– A copy of the newest version Jump Start Kindergarten called “The Legend of Grizzly McGuffin” AND

– Free 3 month FULL membership to jumpstart.com as a prize.

What to do to enter the Jump Start.com Contest:

1) Visit Jumpstart.com (free to play as a non-member). Or if you want to try out the full membership for one month you can use the Promo code 02CENTS to get a month of membership for 2 cents.

2) Email me a comment on or before Saturday January 10, 2009 11:59PM EST to: jennymannion@yahoo.com with SUBJECT: JUMPSTART CONTEST

I will NOT be accepting entries via the comments section you MUST email me and follow the following directions for eligibility:

– In YOUR EMAIL TO ME: Tell me exactly WHAT you like about Jumpstart.com and your name (at least first name and last initial) and a valid email address. Please be as detailed as possible in your comment as to WHAT you enjoy about jumpstart.com.

– THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL MUST READ: JUMPSTART CONTEST

(If you have a website, you can include that url info too — please no spam or you will be disqualified from the contest.)

3) I will include all USEFUL comments submitted by readers in my review of Jumpstart.com on Tuesday January 13. At the same time I will announce the winner. I will assign a number to each comment I receive in the order received. The winner will be chosen by a random number picker.

4) If you are the winner you will need to supply an address as to WHERE to mail the prize.

Simple right? I wish everyone good luck and I am so happy to be giving out 2 of Jump Start’s great products as a prize.

I have compiled my previous info/reviews of JumpStart Products below for you to get an idea of the quality of their products:

INFO/REVIEWS OF JUMPSTART PRODUCTS

Jumpstart Preschool Advanced

Jump Start Preschool is a GREAT game for 2-5 year olds. It teaches mouse control and offers lots of fun learning games. Lot of cute animations in cute little voices…. The Jump Start games for any ages are great but the preschool is my favorite. It teaches them how to get in and out of the different games offered which allows the children to learn some early independence on the computer.

Jump Start Kindergarten

I gave my daughter Jump Start World Kindergarten for Christmas and it has been our favorite computer game to prepare her for Kindergarten. It has the cute characters that accompany all the Jump Start titles (by Knowledge Adventure) and lots more. For a very inexpensive price ($9.99) you get the starter software that comes with the first 2 of the 12 levels which has over 30 activities and games that your children can continue to play. Jump Start also asks a parent to sign up so you can receive progress reports and it will tell you what your child need help with. I think this is a wonderful game. You create your character and solve games to get gems to use for a variety of purposes. It is 3D, immersive and your child will feel like they are a part of a story. As the game progresses you will receive a pet to take care of, play tons of learning games and unlock new areas. After solving each of the learning games and some mini missions given to you by the characters in the game your child will receive a badge for completing this level. Getting the emails from Jump Start is great as it does not just tell you how your child is doing. It also allows you to leave messages on the blimp going by for your child and to do a lot more to customize your child’s experience playing the games. The map to get to characters and places makes it easy to maneuver and my daughter loves the goal of getting the badge filled.

The goals needed to make the badge also make it seem like an adventure game combined since you need to get things from certain characters and fulfill tasks given to you. Jump Start will ask you if you want to sign up for their subscription plan which includes 10 more levels at $8/level. It will wait until your child has finished one lesson before trying to download another. You can pay for a lesson at a time and then decide if you do in fact want the lessons to keep on going.

The games are age appropriate and are based on the US standards for schools. My daughter gets so caught up in the games she does not realize she is “working” on her numbers and reading at the same time. This is a safe game to let your child play alone or to watch them play and help them if they do get stuck and need assistance — it will depend on your 4 or 5 year old’s experience playing games by themselves.I highly recommend Jump Start World Kindergarten. My kids have a lot of the Jumpstart games for different ages and I do love them.

JumpStart First Grade (Ages 5-7)

JumpStart First Grade (Ages 5-7) is a GREAT game with tons of activities to teach addition, subtraction, reading, money, time, music, art and following directions. Children can change the level difficulty themselves by clicking on the level gauge on the screen. Lots of fun stories and music and engaging games.

Jump Start has MANY other games for all ages including art games and more. Amazon.com lists tons of good reviews for all Jump Start games. For more information on other games they offer and for reviews please go here.

Good luck in the contest! Jump Start is an amazing educational resource for children and I am delighted to include readers comments in my final review and to give away their quality products at the same time!

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To sign up for Secret Builders you pick an appropriate age group for your child and are sent an email to approve the FREE membership. They will eventually offer free AND subscription memberships but for now it is all offered free. There is so much to explore and so many wonderful games to play. The games require thought and the quests have you using items in your inventory to figure out puzzles. In many of the games they throw in educational information and they even have characters like Einstein, Shakespeare, Alice in Wonderland and more walking around the town that you can interact and learn from.

There are many different ways to play Secret Builders and my son liked it so much he quickly made it his home page. My 5 1/2 year old daughter needed some help reading for the quests but for the most part got around wonderfully and had fun exploring and playing the many games. Play games and quests to earn “shills” to spend in the shop. The site is broken down by the menu on top which allows you to:

Change your Avatar: When you begin you design your character (avatar). You can always come back here to change clothes and the look of your avatar.

Shop: Buy pets, magic spells(that you cast on other players), furniture or design furniture for your home or to sell.

Who is Online: Find out which of your buddies is online.

Home: Takes you to your house which you can paint any color you want, add furniture to, hatch your pet’s egg and take care of them, have friends visit and more…

Quests: There are 5 quests to start and I am sure they will be adding more. Help Shakespeare, find objects, feed the Cheshire cat…. each quest is a bit different, has you visiting various locations and using your brain to figure things out!

World Map: Right now there are 3 locations: Haunted Valley, Treasure Island and Enchanted Woods. There will be more added but even exploring these 3 allows for tons of entertainment. Each location has characters that you can interact with, you can cast spells on other members, you can make someone a “buddy” and/or challenge them to a game, you can wander to different locations to find games and things to interact with…..

Games: The games are broken into 4 categories:

Multiplayer — Challenge someone (by clicking on them) to a game. Currently there are over 10 multiplayer games.

Activity — Fun games for Creative Side — One of my favorites is “Artist’s Salon”– use a paintbrush to paint the picture by drawing lines (similar to old school Qix) without being caught by a eraser or in later levels the scissors. When you capture 75% of the screen — you finish the level and a summary comes up of the painting and the artist. There are currently 5 activity games.

Action — Games that test quickness and coordination — A favorite is “Dr. Jekyll’s Lab Rush”. Move around collecting the blue beakers but avoid the red ones. As you collect the beakers they line up behind you making maneuvering more challenging. Don’t touch the walls or your tail of beakers and enjoy as the levels increase in speed! There are currently 13 Action Games.

Puzzle — Challenge your mind for these fun games. A favorite is “Lose Your Marbles”. Similar to the classic “Zuma” — you shoot like colored marbles to match 3 or more. You try to get combinations where shooting one marble matches up many colors as they disappear. Clear the marbles from the screen before they reach where you are shooting them from to cleat the level. FUN Game! There are currently 15 Puzzle games including sudoku and a bunch more of my favorites!

All the games have great sound and nice clear graphics. The games offer something for everyone and they have QUITE a substantial number of games for just launching!

Crooked Pencil: Send in stories, poems, jokes, essays and school reports and read others.

Build It: Leave ideas for things you would like to see on Secret Builders.

Contests: Right now there are 4 where your child can win cash and shills. There is the Kid Inventor Challenge which asks your child to design a toy that Secret Builders can offer for sale with shills. There is the write a the Letter to President to Obama Contest where your child can win their entry being published in such publications as The Huffington Post and the CNN IReport. All the contests encourage creativity!

Sound/Help Buttons: Self explanatory and easily accessible.

Citizens Patrol: Did someone say something inappropriate or act unkindly — report them here.

One For All: Answer these educational questions correctly and earn money for charity as well as shills. There are 3 games to play:

Mathlematics – Solve problems in 3 levels: Easy (Grades K-3), Medium (Grades 3-5), Hard (Grades 5-8)

Word Play — A vocabulary word is given — you have to pick the synonym of the word from 4 choices.

Cool Logic – Number sequences to figure out that increase in difficulty and currently has 30 levels to complete.

That is a summary of the main page on Secret Builders but I don’t even feel it does justice to just HOW MUCH is available here. There is a real sense of community as well helped out by the contests, Crooked Pencil and even people helping each other on quests….. Can you tell I love Secret Builders? This is the first time my husband has LAUGHED at how much time I spent on a game and said, “what’s so great about the site anyway?” I think my reply was something like, “Um, everything!”. It is a joy to review kid’s games and sites when I am given one as high quality as Secret Builders. NOW you know something for FREE your kids (and you) can do over winter break and STILL learn while having fun!

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Nintendo Wii GAMES

Wii Fit

I gave a full review along with a video of Wii Fit here. I do LOVE this game. When it first came out I religiously played it 4-6 times a week for a month and I did get in better shape and lost weight. From yoga, to slalom skiing to hula hooping and step class… this has lots of training games to help get you in shape. It can keep track of stats for up to 8 household members and is full with information on health and wellness. My daughter who is 5 can do the majority of the exercises and games without getting frustrated — I think this is fun for everyone but you have to play one at a time. Visit my review for a lot more information and see others reviews on amazon to see JUST how much fun you can have while getting in shape playing Wii Fit.

Pet Pals (Animal Doctor)

Recommended for ages 10+ due to mild blood. If your child (or you) has ever had any interest in being an animal vet or learning more about animals THIS is the game for you. You start in a waiting room with pet owners waiting to bring in their animals for you to look at and treat. In the waiting room you have the computer screen where you can go and play jigsaw puzzles, a memory match game, an animal trivia game or learn more about animals. You can hover over the patients in the waiting room to see the symptoms of each animal before you choose one to work on. The animals are all pets; dogs, cats, parrots, frogs, rabbits, and canaries are some of the animals you will see. When you choose one you are brought into the treatment room and have a certain amount of time to figure out what is wrong with and treat the animal. You get points for doing things right and you lose points for giving the wrong treatment. They have various tools you can use such as magnifying glass, syringe to take blood, stethoscope for vitals, etc. Each requires you knowing how to use the wii remote to control the tool. The more animals you treat successfully the more tools you will unlock and eventually you will be doing surgery on animals! There is also the recovery room which has activities such as feeding the animals and caring for them while they recover. Again, you will unlock more activities as you play. Pet Pals (Animal Doctor) is a very educational experience. You can play on easy or normal level. The easy level walks you through and even lets you ask for hints if you are not sure WHAT to do with the animal next. The games on the computer in the waiting room as appropriate for younger kids as well but there is a lot of reading and some mild blood while you work on the animals so I would say ages 9 and up for the real vet work. If you have an animal lover in your home that wants to learn more about animals, their bodies and the kinds of illnesses they get - Pet Pals (Animal Doctor) is the game for you!

Mario Kart

We are a Mario & Luigi family. I remember playing the first Mario Bros when I was a teenager in NYC and now it is awesome to play these games with my kids. Mario Kart is a very fun racing game that you can play with 4 people. It comes with one steering wheel you can snap the Wii remote into but it is just as fun playing without it. Choose various characters and different vehicles to race with. As in usual Mario fashion — the more you play and solve the more you unlock. This was one of the best rated games of the year and is still one of my kid’s favorites. From the amazon description:

The worldwide race is on with a whole new set of tricks, tracks, and ways to play! Place first in Grand Prix circuits or clear skill-based missions. Mario Kart Wii draws on courses and battle arenas from every game in the series – not to mention tons of new ones – the true king of the Mushroom Kingdom racing circuits will finally be crowned.

Mario Kart Wii does not disappoint and is one the whole family can enjoy playing.

Wii Music

On our second visit to Nintendo World in NYC we got to sample Wii Music a few days before it was released. Wow is it cool! My mom was with us and at the time declared it would be under our tree because this is one the whole family will DEFINITELY get into! The Product Description from amazon kind of says it all:

Wii Guinness Book of World Records

This is #1 on my son’s wishlist but we have not played it yet. My son has become recently obsessed with all things Guinness Book of Records especially after receiving the Guinness Book of records book of 2009 in 3D. He’s seen the commercials and when we read the description from Amazon it became the #1 request for Christmas. Amazon says:

Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock

There are a few different versions of Guitar hero. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock Bundle comes with a wireless Gibson guitar and Guitar Hero 3 which features over 70 of the all time greatest rock songs. Here are the amazon hihglights:

Classic Wii Games

I have a post where I reviewed many Wii Games here. The highlights from that and games I still love and recommend highly are:

Mario Party 8

Super Mario Galaxy

Wii Sports

Nintendo DS

Disney Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force

My kids LOVE Club Penguin Online and were SO excited for this release to come out for the DS. It has MANY more missions than the site has as well as the ease of being able to sit and play Club Penguin games in comfort on your DS! My son and daughter both love this and if you have a Club Penguin Fan(atic) in your house than Elite Penguin Force is the game for you.

My Sims and My Sims Kingdom

I love the Simm Games as mentioned in my post about Will Wright. My Sims for the DS is a version of the Sims games for much younger kids. It is loads of fun and quite satisfying and you unlock more to do and more games. This game is for good readers so I would say ages 7 and up would get a lot from it. You move into the town and need to improve it. By talking with people and figuring out what it needs to unlocking furniture to design My Sims has lots to offer in creativity and growth.

My Sims Kingdom is the newest release in the younger Sim line for the DS and here are some hihglights mentioned on amazon:

Kirby Super Star Ultra

The Kirby games in general are wonderful for kids that like Mario type games. It requires some figuring out of which move will work where. This game has tons of adventures and the best graphics so far of any Kirby game to date. Both my kids enjoy this and Kirby is definitely appropriate for any age. This game features mini games and DS download play so you can add more friends to the mix for some fun. The lovable pink fluffball Kirby in Kirby Super Star Ultra provides tons of fun.

Zoo Vet (Endangered Animals)

Recommended for ages 10+ due to mild blood. Similar to the Zoo Vet Pets game for Wii above but this is with Endangered Species. This game includes 30 newly written medical cases contributed by veterinarians practicing throughout the world. You will care for gorillas, elephants, penguins, polar bears, komodo dragons and more. This game takes advantage of the stylus by letting you use it as a tool for making precise incisions. As with Zoo Pets as you successfully complete caring for animals the missions will get harder and you will unlock more instruments. There are also 6 different mini games, played on the office computer, where players can interact with the animals in their natural habitats. For example in one game you blow into the DS microphone to remove fleas from the animal. If you have someone in your family that enjoys learning more about animals and helping them I highly recommend Zoo Vet (Endangered Animals).

Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition

For the Spongebob lover or artist in your family - this game is amazing. You need to draw objects/characters with the stylus in order to complete scenes and move forward. Just like the episode where Spongebob and Patrick find the “magic pencil” including the evil “DoddleBob” While the game is appropriate for everyone I think younger kids would get frustrated with this. I think ages 8 and up is a good age group for this game as there is also reading involved. Drawn to Life Spongebob is FUN for adults as well who like Spongebob and enjoy drawing and puzzles.

Classic DS

I reviewed my top Educational Games for the DS last year and they are still amazing games! Please check out the post for more info on:

Brain Age

Brain Age 2 and more

Nintendo is an amazing company with games fun for the whole family. From the cutting edge games and technology on the Wii to the access on the internet — we have used the Wii more than any other gift we have ever received. The whole family enjoys it and it is something we can do together. The DS has saved us many breakdowns in long car rides and I LOVE that they offer many educational games for the kids. We are not a family that supports TV watching in the car so the DS offers something the kids can do and use their brain while they sit. If you are worried about getting a game in time for Christmas, consider Amazon Prime. It is amazon’s service that allows you to pay a one time yearly fee of $79 for unlimited free shipping. Right now they have a special promotion going where you can try it for one month for free. Happy Holidays! If it is PC/Mac games you are looking for please check out Part 1 of my recommendations.

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PC Games Recommendations

Ages: Preschool/Kindergarten

Didi and Ditto Preschool “Mother Nature’s Visit”– Kutoka Interactive is famous for great games and I have written about their Mia games (which you can find in ages 5-8 below). Didi and Ditto preschool is a WONDERFUL game in so many ways. While the ages say 2-4 I would say ages 2-6 is appropriate. The 3 levels you can choose from make a big difference in playability by age. You have the option of playing the story mode or the activities separately which is wonderful for the little ones. The first thing you notice is WOW this game is Beau-Ti-Ful. The graphics feel like you are in a movie and it is very easy to move the characters around. The games will teach your kids mouse and basic keyboard skills through a variety of games. The games and puzzles test memory, cognition, logic and more. The storyline is very cute and my 5 1/2 year old daughter absolutely LOVES this game! I highly recommend this game for 2-6 year olds and haven’t seen a game as good as Didi and Ditto for this age group in a LONGG time! Whether it’s figuring out what animal tail fits which animal or remembering the parts to the instrument to help put it back together - the mini games are very entertaining and I realized my 5 1/2 year old has a MUCH better short term memory than I do!

Putt Putt is for kids ages 3-6 and is a car traveling with his dog sidekick. My favorites are Putt Putt Saves the Zoo and Putt Putt Joins The Circus. Although some of the others are easier for first time adventurers.

Freddi Fish is a girl fish traveling with her sidekick Luther the little fish and is for ages 4-7.
My favorite is Freddi Fish: Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse.

Clifford’s Learning Activities is a great game. You have very different mini-games that teach math, spacial cognition, logic and mouse skills. The music and graphics are great. If your child is a fan of Clifford The Big Red Dog this is a must. Teach Clifford how to dance, build a playground, play volleyball with T-Bone…. these just a few of the great games included.

Reader Rabbit Preschool has been a favorite of my kids for the last 6 years. The character has been around for over 20 years. This program develops your child’s essential learning skills with games that teach: - Pre-reading, counting, and Math. Always cute sounds and animations. A great learning game and includes sing along songs which are lots of fun.

Ages 5-8

Jump Start World Kindergarten was our favorite computer game to prepare our daughter for Kindergarten and she still loves it. It has the cute characters that accompany all the Jump Start titles (by Knowledge Adventure) and lots more. For a very inexpensive price ($9.99) you get the starter software that comes with the first 2 of the 12 levels which has over 30 activities and games that your children can continue to play. It sends the parents updates by email on how your child is doing and even lets you customize the hot air balloon in the game with a special message for your child. For more info and my full review click here.

Mia Games These have a little mouse on an adventure and games relating to that subject (Math, Reading, Science, Language). They let you pick different levels according to age so it is challenging but not impossible. The graphics and sound are beautiful. Mia is a cute character — her voice is a little too cutesy for me and I was pleasantly surprised my son didn’t write them off as “girly games” because of it. They have tons of great puzzles as well as games to keep you going until the adventure is solved. My son’s favorites were: Mia’s Math Adventure: Just in Time and Mia’s Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma’s Remedy. These games can range in age from 5-9 depending on your child’s reading and math levels.

Wizmo’s Workshop is an awesome learning game that is often overlooked for almost all ages up until 9 as well. For the younger ones they might need some help with a few of the games. You are trying to win minigames to get parts of inventions Wizmo is trying to put together. You also get funny prizes and trophys for your “room” for winning games. A beautiful game and lots of fun . This one holds the interest from archery games, concentration type games, pattern games and even reading games…. An all time favorite in our home.

JumpStart First Grade (Ages 5-7) is a GREAT game with tons of activities to teach addition, subtraction, reading, money, time, music, art and following directions. Children can change the level difficulty themselves by clicking on the level gauge on the screen. Lots of fun stories and music and engaging games.

Pajama Sam is a little boy who is in his PJ’s solving his adventures. Ages 5-8. GREAT adventure game! My favorite of this series is Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When it’s Dark Outside

Spy Fox is a Fox who is a Spy and uses lots of cool spy gadgets to solve mysteries. Also an adventure game. Requires a little more thinking outside the box and is probably better for the seasoned adventurer. Ages 6-9 and my favorite is Spy Fox: Dry Cereal

Spongebob :Employee of the Month is an entertaining adventure game. If you can stand to bring ANY MORE Spongebob into your house! My kids loved it and we all had lots of laughs figuring it all out. A standard adventure game with inventory and logical thinking — although it is Spongebob so you might have to think outside the box at times!

AGES 7-10 and 10 and UP

Zoo Tycoon 2 is WONDERFUL and you don’t need to have played the first one. In it you can do tutorials to learn how everything works first. Then you have the option of making your own zoo from scratch or playing a game with tasks you have to complete. When you make a zoo you do EVERYTHING. Decide whether it will be big, medium or small and what location it will be in. You design cages, roads, amusements and food areas, gift shops, hire zookeepers and maintenance people, add animals after you have ensured their fenced area has the right ground, shelter, food, trees, rocks, toy, etc. In this version you can even play as the zoo-keeper if you like. You can also zoom in on people and see what they like about the zoo and what they don’t. You set up donation boxes around the zoo to earn extra money. For my full review click here.

Zoombinis Logical Journey is a WONDERFUL game. If you look at the reviews on amazon you will be amazed to see not a negative word can be said about the game — it really is brilliance. First you pick 16 of these creatures called Zoombinis, and you are supposed to free them from their island. On the way to their new home, there are several tests (games) to go through. Each game is great and will test logic and brain use. This is truly a game for the whole family and I have seen much younger children playing it as well as adults and everyone finds it intriguing.

Nancy Drew (Ages 8-12) offers a series of adventure mysteries that have great graphics, sound and are challenging. You are Nancy Drew are have to walk around talking to various characters gathering clues in order to solve the mystery. These are for kids that used to these kinds of games otherwise you might have a frustrated child on your hands! If you want to sit with your child and get involved in the movie-like adventure with them — these are the games for you! My favorites are Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon and Nancy Drew :Message in a Haunted Mansion.

Spore: (AGES 10 and up): Spore has been called the game of the year by many reviewers and even Time named it one of the best Inventions of 2008. I wrote a detailed description of it here.

Hoyle Games — Hoyle is the champion of puzzle and card games. They have many games bundled together that you can play alone or against the computer. Whether it be puzzle, board or card games you and your children want to play — you will find it with Hoyle. Ages range from 5-adult and there are so many titels to choose from. Go here to check out all they offer.

For the computer but not technically computer games

There is no end to the online communities for kids now. Club Penguin seemed to have been a front runner but now there are so many more.

If you buy a Webkinz or Ty Beanie Baby 2.0 you get access to their corresponding online communities (Webkinz and Ty) AND get a cute stuffed animal for your child as well! My kid’s are still Webkinz fans but also really enjoy being online at Ty. Both companies have very good quality stuffed animals and wonderful and safe online communities for children to play games and take care of their animals.

Many online communities charge your child to be a member per month. Please see my reviews to judge which would be the best investment for your child. They are all very different. Jump Start is educational and animated much like their games.  Kerpoof is an art/movie/animation/creative based site. Dizzywood has an environmental theme behind it. Zookazoo has an animal and conservation theme. Club Penguin is the most famous and has a very easy place for kids to meet up safely but not much in educational games. It will depend on what you are looking for — for your child…. Club Penguin links to the site as I have not formally reviewed it but mentioned it several times on here.

Jump Start

Kerpoof

ZookaZoo

Dizzywood

Club Penguin

There are tons of other games with educational value that I have listed elsewhere on this site. Please visit my reviews by gernre and games specifically for different ages. I will be listing Part II with my Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii games soon which will have more listed for older children. Worried about gifts getting to you on time? Join Amazon Prime for $79 a year you are guaranteed FREE 2 day delivery and for $3.99 you can upgrade to 1 day shipping UNLIMITED throughout the year. I’ve been using it for 2 years and it helps with my late shopping! Happy Holidays!

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You can also check out these sites that have games for the holidays:

Here some links for the younger ones:
Fun Holiday Games from Kaboose online
Cute Penguin Diving Game
Lead Santa and his reindeer around a racetrack
Dinosaur Design has a cute one where you have Rudolph fly and avoid birds and other obstacles
Fast, simple adventure game as Alfie the Elf helps Santa - also from dinosaur design
A holiday memory game that is fun and BOY does it test you! (Also by Dinosaur Design)! My son Alex and I got a 91 — can you beat our score?
Make your own snowflake at the Snowflake Factory — fun — you can have the snowflake do different things after you create it. — yep Dinosaur Design They offer some other holiday and regular games as well but I featured my faves for the holidays.

And some for the teens and on up:
Miniclip Games has some fun ones for the older crowd. There are a few here for the younger ones but I’d screen them first.
Nitrome Games has some good holiday ones as well as others but I’d recommend screening them as well.

Spot the Differences (5 Differences)

Here’s a game I like to play with my kids: Spot the 5 differences between the tw