Cranium Cariboo Review
Product Features
- Cranium Cariboo comes with a Cariboo Island game board, six treasure balls, two sets of cards (beginner and advanced), one key, a treasure chest, and rules sheet
- Kids love every minute of Cranium Cariboo as each turn gives them the chance to match fun drawings, unlock secret doors, and even discover hidden treasure
- Every game is different — you never know where the treasure balls hide
- Rounds of Cariboo last about 10 to 15 minutes — perfect for young attention spans
- Cranium Cariboo helps kids grow, and it grows with your child!
From the Manufacturer
Cranium® Cariboo® is the magical treasure hunt game designed especially for young children. Kids love exploring the golden island of Cariboo, where they find castles, boats, balloons, and more. Eyes light up as kids match fun drawings, unlock secret doors, and even discover hidden treasures. Cariboo reinforces four early-learning fundamentals — letters, numbers, shapes, and colors — and it’s packed with fun! Cariboo Expanded Edition grows with your child with an advanced set of cards that doubles the fun. Cranium Cariboo has received several prestigious awards, including the Platinum Best Toy Award from the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio™.
Product Description
3 years & up. Magical treasure hunt game that reinforces four early learning fundamentals: letters, numbers, shapes and colors. Includes Cariboo Island game board, six treasure balls, two sets of cards (beginner and advanced), one key, a treasure chest, and rules sheet. For 2 to 4 players.
Cranium Cariboo Review
I purchased this game for my 4-year-old daughter because it looked so cool and because it struck me as more educational than some of the other games from which she was choosing. It was ultimately a great choice because my daughter adores it and wants to play it endlessly. It’s enjoyable enough that my husband and I don’t mind playing it with her (as opposed to Chutes and Ladders, which I loved as a kid but have discovered is deathly boring for adults).
As an educational toy I give it high marks. There are two degrees of difficulty so the game is customizable. Reading is not necessary but the game may help children begin to learn some words. Instead, the game relies on color matching, alphabetical recognition (letters A-C for the easier game play and all 26 letters for the more challenging), and quantity recognition (if a number card is drawn, the player must pick a door with a corresponding quantity).
As a fun toy, it also gets high marks. The brightly colored balls are fun to look at and fun to slip into the “stream”. My daughter also enjoys using the key to “unlock” the doors that she chooses and we both enjoy sliding the final ball into the “stream” to unlock the treasure chest.
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