The SmartGames line provides hands-on challenges ranging from easy to difficult and bridging various age and skill levels, these games are wonderful for inspiring kids to stretch their brains and test out new concepts visually and kinesthetically.
Smart Farmer has 60 challenges and is recommended for ages 5 and up. Some 4-year-olds may be able to complete the simpler challenges with assistance, but I do think that the challenges begin at a more complex level than the other early childhood games.
Teaching thinking skills like spatial insight, concentration, planning, flexibility and problem-solving, the challenges are designed to get children thinking about separation, inclusion, and boundaries.
Included with the SmartFarmer game:
- gameboard (the pasture)
- 2 horses
- 2 cows
- 2 sheep
- 2 pigs
- 3 fence pieces
- 3 watering troughs
- challenge booklet/instructions
The challenges advance from Starter to Junior to Expert and finally Master. I love that they are color-coded in the booklet for easy reference.
To get started on the challenges, you should be moving forward as they get sequentially more difficult. The challenge booklet shows you a game board set up. Once the game board challenge is set up, the child can begin trying to solve the challenge.
When I first saw Smart Farmer, I knew that it would be a great gift for little children. They will be enthralled by the little farm animals. In the end, this has been a great game for young minds.
