BriarpatchPete the Cat The Missing Cupcakes Game, Fans of Pete the Cat Books, Ages 3+

This is a fun family game that's very simple to play. NO READING required!My 4yr old son enjoys it a lot. It's his first real board game, and he loves spinning the spinner, counting his moves, singing, acting out, and guessing the tasks on the "present" cards. It's really fun-filled and brings lots of laughter! Each round lasts about 10-15 minutes, and he wants to play at least four times in a row!I've noticed that it helps kids learn to wait patiently for their turn and stay focused on one activity.My almost 3yr old tries to join in with a little help, though he’s not as interested as my older child. The cupcake pieces are adorable, though the character pawn keeps falling over, a slightly stronger or larger plastic clip would have helped. The board is good quality, but the folding area could tear if not handled carefully (a bit of tape might help it last longer).Overall, kids around 5yrs will love this game!

This game is far from boring- it has the kids singing, acting, counting the spaces as they move their pieces around the board. But what I love most is although each child has their own piece that they move around the board, they actually work together to get all the cupcakes on Pete the Cats Birthday table, so all can sing and wish Pete a Happy Birthday. I played with grandkids ages 2-5, helping the 2 year old most of the time; and when he wandered away (short attention span at times for a 2 year old as expected) it didn't disrupt the game at all, and he joined back in, again not disruptive. Very cute game & recommend.

I tried getting my daughter Candyland, but it was too simple and she got bored very fast. We gave this game a shot and she LOVES it. She asks to play it at least 3 times a day now. It's so simple that she is able to set it up herself and teach everyone the rules. But it has enough variety that she stays entertained. She likes that it's interactive, and we really encourage her to come up with new answers each time we play.My only gripe is that the board is unnecessarily big, haha. It takes up so much of the table and she has to stand on the chair to move her piece around the board. Aside from that though, it's a fun game that encourages kids to think hard and fits right in with us teaching our daughter to read right now since it does have a space for letters.

Great interaction with youngsters

This is so wonderful. There is absolutely no reading needed. It is a cooperative game, and you can never lose. The only issue with never losing is that if you continue to lose things to grumpy toad the game will continue to play and it can take forever. But other than that it's really great that every time we get to win against the grumpy toad. The pieces however if they don't like to stay in their little plastic clips I keep having them fall out which is kind of annoying I'm thinking about just gluing them in. The other thing is is when I was trying to push it in to get it to stay one of the characters got bent so that was really disappointing. other than that this game is really great. The colors and the drawings are kind of weird but that's kind of Pete the cat's theme.My 3-year-old who is turning 4 in a month decided that she wanted this game. And we've been doing game night and we wanted a new game so we went ahead and got it early and she absolutely goes nuts for this game she loves playing it it's easy for her to set up. She and her 5-year-old brother can play with or without parents. It's super fun for the little kids and it's not something that I absolutely dread playing. So it's nice to play with them.it comes with everything you need The inside of the box is set up to be for grumpy toad and then the game board is on its own it does have a spot for the present cards but I kind of wish it had a spot for the disc card present card so that the kids knew where to put them because it kind of becomes an issue moving them around on the table but it's a very small issue at that. The color choice for the cupcakes is kind of sad I like the blue and I like the red but then that pale orange is brown that could have been like a more fun color. Otherwise overall this is a really super fun game.

Great game for both my 5 year old and almost 3 year old. Wish that there were more "present" cards. Sturdy.

I purchased this game for my 3 year old granddaughter. It was for the most part her first real game. I wasn’t sure that she would be able to play the “game” but she loves Pete the Cat and she loves the cupcake book. The game is easy to assemble and put away and I am impressed with the quality (although I worry about the spinner’s life). Playing the game is fun, noncompetitive (every player works toward a common goal) and lasts about 20 minutes with 4 players, but easily modified to end when needed. My granddaughter knows her numbers and can mostly count her own piece movement (although she has been known to “miscount” if she is landing on the return a cupcake space! I love that the game is also interactive. Some of the spaces you have to act something, some name something, and some with sounds.I think almost any 3-5 year old would love this game, especially Pete the Cat lovers!