which orchard board games...

[ThePathanKhansWitch]

Do your kids have? And which ones would they tell me to buy for a 5 yo?

[MegBusset]

My DCs' favourites are Shopping List and Greedy Gorilla (essentially the same game though). Not so keen on Incy Wincy Spider (lost the special dice after about a week so couldn't play it) and What's Rubbish (we never did work out how to play it properly, and the bits get lost all over the house).

[BabysPointlessPocket]

Yes, shave a sheep is great!

[fuzzpig]

YY to shave a sheep. Lovely game. I'm getting the chicken one (kokoriko or something like that) for my friend this year :o

[neolara]

Not Orchard, but lego "Shave a sheep" is great for 5 year olds.

[ThePathanKhansWitch]

I,ve just ordered shopping list, and spotty dogs.
They have whats the time mr wolf on amazon. Thankyou for your suggestions.
I also bought junior scrabble and a picture dictionary, not sure how that will go down, she may be too young, what do you think?

[shewhowines]

shopping list and spotty dogs

[fuzzpig]

Thanks arkady - I'd not heard of the beanstalk one. I love the look of doodlebugs (it's like UNO!) but I'm not sure DS would 'get' it yet.

Excellent advice about the instructions, I will definitely do that. I have been really disappointed by some of their games recently, I think they've gone a bit too far and are just creating loads of games around very similar dull concepts. Basically just pick a card type stuff. It's a real shame that many of them involve very little 'skill'. I'm not saying my 5yo DD is in any way a genius :o but even she is bored by not having to actually 'do' anything in some of the games.

[mummatotwo]

ive just ordered the shopping one here as my DD does french French

[Dontbugmemalone]

DS (4) loves Bus Stop, The Gingerbread Man, Shopping List and a farm puzzle which you have the put the opposites together.

[sparklejawsy]

We have Crazy Chefs which we love as a family and have played many times from aged 4 plus. Also have Magic Cauldron which is OK but as it's maths related imo it's only suitable for children aged 6 plus. Animal dominoes is good for pre schoolers

[ja9]

Greedy Gorilla and Whose rubbish have both been big hits in the house and ones that we can all play together.

I however, am sick of the sight of them!

[Arkady]

Fuzzpig, do you think he might like Jack and the Beanstalk too? Think DS1 was 3 and a half when we got that.
Or Doodlebugs. You have to match either shape or colour with the previously played card. So not wordy at all, and lots of matching.
Did you know that if you can download the instructions for games from their website? Handy for secondhand purchases, or to get a clue whether the game might be suitable before you buy.

[fuzzpig]

I had tummy ache game as a child (born 1986) - was so chuffed to find a proper old school version of it in a charity shop!

We really like tuten lootem. Got rocket game for DD's 5th, really disappointed actually, it's tedious. Shopping list is good.

Would like to get one for 3yo DS, he's really into shapes and colours and matching so was looking at dotty dinosaurs, seems quite simple for him (speech delay)

Planning on getting that animal upon animal haba game as a family present - my DCs will love it!

[silver28]

Dinosaur race is really good (my opinion as well as 4.8 yo DS's).

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Glad it's not just me with Bus Stop. I think it's because the first person to get round isn't necessarily the winner, then you have to wait for everyone else to finish, then you get all the arguments about whether the red dice or the white dice is the one for the number of places moved, then you get the DCs arguing because one of them wanted a passenger the other one has got, just awful.

[SkiBumMum]

The rowing boat one with coloured spots is properly awful.

Crazy chefs and Shopping list rule here.

[Arkady]

Bus Stop is grim. Even DS1 didn't like it and he adores Orchard Toys games. We have about 10, and he is desperate for What's the Time Mr Wolf, as they have it at school.
Walk the Plank is popular right now. Prior to that Pop to the Shops was the one true game.
When he was 3 Ten Green Bottles was his favourite. Had a few games at the weekend, and its ok, but wouldn't buy it for a five year old.
I like Doodlebugs, which is a card game, not a boardgame.

[nelliesmum]

TUMMY ACHE...

[PelvicFloorClenchReminder]

DS loves the Shopping List, Crazy Chefs and Mix and Match People ones the best. You can get different booster packs for Shopping List, which tends to keep it in the favourite spot.

He also has the traffic one, but doesn't love it, it's just too needlessly complicated!

[woopsidaisy]

We have Shopping list,Ladybirds and Red Dog Blue Dog. All very popular and good fun. Request is in for Incey Wincey Spider, as played in school. DS is 5, but DS1 is 8 and he likes to play them too!

[BornToFolk]

Agree that Bus Stop is tedious and Incy Wincey Spider can go on for bloody ever!

My favourite is the Flower Pot Game as it's quick to play! DS (5) has had Crazy Chefs for a couple of years and still loves playing it.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

My two, 6 and 8 still like Pop to the Shops, Bus Stop, Shopping List, Greedy Gorillas and Tummy Ache. Most of them I don't mind but Bus Stop I find extremely tedious for some reason.

DS LOVED Wild World Lotto when he was a bit younger, probably about 4. We played it ad infinitum, it still comes out occasionally.

[NotWilliamBoyd]

What a Performance

[cazza2878]

I was not a fan of dotty dinasours - fed up of finding all the blinkin pieces all over the house! Too many bits!