Sofia the First Magical Tea Time Game {Review}

Disclosure:  I received the product below to review in exchange for sharing my honest opinion.

My kids love games, but we get sick of the same ole’ games.  You know what I’m talking about, the ones with cards, dice, money and so forth.  Not that there is anything wrong with those games, but they are not really good for young kids.  Well the game Sofia the First Magical Tea Time Game is not only perfect for young kids (ages 3 and up) but it is unlike traditional games!  Since its for preschoolers, there is no reading, money counting or hard directions to follow.

It’s time for tea with Princess Sofia! As the magical teapot blows on your tea, the color in your teacup changes! There are so many pretty treats for tea time. When the color in your teacup changes, you earn the treats on the plate of the matching color! Along the way, Sofia and the Good Fairies reward you for your proper tea time manners!

Promotes:

• Ideal first game for preschoolers
• Encourages imaginative play

Product Contents:

• 1 Game Board
• 4 Place Settings
• 3 Fairy Headmistresses Plates
• 36 Treat Tiles
• 1 Puffer Teapot
• 4 Teacups
• 1 Game Rules Manual

Okay so this game first off is adorable with the little squeezable teapot, treat cards and place settings.  Setting up the game is super easy and just a matter basically of laying the treat cards on the board and handing out a place setting and teacup to each player (its for 2-4 players.)  Then a player chooses a treat from the board and flips it over.  She will then do one of seven things.  Now this would be a little hard for preschoolers to play right alone so I would recommend an adult play as well.  I only say its hard because you need to remember what each card signifies.

For example:

• Color:  if the back of the treat has a color on it then you match it to the fairy plate
• Multi-color:   If the back of the treat is multi-colored then you pick which fairy plate to put it on
• Teacup:  Blow on your teacup and take the treats from the fairy’s plate that the color of the tea is after it stops spinning from your blow
• Teapot:  Similar to Teacup but you do it for each player
• Elbows:  If your elbows are off the table or your the first player to take your elbows off you get the treat
• Curtsey:  First player to stand up and curtsey takes the treat
• Thought Bubble:  Recent paler to have said Please or Thank You takes the treat

The game is won once all the treats are gone.  Now kids can play however they want, which is honestly what we have been doing since my daughter isn’t quite 3 yet and doesn’t fully get the concepts.  However you play the game though it teaches lessons of sharing, manners, pretend play and following directions.  This is a cute game whether your child is a Sofia the First fan or not.  Right now we don’t really have a little table to play this at but hopefully Santa is bringing one and I think it will be even cuter for my daughter to play with her friends at a little table.

BUY IT:  Look for the Sofia the First Magical Tea Time Game wherever games are sold or check the Wonder Forge website to see where its sold.