The Wonder Forge Dr Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs

by The Wonder Forge

Product Features

• Reinforces early reading skills
• Active play - promotes physical activity
• Beginner word building
• Gets kids twisting, turning and stretching
• Includes colorful oversized super stretchy game mat

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.8 x 3 x 10.5 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: 0981924840
• Item model number: 01016
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,510 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Get ready to twist, turn and s-t-r-e-t-c-h. Can you put your hand on the letter E—while placing your foot on the letter K—and also putting your ear on the letter Q? You’ve got to be super-stretchy to meet the challenge. In this silly game of physical challenges and alphabet fun, kids spin the Thing 1 and Thing 2 “toy-nado” to deal out letter-to-body-part challenges. Then it’s time to get down on the colorful, oversized Dr. Seuss alphabet mat and turn and twist to put your body and brain to the test. The player who earns the secret letter tile wins

Product Description

Inspired by a well loved children's story book, this game enhances alphabet recognition skills.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr Seuss Super Stretchy, November 30, 2009

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GiGi (Santa Rosa CA) - See all my reviews

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

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This review is from: The Wonder Forge Dr Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs (Toy)

Purchased this product for a November 2009 birthday. The recipient was a four year old boy. It kept his attention and he enjoyed the competition. He was a little too short to stretch all items, but we compensated for him. It was fun for all of us playing. It challenged his ability to follow directions and execute the required movement and would be considered age appropriate.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most education game for Preschool/Kindergarten age, December 9, 2010

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Missouri Mommy "Laura, Missouri Mommy" (O'Fallon, MO) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: The Wonder Forge Dr Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs (Toy)

We are a gaming family. We love board games, card games and video games. Out of the many, many games we have in our house, this has got to be the most educational and fun at the same time combo game. My children (3 and 4 when we bought it, now almost 5 and 6 years old) consistently come back and ask to play this game. It teaches patience in taking turns, and great letter recognition (early reading skills) and social interaction.

Taking turns - It is still engaging while you are waiting for your turn. One player can operate the board and call out the letters and pictures, while the other plays trying to find the various letters on the mat.

Social interaction - we cheer each other on, and interact to help each other find and reach for the right letter or picture.

Letter recognition - to play you look at the letters that come up on the chips on the board, then find those same letters or pictures on the mat. You place the corresponding body part (ear, hand, foot) on the letter on the mat. It's a silly game, which captivates easily distracted young ones, and "tricks" them into learning.

This game earns it's critic acclaims (It has won the Oppenheim Platinum Toy Award). I keep thinking at some point my kids will outgrow this, but they love it still. We love it so much we have purchased one for my son's kindergarten classroom.

Don't pass this game up. I cannot say enough good about it. The only incredibly small issue I have is the little "collection boxes" that you use to hold your chips are a bit flimsy cardboard, but nothing a bit of tape cannot fix if needed. Also, it's good to get 3-4 ziploc bags to contain all the pieces in an organized fashion.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too much of a good thing?, October 10, 2009

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S. T. Amatangelo (Worcester, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

I played this game with my 4-year-old son. (It is designed for children ages 3 and up.) I almost gave up entirely, at first, because my son was fascinated by all the different parts of the game: the tornado, the little chips/coins, and so on. Once he settled down, we began to play. One problem I found was that it was impossible, for both me and my son, to touch our ear to any of the letters. I used to play Twister as a kid (and this game is an educational twist on Twister, since they have to be able to recognize the alphabet), so I was interested in the physical aspect of the game; however, we had no success with getting our ears to touch the mat. The creators of the game could have limited themselves to hands and feet, or added elbows and knees.

The tornado motiv is fun, but the footprints that signal the end of the game seem superfluous to me.

All things considered, a fun and educational game. But I think that the creators tried too hard to distinguish it from Twister (which was simpler).