Chalk and Chuckles Bedtime Bear Card Game for Kids Age 3-7, Super Fun Bedtime Activity, Family Game, Gifts for Boys, Girls

Pros:Theme is good and well thought.Cons:The rivet for carry-on handle strap came out the first day itself when my child started using it. The whole box is made of cardboard and so not feeling sturdy.It'll be matter of days for the paper hinge to wear out.

My 3yr and 6yr old loves it and won't go to bed without playing. It only takes about 10 minutes and he knows it's time for bed! We have been playing every night for 2 weeks now. Great fun,great game!

Fabulous game, brilliant introduction to card games for young children. Very new concept. The material was also good and we loved the suitcase box.

My five year old looks forward to this each night. Such a fun bedtime activity!

My daughter likes it, but lost interest after a couple times

I really wish I could give this 5 stars because the game is so wonderful. The materials are just not durable enough to stand up to an enthusiastic kid. We loved playing this game. The activities are fun, quick, engaging and ecourage good quality time. I especially like the descriptions for the breathing exercises. It's written for a kid to understand, but I can also appreciate it as an adult. If you are a parent looking for something to bond with at bedtime, or have a child reluctant to go to bed at night, I highly recommend this game. That said, the parts to this game do not hold up well. My kid was so excited to receive this and wanted to play with it right away. Not play the game as intended, play with the little bedtime bear and cards like a toy. We have had this for one day and it already looks like something we have had for months or year. The cards have bent and started coming apart at the corners. The box case has a paper hinge that is splitting. The instruction book - which you need during gameplay - is tearing at the fold. Children in the age range this is designed for can be rough on things, and that seems to have been overlooked in the materials. We have put this up on a shelf and will only bring it out for bedime in hopes to preserve the materials a little longer. If a friend was on the fence about whether or not to get this I would tell them it's worth it. Even with the material issues, this game is great.Edit: I can't believe I didn't notice before, the age range is listed inconsistently on the box case. The front says 3-7 but the side says 3-6. There should have been better attention to detail before this went into production. It does not change how I feel about the game, but now I can't unsee the mistake.

I have four children; my oldest is 8 and youngest is an infant. My two oldest children have anxiety (due to ptsd) so I think even though they had fun, it was a little too overstimulating for them. There are lots of hugging and kissing tasks and while that is something we do every day, it’s never done in a silly manner. I actually love this game, but I imagine for kids that are sensitive or reserved, it would be tough to get them out of their comfort zone.I did still like this game, and I think it would suit children under 6 really well!

PROS: Sweet game to incorporate into your bedtime routine. Affordable.CONS: Packaging needs a little refinement.TIP: You might want to tweak game play to get what you want out of it.In my home, I always adapt games as I see fit, depending on the ages of my kids, the time we have to play, what we want to get out of it, etc. I think this game can be appreciated by many with tweaks to fit different ages/stages/routines.My girls are at the top of the stated age range, but they appreciate taking time in the evening to talk and reflect, so I thought they would enjoy this and it could be a nice way to wind down our day.When I gave them the box, the first thing they noticed was that the age range on the side of the box didn't match the age range listed on the front of the box, and neither one of them matched the age range in the description on Amazon (3-6, 3-7, 4-8). Some of the packaging looks less than polished.After playing for a few nights, I decided that we need to get bedtime going about half an hour earlier if I want them to be able to play the game as intended.If we have less time, I take certain cards out of the deck or modify how we play.For example, there's a small plush bear inside. On one card (that my girls love), they have to hide the bear and the other child has to find him. We are not in bed at this time, we are sitting on the bedroom floor, so it could take a while to find the bear, so we make it faster by using, "HOTTER and COLDER," so it doesn't take so long. Another example is a card where they have a dance party. If we are close to bedtime, I'll take that card out.You could forgo tucking the bear in altogether and just pull random cards. We did this one night where we were late to bed, and we had a sweet end to our day where we talked about what we were grateful for, what our fears were, told a joke, and had hugs and kisses.My girls were early to bed yesterday, so I let them do what they wanted for about half an hour before I planned to come and say good night, and I saw them doing yoga poses together from the game. It was mostly a giggle-fest without me, they didn't have the guide handy.There is a guide on thicker paper with pictures for mindful breathing and yoga poses. There's also a more detailed instruction guide, on normal paper for instruction guides. I think that even though it's a standard instruction guide, it would have been nice to have this part of the guide be on cardstock as well, since there are detailed instructions that we would like to refer to frequently. I might laminate it so we can refer back to it frequently without damaging it.Thanks for taking the time to read my review. Overall, I recommend this product, and recommend that you modify it to fit time constraints or your intentions for the game, if needed.