March 15, 2004
By: Nick Steinbach
Website: http://www.1st-in-games.com
Games For All Reasons Launches Product For Preschoolers
Games For All Reasons, LLC, the award- winning company that launched Finish Lines where players compete to finish famous lines, Paired Up and Paired Up Junior during past Toy Fair shows, is introducing a game for preschoolers at Toy Fair 2002. Gigglepants, for ages three to five, marks the company's first foray into the preschool arena. The game features rules that can be adapted according to a child's capabilities, according to Joan C. Moravick, Games For All Reasons president.
Gigglepants teaches social interaction, counting, colors, shapes and getting dressed. Designed for two to four players, the colorful board game does not require reading skills on the part of the players.
During the game, children move pawns around a board in an effort to collect six different colored shapes. When the child lands on a shape (heart, triangle, square, circle,
star or a diamond), he or she places a cut-out of the shape onto his or her own shape card. The first player to fill the card with all six shapes is the winner. The game also comes with a pair of Gigglepants playpants, which players can put on if they land on the Gigglepants character instead of a shape.
If the child is able to put the playpants on in 20 seconds, the child gets to select a shape needed on his or her card. Depending on the
player's ability to dress quickly, the parent may choose to have the kids play the game with or without the playpants. For older children, the Gigglepants playpants will add some variety to the game, while the counting and shape recognition may be enough stimulation for younger players.
Said Moravick, We're very excited about the addition of a preschoolers game to our product line. Gigglepants is a grow-with-me game that has something for everyone. For the younger children, the counting, shape recognition, knowledge of colors and ability to understand and play the game easily will motivate the three-year olds. For the older children, the Gigglepants playpants will make it more fun by varying the activity as they move around the board. Parents will like the educational aspects of the game and the fact that it can be played by children with different abilities.
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