Richard Scarry Airport Game

by Wonder Forge

• Learning fun, picture identification and matching, physical movement, imaginative play and strategic thinking
• Product contents 4 airplanes, 1 dice tower, 16 passenger tiles, 16 souvenir cards, 4 destination mats, 2 dice and 1 game rules manual
• Age 3+, number of players 2 to 4
• The wonder forge features family games designed to bridge generation gaps and build family bonds
• Its preschool sub-brand, i can do that, games, is designed to celebrate the ?can do? in every kid, with games that engage children physically, socially and creatively

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.5 x 15.8 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: China
• ASIN: B004S2M414
• Item model number: 1055
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,720 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It’s a busy, busy day at the airport--and you’re the pilot. Set up “destination” game boards around the room. Load your plane with your favorite busytown characters and wait for the “all clear” for take-off. Then fly to faraway places--the beach, mountains, the city and more. Collect souvenirs wherever you go. The player with the most wins. It’s out-of-your-seat role play fun. Learning fun, picture identification and matching, physical movement, imaginative play and strategic thinking. Product contents 4 airplanes, 1 dice tower, 16 passenger tiles, 16 souvenir cards, 4 destination mats, 2 dice and 1 game rules manual. Age 3+, number of players 2 to 4. The wonder forge features family games designed to bridge generation gaps and build family bonds. Its preschool sub-brand, i can do that. Games, is designed to celebrate the “can do” in every kid, with games that engage children physically, socially and creatively.

Product Description

810558010556 Features: -Perfect game for your children.-Age 3+.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun game that has lots of learning September 19, 2011

A Kid's Review

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

A lot of preschool games seem to be tossed together and only have one activity, thus my boy gets bored easily with them. This game is different. It's fun and lots of activity for preschoolers who might not be able to sit for long periods.

To play you roll the dice down the control tower and determine how many passengers and stops you make. You then pick up the passengers, take them to their destination and get a souvenir. The player with the highest number of souvenirs wins the game.

This game is extremely well thought out. Every piece has a purpose and a place. The bottom of the game box is your board and looks like an airport terminal. The airplanes are sturdy and have room for passengers and cargo souvenirs.

There is lots of different types of learning.
~ Counting - The dice promote simple counting up to 4 in two categories. You need to count your souvenirs at the end of the game to determine the winner.

~ Fine Motor Skills - You must slot the passengers and cargo into the airplane which is a great way to develop fine motor skills

`Gross Motor Skills- You are encouraged to spread out the destinations all over the room. So there is lots of action and movement going on.

~Pretend Play and Social skills - Each passenger is going to a different location you can read where they are going, or look at their outfit and determine where they are going (swimsuit is beach). You fly them to the destination where you get to make cool airplane noises and fly by the dog (if you are my son). When you drop off the passenger you can pick a place on the mat where that figure should go (The skier would be on the slope and not building a snowman)

All in all it's the best preschool game I've ever played.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Mom of a Kindergartener November 2, 2011

By A. Cleveland

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

My son is in kindergarten and loves this game. I was worried that he wouldn't like it because of the subject matter, but it isn't. He loves going to the destinations. I love the movement and fine motor skills involved. I also love how my child adds up the points at the end. Great game and a must have!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Game & fun for the adult too September 22, 2012

By J. Schneider

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

We've had the Richard Scarry Busy Town game since Christmas and enjoyed it so much that we decided to try this one too. A friend highly recommended it. So glad we got it! Both games are very well made and sturdily constructed. Both are engaging for both children and adults alike. What's particularly great about the airport game is that my 4 year old just plays with it like a toy airport when we're not playing with it as the board game itself. So, there's a lot of creative play value here.

Some key differences between the Airport Game and the Busy Town Game: In the Airport Game, there is a clear winner - while the Busy Town game is cooperative. The Airport Game has more advanced adding. You add up souvenirs and end up with a math problem like this: 4 + 1 + 3 = 8. (I got out our abacus to show my 4 year old how to add up the numbers. With two players you could end up adding 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 =17 or beyond 20.) The person with the most souvenirs wins. Busy Town is simpler - you just count by ones to add up how many hidden items you've found - and then you move your players along the board by that many steps.

So, to sum up... Busy Town: Cooperative and adding by ones, Airport Game: more advanced adding and there is a single winner. They're BOTH excellent, well made, board games, but they are different.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars fun game but planes need a redesign May 4, 2012

By KCO

Durability: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

My four year old son loves this game and goes back to it all the time. Mostly though after an elaborate set up process, my son pick up passengers and flies them around to the different locations. It's a fun toy that gets him moving around and playing, so that's great, but it's not so much a "game." Also, he quickly became frustrated with the planes coming apart due to their construction, so he modified them by not using the wings. Because the wings clip on to a piece of plastic at the bottom, the plastic clip falls out and the wings drop off. It's a dumb design and could use some re-engineering to improve it.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Preschool Game! October 10, 2011

By Lizzylou

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Our 3 year old LOVES games. His favorite was Uno Moo (a great game), but we were playing it EVERYDAY and it was getting really old. I bought him this game on a whim, and it's AMAZING! My son loves flying his airplane to different destinations, and likes choosing which characters to put into his plane. Putting the little characters in the plane is really helping his hand-eye coordination. Overall it's a great game. I was worried that the airplanes would be flimsy, but they're surprisingly durable. My only complaint is that the pieces of the plane tend to come apart mid-flight. That and adding up the points at the end of the game is a little too difficult for a preschooler: 4+3+2+3+1 (that kind of thing). The objects on the tiny cards are too small to point and count the way they tell you to.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What an awesome game!!! November 19, 2011

By Ceileidh'sFolks

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

My 4 year old daughter loves this game. Between making decisions to pick up passengers, or to fly to destinations, to picking up the souvenirs, and counting them at the end of the game, this is a win win in my book for any preschool/kindergarten child. It isn't the boring, sit at a table game that parents dread because it's completely boring for adults, it's a flying all around the room, make up stories, up and down game that parents can play with their kids, and have a good time as well. Way to go Wonder Forge, what will you think of next?!? (Oh, and, another plus, is that Wonder Forge listens to their customers, and values their input. On a different game, some parents made suggestions to make a single piece better, they listened, made the change, and contacted all the parents, and sent them the piece free of charge!)