? January 6, 2012

By Adventure Mom

I didn't even know there was a game involved with this toy before reading the other reviews. The point of a barrel of monkeys isn't to play a game - it's to play with a bunch of monkeys linked arm in arm. My 2 year old son dumps them out and practices cleaning up. We use them to talk about quantity and counting. We tell stories with them. We link their arms and string them around the house (or off my glasses or his hat). It's a barrel of monkeys - don't over think it.