Briarpatch University Games I Spy Dig in Game, Grades K+ (UG-06101)

This game is SOOO much fun! It’s challenging for all ages and quality is superb. These sell out so quickly during holidays at target, so it’s nice to see them on Amazon. The size is perfect for everyone to play. Functionality, great.

I bought this for my preschool class. They love it. I love how easy it was to teach them the rules so they can play it independently. I also like that there is an option of not having to match up colors. It would be nice if there was a small digital timer instead of the sand. That way kids could play solo if they wanted to.

Purchased for my 6 year old niece who is really into games right now. She has outplayed it.

I am a pediatric speech language pathologist and I was gifted this product as a new teaching tool in my speech room and I must say it is a big hit with all my children and it is actual quite versatile as a teaching tool. For the kids on my caseload working on language I have them identify the objects on their list and describe or answer questions about them. For my students with articulation/speech sound deficits I have them make sentences using their speech sounds or give them a carrier phrase to use when they have found the object that includes their sound. It has also been very useful for students that have issue with sustained attention to tasks bc there is a timer and only requires each student to look for objects for a short period of time. Another reason why I love this game is that it is not a traditional board game and it does not require a “winner.” I have found many of my students have not adjusted to “losing” in a game and the fear of losing often impacts their ability to participate/work on their goals/targets. I have notified this game is occasionally challenging for some students that display issues with visually scanning, but I have adapted it by just not using the timer/allowing the students to look for 1 object for an unlimited amount of time. Overall I must say that I have found it as a useful edition to my speech therapy kit!

My 6 yo nephew is a huge fan! And this is one of those games that I never tire from playing with him. It is fun and fast-paced, and he has no idea he is learning while playing it. There are so many shapes and when you have a few people all digging around in the bowl, this game proves challenging and mentally-stimulating. I also like that he can grow with it. Right now, he uses the gray cards and finds the shapes in any color. As he gets older and gets even better at the game, he will switch to the colored cards (i.e., he would have to find 6 different shapes, each in a particular color) for an added challenge. To level the playing field now, he plays the gray cards and I play the colored.My only complaint and reason for the loss of a star is the 15-second timer. Even as an adult, you just can't find anything in 15 seconds. You get 2 shapes max and it kind of gets old to stop and start so often. When we first started playing, we actually played without a timer at all and ended the round when the first person found all 6 shapes. Now, we just set a 45-second or 1-minute timer on my iPhone and go by that. If you have a longer timer from a game you no longer use, you should use that and just get rid of the 15-second timer.Overall, this was a great purchase and I recommend for kids of all ages, 5 and up. I say 5+ because there are SO MANY little pieces. You need a child who is old enough to A) not try to swallow them or put them up their nose, and B) not lose any of them.

Purchased this I Spy game and my grandson loves it and so do grandma and grandad. We've had a lot of fun picking out the shapes from the bowl in the allowed time with the timer. It can get a bit tense ,but so much fun. Comes with a timer ,dish or bowl to load all the icons or shapes or objects and a pack of cards with 6 objects for you to pull out of the bowl in 30 seconds. You draw a different card each game and its not as easy as one would think under pressure. There are a few game rules and it has brought us a ton of fun a few times a week. A real lot of fun.

This is a fun game. We use a different timer. The one in the box is about 15 seconds.

I bought this for my 5 yr old nephew. He loved it!