The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game

by University Games

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00005J36Y
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #239,140 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

3 years & up. Based on Eric Carle¿s best selling book. Children will go on a journey of learning and discovery as they see their caterpillar develop from an egg and transform into a beautiful butterfly. As children play the game they will practice counting, color recognition and find motor skills all while having fun. 2-4 players

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, May 19, 2005

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L. Kuhns (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game (Toy)

This is one of the worst children's games I ever played. There are caterpillars to move around, but they don't really go anywhere, and it's so simple that even my 3 year old is completely bored with it. Buy any other game but this one!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for 2 yr olds., November 21, 2007

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A. Minichillo - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game (Toy)

This is a great game for very young kids who are just learning shapes and colors. It is not a game that you will ever play again after the kids are 4-5 but it was the first board game they learned to play.

1.0 out of 5 stars I would rather play Candyland than this game., July 1, 2011

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MSUSpar10 - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game (Toy)

If I could give this game lower than one star I would. The game comes with a spinner that has the numbers 1-4 and then a moon. Every 4 spaces on the game board you have to stop. The moon is a lose a turn space. So there's a lot of spinning and not much counting because the players are constantly stopping. Some spaces you have to feed your caterpillar a certain type of food (fruit, picnic food, etc). At that point you spin to see how much food to give your caterpillar. This is confusing for kids because the spinner now is used for something other than movement. Near the end of the game you have to wait on a space until you spin a moon. Frustrating.

Terrible game design - game designer tried to follow the plot of the book way too much, and as a result anything educational is lost.

Save your money on this one.