POOF-Slinky 0X2460 Ideal What's In Ned's Head Game with 15-Inch Plush Head

by Ideal

• Icky game that will make children giggle, while grossing them out at the same time
• Ned has a big 15-inch plush head filled with various items
• Each player is dealt a card with a picture of an object that's in Ned's Head that they must pull out
• Winner of Family Fun's Toy Of The Year in 2003 and continues to be an icky, sticky, hairy, scary, gross-out game that children love
• Recommended for children 4-years of age and older

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 11.1 x 16.4 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000096RFF
• Item model number: 0X2460
• Our recommended age: 4 - 6 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,180 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The POOF-Slinky 0X2460 Ideal What's In Ned's Head is an icky game that will make children giggle, while grossing them out at the same time. Ned has a big 15-inch plush head filled with various items that include an old gym sock, stinky cheese, icky tooth, Ned's lab rat and much more. Each player is dealt a card with a picture of an object that is in Ned's Head. All players then reach into Ned's Head to feel around for the object pictured on their card. Who knows what you'll feel in his large noggin. When a player thinks that he has found the silly thing on their card, they may pull it out to look and see. If it's a match to the picture on the card, they win the game. If (2) or more players pull out the correct match to their card, the player who found the correct silly thing first is the winner. Ideal's What's In Ned's Head was winner of Family Fun's Toy Of The Year in 2003 and continues to be an icky, sticky, hairy, scary, gross-out game that children love. Mild soap can be used to clean Ned's Head and his silly objects. This game is designed for 2-4-players and includes a 15-inch plush Ned's Head, (15) silly objects, (24) game cards and instructions. Loved by children and trusted by parents for over 100-years, the Ideal brand provides a wide variety of games, activity kits, magic sets and classic toys that parents and grandparents remember from their own childhood years. The POOF-Slinky 0X2460 Ideal What's In Ned's Head is recommended for children 4-years of age and older. POOF-Slinky is the manufacturer of the world famous Slinky and the top selling POOF foam sport balls in North America, both manufactured in Plymouth, MI and Hollidaysburg, PA. Ideal and Scientific Explorer are other well-known brands, rounding out the POOF-Slinky family. With roots in the toy industry for over 100-years, POOF-Slinky brands continue to grow and broaden. New generations of kids, their parents and grandparents have proven that classic toys never go out of style!

Product Description

The POOF-Slinky 0X2460 Ideal What's In Ned's Head is an icky game that will make children giggle, while grossing them out at the same time. Ned has a big 15-inch plush head filled with various items that include an old gym sock, stinky cheese, icky tooth, Ned's lab rat and much more. Each player is dealt a card with a picture of an object that is in Ned's Head. All players then reach into Ned's Head to feel around for the object pictured on their card. Who knows what you'll feel in his large noggin. When a player thinks that he has found the silly thing on their card, they may pull it out to look and see. If it's a match to the picture on the card, they win the game. If (2) or more players pull out the correct match to their card, the player who found the correct silly thing first is the winner. Ideal's What's In Ned's Head was winner of Family Fun's Toy Of The Year in 2003 and continues to be an icky, sticky, hairy, scary, gross-out game that children love. Mild soap can be used to clean Ned's Head and his silly objects. This game is designed for 2-4-players and includes a 15-inch plush Ned's Head, (15) silly objects, (24) game cards and instructions. Loved by children and trusted by parents for over 100-years, the Ideal brand provides a wide variety of games, activity kits, magic sets and classic toys that parents and grandparents remember from their own childhood years. The POOF-Slinky 0X2460 Ideal What's In Ned's Head is recommended for children 4-years of age and older. POOF-Slinky is the manufacturer of the world famous Slinky and the top selling POOF foam sport balls in North America, both manufactured in Plymouth, MI and Hollidaysburg, PA. Ideal and Scientific Explorer are other well-known brands, rounding out the POOF-Slinky family. With roots in the toy industry for over 100-years, POOF-Slinky brands continue to grow and broaden. New generations of kids, their parents and grandparents have proven that classic toys never go out of style!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 57 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Ned's head fun for the young ones December 10, 2004

By B. Phillips

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

Ned's head is a game with a large soft head. An assortment of gross stuff is put inside ned's head and the 2 to 4 players are dealt one card each with pictures of the items in the head. They all then reach into neds head through the closest hole to them (2 sides of the mouth and 2 ear holes) The first player to successfully find their item is the winner of the game.

I purchased this game to play with my 6, 7, and 9 year old. The young ones seem to enjoy it but the 9 year old declared it boring after the first 5 minutes. When I ordered this I envisioned a head that was stuffed with fluff and all the items stuffed back into little cubbie holes in the head so you had to find them, kind of like a hand puppet fit. Instead the head is a large hollow cave that does not pop out all nice and fluffy like the picture on the box. Rather, it kind of sags and sinks in. It has some sort of wire type device to hold the head out, I think it might be some sort of boning. (like the underwire on a bra). However, the support structure is encased in fabric and not a hazzard in normal use.

The items that come with the head are a large tooth, neds flippy frog, a silly ball, ned's lab rat, neds lost lunch (rubber vomit), a rubber alien, a loose screw, a giant ant, a spider ring, a little rubber pig, fried egg, a worm, moldy cheese, a dirty ear wax q-tip, a tongue, and several blank cards to add your own disgusting things.

This game is appropriate for ages 4 and up and I would recommend these guidelines be kept because some of the items are small (like the ball) and could definately present a choking hazzard.

I could see this being popular with the kindergarten preschool, and maybe 1st grade crowd, but above that probably not.

The good thing about this game is the rules are easy to follow and can be taught within just a few seconds. Also, this game helps with tactile exploration and differentiation in a nice clean and fun way (not like sand and water tables). Sensory integration dysfunction is such a prevalant diagnosis these days in young children, encouraging the development of the tactile sense in this way could be a very positive developmental tool.

91 of 97 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as cool as it looks.... November 5, 2003

By simple.twist

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

The poor quality of craftsmanship really detracts from the possibility of fun with this game. It is just weird enough to be something the whole family wanted to play with. We were disappointed in the following: Ned's head is polyester stretched over a flimsy metal frame. The fiber filling comes out through the shoddy seamwork. The items one is supposed to "find" in Ned's head are beyond cheap: the disgustingly cool looking cotton swab completely fell apart with the first round of the game; the plastic screw is hollow and came crushed; "the vomit doesn't even have any brown chunks in it!", exclaimed my daughter.

All in all, we were completely disappointed in this game as the potential was definitely there. Play it once and stash it or convert it into a mask for next Halloween's trick or treating!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars ""A Fun Family Game" January 26, 2005

By Luv Toys

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

My sons OT brought this over one day. He has mild cerebral palsy and it encourages you to use one or two hands to play.

Great sensory toy too !! He loves this games so much and my older son who is 11 loves it too. My little one seems to always beat him. He is 4. I like that it comes with blank cards to add your own stuff in for more fun. It opens up to a nice size, and his hair, and eyebrows are cute. I would highly recommend this toy to anyone who wants to have lots of fun.