Tree of Life Mama’s game of the week is Concept for Kids: Animals.

I was blessed to find the above game at a thrift store a few weeks ago and I’m so glad I did! This is the Jr. version of Concept, which I reviewed over here. This version is simpler because you just focus on animals, instead of anything under the sun, which happens in Concept. Both games are basically “picture charades,” meaning you get the other people to guess the word by giving them clues in the form of pictures.

You take turns drawing a card that has an animal pictured on it, and then you try to get the other players to guess the animal. You do this by placing little plastic squares on the pictures you want. So if you draw the card “rabbit,” you would put the squares on the pictures of “four legs,” “fur,” “small,” “weak,” “forest,” “leaves,” and so forth to show that the animal is four-legged, furry, small, weak, lives in the forest, and eats plants. You can also denote habitat, nocturnal vs. diurnal, speed of animal, the color, and more.

Every time my four-year-old grandson visits he asks to play this game. It is so fun to see his eyes light up when he guesses correctly. We have a lot of fun together playing it. I give this game 5 out of 5 stars! It’s easy, fun, helps kiddos learn logical thinking, and gets them away from screens. What a bargain I found for only $3! I will definitely be using it this coming school year with any jr. classes I teach at our homeschool co-op. Watch the video review below and keep your eyes out for it when thrifting. I definitely believe that angels led me to find this game by telling me by the power of the Holy Ghost (see 2 Nephi 32:3) to go look at the games section when I had just been at the same store less than 12 hours before and hadn’t found anything. For more on angelic help with thrifting, go here.

If you want more ideas for family board games and gameschooling, especially how to buy them on a budget, get my free ebook over here. I hope you have a great time playing games as a family and encourage you to get the regular version of Concept. The jr. version is for under 10, and Concept is geared for 10 and up. Enjoy!