Customer Reviews

Barrel of Monkeys

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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?

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.

Although the quality of the monkeys has diminished since I was a kid, today's monkeys are much fun for my boys as they were for me.

We have accumulated many sets over the past few years, (thanks to donkey kong and the barrell thing). My boys are forever linking them from everything in our house that they can imagine. I often find long chains of monkeys hanging around the house in various creative places!

Monkeys are great and they are worth buying a few for the imaginative and creative play that they inspire.

i bought this so the kids will have something to do at grandmas house so she can still do her things and watch them at the same time. this game was so much fun for them that they wanted to bring it home with them. they dont bring as many toys to grandmas house anymore and they are always looking for this game when they come into the house. it is fun for little kids and i think your kids will love it to.

I guess I didn't remember or pay attention to the point of the game before ordering it. I just got it because of remembering the name of the classic game. It is definitely a simple game and my kids love playing with it with their toy story toys because of the third movie. They reenact scenes from the movie instead of playing the "game" the way the directions say to.

Barrel of Monkey's is a hit at any age. Great for little ones for a first game. Learn to take turns, count and coordination hooking the monkey's together. Was the Monkey's bigger at one time!!!
Cute gift and one that doesn't cost too much...a Must Have!!!

This toy came within a few days and was in packaging as described. Classic toy for a fantastic price!!! Very satisfied

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.

These are just as fun as I remember. They help build coordination skills for my 4 year old daughter. Amazon is still the best choice for my wallet!

Barrel of monkeys is a great little game for kids to play on their own, but I have used it with preschoolers to teach about sharing (and to help exercise their dexterity).