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Super cute game that teaches patterns. There is a harder version to play where you put the pieces face down. My kids wanted to play this. Fun for all ages and abilities.

This game is fantastic! My 3 year old grandson loved it. Follow the pattern and feed the mouse. I would recommend this to everyone! A hidden gem of a game.

My Grandson and I love playing this game. It is just the right time frame to play and keep his attention.

What we like:- Simple introduction to dice based games- Easy to learn, my 4 year old took to it immediately- Fun even with just 2 playersWhat we didn't like:- No bag for the 36 brunch piecesThis is a lovely, simple collaborative game. There are two modes of play, one suitable for younger players, and one that requires more attention and concentration. The pieces are made from thick card stock that has glossy print on both sides. Unlike some cardboard game pieces I can see these lasting quite a while. The hungry mouse, the villain of the game, is a lever action plastic mouse that gobbles any food that gets on its plate. My daughter instantly wanted to feed the mouse again, and we lost several games that way!The colors are bright, the pieces are just the right size for smaller hands, and it doesn't take a long time to learn or play. My daughter has already played it with her plush toys, and is planning to take it on play dates. If she likes it this much it is definitely a winner. The only thing preventing me from giving it five stars is that there is no storage for the small pieces included in the box. As the game becomes impossible to play with any food piece missing as some cards use all of one type of token it would be great if a bag or smaller cardboard box was included to secure the pieces. For now we've improvised with a self-sealing bag. So it is a strong but not quite perfect 4 out of 5.

As a starter board game that has the potential to become more challenging with slight tweaks in rules, this is a great choice. All of the board game pieces are sturdy and well-made and should hold up to toddlers playing the game. I really liked the fact that the dice is enclosed, which is one less item that we would fear losing. On the other hand, the food circle pieces are smaller cardboard, and given the number of them included, you could easily lose some of them; I have to continuously remind my 3-year-old son that he needs to organize and put them back into the board game box in order for him to continue enjoying this game without losing the pieces.The game, as instructed, is a cooperative game, in which you try to feed the bunnies before having to feed the mouse 5 times. In the level 1 setting, where the food are all face up and only have to be found, it is almost impossible to lose the game (unless you are just so very unlucky). In the level 2 setting, where the food are face down, it becomes a bit more of the luck of the draw; this is probably one of the bigger downsides in this game that in both levels, there really isn't an element of "skill"; it is really more just based on pure luck that you win or lose. You still get to have good conversations as you play though, in terms of things like pattern recognition and numbers (ex: how many more times do we need to feed the bunnies; how many more times we can feed the mouse without losing), so I do like that aspect of the game.To make this a bit more "skill"-based, one variation that I have been toying with is to have level 2 be more challenging, by having the piece continue to be face-down (rather than leaving it face-up once turned once). This introduces a memory game type concept to this, and when combined with a bit more leeway in terms of feeding the mouse, starts to introduce a skill element to the game. Now, you do have to worry about potentially running out of food pieces with this though, especially if you want to give more leeway to mouse feeding, but it is something that I have been trying to get a little creative with.Overall, I do think this is a great starter board game that introduces the concept of playing together while also acting as an opportunity to talk through patterns and numbers. I would recommend this product!

This game is very easy to set up and is a quick game to play. It teaches the basics of patterns while you work together to feed the bunnies and not the mouse. I love that the die is enclosed, so there is no losing it or fear of a child placing it in their mouth and choking. The patterns are on strips of cardstock, so they are sturdy, colorful, and clear enough to decipher what the vegetable or fruit is. There are two ways of play, either with your pieces of "fruit/vegetables" face up so the child can easily find the correct item or face down where it almost combines luck and memory skills to find the appropriate piece.The mouse is very well made plastic and is fun to feed (even though your goal is not to feed the mouse). It is really the only interactive moving piece of the whole game.The only negative that I found during this game is the pattern pieces. For beginners, it can be an issue during the lesson of how a pattern works, though for a more advanced lesson on patterns, it would work very well. You have two strips for each type of pattern. For example, carrot and broccoli. On one piece it starts with a carrot and alternates as a pattern does. At the end though it ends with broccoli and the next strip begins with broccoli. So you end up with a double item in the middle. You cannot just switch them around because it would cause one of the strips to be upside down. Again, this is a minor issue and doesn't distract from the cooperative play, which is fantastic for little ones and discourages sore winners/losers that more single-purpose "win/lose" games can sometimes generate. But, it does require more discussion regarding what a pattern is, how to continue one, and how they sometimes can change.I would recommend this game for the skills that it teaches and the fun of a game that everyone works together to complete.