Customer Reviews

Hi Ho Cherry-O Book Series

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My son got this for his 4th birthday. It's a great game for counting, following simple rules, and it doesn't take very long to complete a full game. My 2 year old daughter can also join in so it's great for the whole family. My only recommendation is that they give a few spare cherries with the game. Those things are easy to lose!

I used to play Hi Ho Cherryo when I was young, so I was excited to get this for my children. My 4 year old loves to play it!

It's a simple game: Spin the spinner, then pick cherries from your tree and put them in your bucket or take cherries from your bucket and replace them on your tree.

Educational features: Helps with counting, small motor development, and following directions.

One warning: The cherries are really tiny.

I got this for my daughter when she was 3 and she enjoys it till today [almost 4]. The rules are simple and easy to follow, and for a preschooler, doesn't require any reading skills or long attention span. The cherries are small, so there is a choking hazard for those under 3. But this game has educational value too - placing the cherries on the trees refines motor skills, and there is counting involved [1-10], and parents can also teach mathematical concepts such as addition and subtraction to those children who are eager/willing to learn.

The game's premise is simple - the first player to fill his/her bucket with 10 cherries wins the game. But there are setbacks [making it more fun] - if the arrow lands on a dog/bird, two cherries need to put back on the tree, and if the arrow lands on a picture of a spilled basket, then all the cherries need to be returned from the bucket to the tree. This helps teach patience to young children and also taking turns.

All in all, an excellent educational and fun board game for preschoolers!

The spinner for this toy sits in a plastic well inside the plastic "book". Since the bottom of the well is not very flat in the one I bought, the spinner doesn't spin freely and always stops on "empty your basket". The players can never complete their tree and so the game is not playable. I recommend a blow up bop bag; it's simple and was much more fun for my 3 year old.