A family of 4 that loves games, cooking, projects and all things geeky.
Pirate Penguins are taking over the boat. However, don’t rock the boat or you will all fall off! This game was a hit during our pirate themed party. Everyone played it from ages 2 & up. Yes, even adults.
It’s your classic balance game. Be the last player to place a penguin on the boat without knocking them down to win! We use house rules only one loser.. the person who rocks the boat.
Overall this cute game for families. We especially loved the theme!
It’s here the infamous PIE FACE! You know you have seen that video going around the inter-webs for awhile. It is re-released here in the USA! We just got this game today. Let me tell you it is FUN!
We love this game! Yes, I know then why did I rate it 4 stars.. the quality of the game is the only reason. I will list those reasons down below. First let’s talk about what we do love!
We love how much silly fun this game is! This game is one of those fun gimmick & nostalgic items. Does that mean bad.. not to us! Anything that has all the kids & adults laughing is a great thing.
This game is simply played.. Spin the spinner and land on a number. Then you have to turn the handles that number of times. Here is the tricky thing. The hand slaps at random numbers! We have had it slap the 1st turn of the handles and pass 9 turns. So who is going to get a face full of cream no one knows!!
Do we recommend this game YES! If your playing the MSPR price point you will get your money’s worth. Playing it till it breaks down.
The reason for 4 stars….
It’s cheaply made. You can see in our videos on youtube. It was falling apart on us. The face guard and handles kept coming off. If the handles would stay in during the whole game play. That alone I would have given it 5 stars. Having to stop and fix it over & over get boring. I also think the other of the head guard should be a girl or a girl head guard one should be included! Girls play games a lot especially in our household!
Plus side to it being made cheap. It all comes apart to be cleaned easily!
Here is a quick clip!
Target has Buy 2 Games Get 1 Free sale going on right now! Almost all of there board games are included online & instores. If you purchase online any purchases over $25 are free! This is a great way to add games to your collection or great for gifts! This sale is 9-27 thru 10-3
Go check it out! www.target.com Let us know what games you buy! We ordered Sushi Go, Qwixx and Hey, that’s my fish. All 3 games came out to just under 30 with tax.
We were the lucky winners of Cat Tower by Pandasaurus Games. Pandasaurus held a giveaway during their Kickstarter event. We actually won!! We are so excited. This was a game I didn’t want to wait for. The Designer, Aza Chen did an amazing job. These cats are so adorable they make you want to pick it up & play. I will be updating this post with a full review. For now I have a few pictures!
Anyce’s excitement could not be contained! Can you tell she loves cats.
Argh Matey’s, we had us ye party. All of me matey’s came aboard. We sailed the seven seas. We ate and we dueled with pirate games. Some of us didn’t make it. Those who lost had to walk the plank. We hope they will wash up on shore for next years pirate party.
WE ATE FROM THE SEA
Octopus Hotdogs
These were way easier than they look. I got this idea from Pinterest. So many people have post this idea. I have no idea who is the original. So 3 Cheers to who thought of these cute little guys. They were perfect for our party. I made my octopus smaller. I like easy to grab and eat foods for our parties. Having lots of kids over, you never know how much they will eat. Here’s how to make them.
STEP 1
Cut hotdog in half
STEP 2
Cut the legs. Leave 1 inch uncut for the head.
STEP 3
Boil hot dogs
STEP 4
Serve on a blue ocean plate or place on top of mac and cheese.
Fish -N- Chips
The easiest Pirate or ocean themed food item you can make! Layer or mix together gold fish and plain potato chips. Place a label on it. I did get this label printout for free. I will post a link down below for you.
Sparkling Ocean/Sea Punch
I love party punch. When I was younger every party had big huge punch bowl full of yumminess topped off with ice cream or sherbet. I would be hovering over the punch bowl every time. So, now that I am the one hosting, I like to include punch. Sorry I don’t measure.
Hawaiian Punch (blue)
Pineapple Juice
Sprite
Vanilla Ice Cream
Mix all the liquids together in punch bowl. Top with Ice cream.
Dead Man Fingers
This really are pigs in a blanket. We kept this party easy and simple.
Lil Smokies
Crescent Dough
Wrap dough around the lil smokies. Bake them @ 375* for 5-15 minutes.
Cannon Balls
Simply cheese puff balls with a label.
Parrot Food
Veggie tray with a label.
Scurvy Prevention
Oranges with a label.
Thanks to Classyclutter Go say THANKS!
WE TOOK PICTURES FROM SEA
We set up a photo booth.
I hung this beautiful Pottery Barn Map on the wall and placed a Bench in front of it. Then I place a bowl of mustaches & a stack of photo booth props. I will say almost all of my parties have photo booth. We also hung up a Pottery Barn Pirate Photo Opp made out of canvas. It’s beautiful and fun. Plus, its like cheating for a photo opp. Hang it up and your done! The kids love taking silly pictures. Truthfully, so do the adults. It’s just fun to let go and act silly. We are like kids in this household.
WE DUELED WITH YE FATES IN YE PIRATE GAMES
Reviews of all of these games will be up soon along with pictures!
KINGS GOLD
DON’T ROCK THE BOAT
This game is unlike any game I have ever seen! This game gets you interactive with the world. Starting with what is around you.
You buy your deck & you register your deck. Then you Play it forward… pun on Pay it forward. When playing a card you will be doing something Sneaky or Nice. You can watch a see where your cards end up! We are looking forward to see where they end up!
If you found one of our cards let us know!!!
So far we have played 3 cards forward. Only one has been tracked. Anyce’s is kinda bummed on this. She wants to see everyday if our cards get tracked. So, the downside to this game… not everyone who finds your cards will join in on the game. Fingers crossed after we play more cards. We see some people getting on and tracking them!
This is adorable-ness overload! I will use this an a desk game or just leave it unboxed on my game shelf. The theme is what makes this game. The Pikachu’s are pretty hard to stack. So far the most I can stack without dropping any is 3. It’s fun to try it out different ways. Everyone who see’s it thinks its adorable. So if you are or know a Pokemon lover, this is a great gift! Chapstick in picture to help you compare the size.
Hammock Set
4 inches tall
6 inches long
2 inches wide
Pikachu (comes with 6)
1 inch
Flick Em Up! is a fun family dexterity game. This game takes you back to the Wild Wild West. You’ll be able to choose to terrorize the town or to enforce the law. This game is one of the most beautifully crafted games I have ever owned! The quality of the game pieces all wooden & even the box is amazing! The box is a heavy wooden box with a beautiful image printed on it. I bought this for $70. I do feel it is worth that price! I know some people have been complaining about the price point. It includes lots of pieces that are amazing quality!
COMPONENTS:
12 FIGURES INCLUDE
5 Black Cowboys (outlaws)
5 Natural Wood Cowboys
2 Neutral Figures (1 Man & 1 Woman)
12 REMOVABLE/REVERSIBLE HATS
10 Hats, numbered 1-5 (2 of each)
2 Hats without a number
2 BOXES
1 Natural Wood Colored Box for the Lawmen
1 Black Box for the Outlaws
10 COWBOY TILES
5 for the Lawmen
5 for the Outlaws
6 BUILDINGS
Sheriff
Bank
Saloon
General Store
Town Hall
Undertaker
1 GALLOWS (hanging post)
72 TOKENS
38 Hit Points
11 Sacks of Gold
6 “Not Allowed”
5 Colt Pistols
2 Winchester Rifles
4 Clean/ Poisoned Waters
2 Dynamites
2 Documents
1 Initiative (Pretzel)
1 Hostage
38 OTHER PIECES
13 Support Blocks
5 Barrels
3 Cactus
4 Fences
4 Tumbleweeds
1 Movement Disc (plain wooden disc)
4 Bullets (gray wooden disc)
1 Winchester Barrel
1 Dynamite ( red wooden octagon)
1 Town Hall Clock ( 3 pieces)
1 RULE BOOKLET
1 SCENARIO BOOKLET
Animal Upon Animal is a beautifully crafted game by HABA. All of the pieces included are high quality wooden pieces. You can play with 2-4 players ages 4 & up. The player who is able to get rid of their animals first wins. Please keep in mind it is a shaking game and pieces do fall down. Some 4 yr olds may get upset. This is a great tool to help them learn that things don’t have to be perfect and can fall down. You can also make house rules if needed.
You will receive 29 animals and 1 die.
You will start the game off with a crocodile in the middle of the table. You will pick a 7 animals for your hand. You take turns rolling the die and taking the action the die gives you. Who ever gets rid of all of their animals first wins!
DOT: Stack any 1 of your animals onto the pyramid carefully with one hand.
TWO DOTS: Stack any 2 of your animals onto the pyramid carefully with one hand.
CROCODILE : Place any 1 of your animals next to the mouth or tail of the crocodile.
HAND: Choose any 1 of your animals and give it to another player. This player now has to place it onto the pyramid carefully with one hand.
THE QUESTION MARK: The other players choose which character you place onto the pyramid
COLLAPSING RULES:
If 1 or 2 animals have fallen off, the player who knocked them off has to keep them.
If more than have fallen off, the player who knocked them off has to keep 2 & place the rest in the box.
If the pyramid has collapsed, the player who knocked it down has to put the crocodile back in the center of the table, keep 2 animals and place the rest into the box.
If animals fall off on their own place them back into the box.
Overall Review
Price: $20
Ages:4 & up
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 15-30 minutes
Materials: 5 Stars, This game is very well made.
Replay Value: 4.5 Stars.
Recommend it to others: Yes, a cute stacking gaming that anyone can play. Perfect for families!
The original edition of Exploding Kittens is family, kid, and workplace friendly! That one come is the RED box!!!
The NSFW edition is not!!! I repeat if your buying this game for a family with kids to play don’t buy the NSFW edition!! It is very explicit.
This game is a light fun party game. Even those who don’t play games will enjoy the simplicity, yet fun of Exploding Kittens.
When it is your turn you choose to play a card on the discard pile and take that action or not too. You don’t have to always play cards. Though you can play as may cards as you would like per turn. You do have to pick up card unless during special circumstances due to action cards.
You stay alive as long as you don’t draw an Exploding Kitten. If you do and have no action cards to stop it you EXPLODE and your out out of the game. THE LAST PERSON ALIVE WINS!
Types of cards
Defuse Card = You can play this card to stop an Exploding Kitten. You get to stay alive! Place the Exploding Kitten in the deck anywhere of your choice.
Nope Card = Stop any actions… except an Exploding Kitten. You can nope a nope cards as many times as you would like. You can play a nope card at any time of the game, it doesn’t need to be your turn.
Exploding Kitten = You must play this card immediately the only way to stop it is with a defuse card. If you die discard all of your cards. Including the Exploding Kitten.
Skip = End your turn without drawing a card. Skips can be used as a defused card 1 skip cards only skips 1 turn.
Favor = Force any player to give you 1 card from their card. They choose which card to give you.
Shuffle = Shuffle the draw pile
See The Future = Get to personally see the top 3 cards of the discard pile.
Special Combos
Two Of A Kind = Play a pair of kittens to steal a random card from another player
Three Of A Kind = Play 3 matching kittens to steal a “named” card from another player. If that player doesn’t have the card you named you get nothing.
Overall Review
Price: $20
Ages:7 & up
Players: 2-5
Playing Time: 15 minutes
Materials: 5 Stars, This game is very well made.
Replay Value: 4 Stars.
Recommend it to others: Yes, It’s a nice light party styled card game. Anyone can play & enjoy!
