Learning Resources Teacup Pile-Up! Game, Preschool Stacking Game, Build Fine Motor Skills, Ages 4+, 3085, Multicolor

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A really fun game that boosts communication and thinking skills. The premise of this game is the following: you have a bunch of different tea cups, you flip a card and have to build the tower the card shows, relay style, as quickly as possible. Why this is a good learning toy is because they're learning without noticing: - they have to count how many cups high the tower is. - they have to remember what cup goes next. - they have to carefully place things without making a mess. - they have to be quick thinking to do it quickly and correctly. - they have to communicate 'under pressure' to get the tower built efficiently. This is best played with a group of kids. It would also work with 2 teams (could be a mix of children and parents). It is not the typical learning we think about but these are all skill that young children need to fine tune and practise and the more they do, the easier they'll have it as they grow up. Definitely a lot of fun and a good learning toy (that can also double up as a play pretend, tea time set).

I am personally a fan of Learning Resources, I think they have great educational toys that are different thank what you would usually buy from other brands. This cute set is a perfect gift for a child. I think 3-6 years is the perfect age for this game. It has instructions inside but I also think that can be used for role play just with the tea cups and trays, or basic stacking game. The set includes 1 teapot, 8 teacups, 8 saucers, 1 order cards, 2 tea trays and the cabinet game board which is basically the box. I think the quality is great and the box looks really good. If you are looking for a Christmas gift, this is perfect! Thanks for reading my review. I hope you found it useful.

A Lovely product with many different tea cups that can be stacked, easy to hold and lightweight, love the material as well as the colour and sturdiness of it. Nicely priced, great durability and great value for money. Packed very well.

Teacup Pile-Up is constructed from plastic. It is comparative in strength & texture to that of LEGO so you can be sure that it won't easily break or snap, in fact it's almost impossible to crack. The two small serving trays are made from cardboard but do have a wipe down, water resistant surface. It is completely safe to handle as a children's toy & in fact after after some hours of using this game as it was intended for, it became used to serve 'warm', super sugary tea to the adults. This is the way! No reading skills are required so preschoolers can have just as much fun as the older kids. You randomly pick a coloured card and build the same configuration on the image of said coloured card, it's that simple. The tea pot has a bell inside it, with a 'push button' on the top which you ring when you've completed your stack. You are encouraged to shout 'teas ready' when you're stack is finalised. The kids love this funny little feature. You can't use the teapot as a teapot as it is a sealed unit and not designed to take fluids but you can use the tea cups for this extra bit of fun. Teacup Pile-Up does require critical thinking so it’s a great way to get children to practice that skill without them realising that they are doing so. They’ll also work on gross motor skills, (Gross motor skill development involves the large muscles in the arms, legs and torso. Gross motor activities are important to everyday physical activities like walking, running, throwing, lifting, kicking, etc.) their balance and their 'hand to eye' coordination. Teacup Pile-Up has allowed my daughters imagination to blossom as she now uses it to set elaborate tea parties for her teddies and dolls. Her unicorn even joins in the fun! For these 'added' reasons it does make this 'overly' priced children's toy good value for money. O, she does use it in her sand pit as well so it is a very versitile and rugged item. Four stars as I feel that this is overly priced but a very nice children's game/toy.

We’ve literally sat all morning playing this game. The bell on the teapot makes it more exciting for my daughter, she wants to press it all the time! Amazing for fine motor skills and I love the backdrop in the box. Not just a game, as she’s been using the cups to feed her dollies too! Good quality game with hours of fun, beautifully packaged.

My nephews love their play kitchen and games, this offers both. They have great fun trying to balance the cups and also just using the teapot to make me pretend cups of tea. Well made and provide hours of entertainment.

When I ordered this game it was £30. I had high hopes. But this is nothing more than a plastic tea set - and a very small one. The game idea is good but it could be done with any kids plastic cups and saucers. There’s nothing special about the box of trays - they are Just thick cardboard. So it’s just and incredibly over priced kids plastic tea set with a good fun game idea. If it were cheaper, no more than £10 then maybe but at £30 no way