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Overall 10
Play Value 10
Cost Value 10
Design 10
Quality 10
Parent Appeal 10
Educational Value 10
Safety 10

uKloo Early Reader Treasure Hunt Game

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Age:4+ (beginning readers)
MSRP:$14.95 ca
$14.95 us
Editor's Review

What child doesn't love a treasure hunt? And with over 40 preprinted clue cards, this game makes it quick and easy to set up a hunt that'll keep your kids occupied for a pretty long time. But convenience isn't the only great thing about this game.

The Picture Helper poster lets non-readers decode words on the clue cards by matching them to pictures. That's not only a great way to boost reading skills, it's what makes this game so much fun - and three skill levels keeps it interesting for different age groups. Our testing kids loved figuring out the words on the clue cards, and not just to get the treasure. It was the hunt itself that was fun, and since parents didn't always need to rely on fancy treasure-like incentives to keep kids interested, they were happy to let their kids to play as often as they wanted.

A huge hit with all our testers, this treasure hunting game is a superbly designed educational tool that's loaded with kid-appeal and parent satisfaction.

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Tester Reviews

We hide the cards and then everybody gets to find them. I like it when the card is hidden in the fridge; that is the silliest place! It doesn't matter what the surprise is at the end, I just like playing. Jillian (F5)

They never get tired of playing this game! It doesn't seem to matter what is at the end of the treasure hunt, it is the joy of finding and reading the clues that they seem to love. The visual map is clear and my 3 year old is able to 'read' all of the pictures on it. I appreciate that it can open ended and I can use anything as a reward at the end and that I can make it last as long or as short as I need.  Stacie Carroll

Manufacturer's Description

uKloo is a children's literacy game based on a treasure hunt where the child finds and reads clue cards placed around the house. It builds reading confidence, first research skills and basic sentence structure. A fun game where the child is reading without even realizing it! 

The game builds sight reading, provides basics of sentence structure and introduces first research skills. It makes reading fun, builds confidence and promotes independence.