For the family that has a wii, here’s a delightful kids birthday gift for the pre-school set. The money for the expensive game system has already been spent, and the price of this Pet Rescue game is right in the ballpark for a birthday party gift.
The term ‘edutainment’ fits this game. The game takes the pre-schooler through 5 stories where they search for lost pets and along the way they improve their motor, listening and pre-reading skills, their memory, use their creativity, and lots more. Each imaginative adventure includes storybook rewards the player can earn as they progress. These new stories are then read aloud to the player, extending and expanding the play.
With lost pets as the basis for the story line, most kids will be engaged in the play and learning right from the get-go.
The customer reviews on Amazon are both positive and negative, and seem to revolve around ease of use of this wii game by the pre-schooler. Many kids seem to have figured it our right away and really enjoy playing the game, while other parents seem to feel it frustrates their child and isn’t so easy to use. My recommendation would be to give this gift where you know the family uses their wii and there’s plenty of good help available for the child to get going with the game.
[DISCLOSURE: If you purchase JumpStart's Pet Rescue wii game through the link on this page, I make a commission from Amazon. Seems reasonable to me…..]
For about the same price as some plastic toy that will either break or never get used, this fun game that involves the child in learning as much as it does in play makes a great kids birthday gift alternative. You can see all our kids birthday gift ideas on our website.
