Others say...

"Great Game"
I bought this game after playing one of the other cranium games. My two boys have loved it!! It is a very simple format which is great for beginner learners and it has some hands on as well. It teaches colors, counting to four, shapes, recognizing groups of 1,2,3,4 and letter recognization, only the first 3 though, A,B,C.
I have yet to convince my kids though that it is about group effort and working together as a team.

"The small balls aren't really the problem..."
While this looked like a really cool toddler game-I was at first intimidated by the small bouncy balls I knew my son would want to throw. While that did happen, the problem I had with the toy were the small insert cards that each treasure "spot" had. They fell out easily, and in the event that several came out, there weren't any extras to replace lost ones. It would have been easier to have labeled double sided doors that were more secure, than the slip in papers.

Next problem were the two separate stacks of small cards that the toddler draws and has to match up to the above treasure spots to open it to see if a ball is hidden there. My active son scrambled up the two separate types of cards within moments and, much to my dismay,there was nowhere to hold the cards within the game itself, and they were continuously strewn about until we gave up.

Finally, the last problem, after collecting all of these little pieces, was that the box had been destroyed in the process of opening the clear front cover of the game, and again, there was nowhere to store the pieces.

It was poorly designed for curious toddler play...

"My son LOVES it!"
My son is 2 and loves this game. It holds his attention and he wants to play over and over. It is a great learning game and just plain fun!
I love to see how excited he gets when he gets a ball. He also is learning how to take turns which is the best part!

"educational can be fun too"
Surprising how much the kids like this one. Was not expecting it, but I am always looking for ways to 'reach' my boy who has autism. His therapists said it was a great motivator.

"It's a Treasure"
I bought and played this game with my 2.5 year old niece. She loves it and asks to play daily. It is great for teaching her colors, 1, 2, 3, A, B, C, and shapes. She does not understand the concept of numbers yet so she struggles with those. However, she is getting much better daily with matching the others letters, colors, and shapes. I look forward to trying the advanced card set (included) when she gets good enough.