Product Description

Blunders is new, its unique, and it will revolutionize the way manners are taught forever! Players ages 5-10 will be captivated by the adorable characters of Becky, Bobby, Brenda, and Billy Blunder and will be eager to help the Blunders improve their manners by answering a variety of fun and interactive charade, multiple choice, scenario, and true/false questions. BlundersTM is the perfect board game to play at home, school, or with any social club or group.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4734 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Successful Kids
• Model: TBL01
• Dimensions: 2.90 pounds

Features

• The game that makes learning manners fun by helping the Blunder kids improve their social skills
• Teaches children social etiquette and polite behavior in the most exciting way ever imagined
• Opens lines of communication regarding appropriate behavior between children and adults
• Supports character development in school curriculums and in social organizations
• For ages from 5 to 10 years

Customer Reviews

Best way to teach manners
A Review of the Board Game, "Blunders" by Games for Educators in April, 2009

There are many things that make "Blunders," an engaging game for children.

It's funny the details that we remember from events in our lives. Rarely do we remember every single happening but instead, we may bring along snippets from the various scenes we experience. One such snippet for me was a mere portion of the advice I received while taking a class on Children's Literature. That piece, given to the future children's book writers, was to avoid being preachy. Such topics are no fun for children, we were told.

Playing games follows a similar suit. When consumers choose games to purchase it is important to remember that even though they may want the game to teach them something, they also want to have fun.. Why else choose that game to play in your leisure time?

Now, as a teacher, I look for games that pack in quite a punch. I want educational, engaging, interesting, and fun. I want games that I can modify and with multiple uses. I want games that we can play for fun during recess or play in a specific class setting or for a particular purpose. No one is motivated to participate otherwise.

"Blunders" is a board game for children ages 5 to 10, which I feel fulfills my lofty requirements. The point of the game is to teach manners, but play does not revolve around any punitive actions. Play is consumed by moving along a visually appealing board, landing on either a purple, orange, or green space, and addressing a corresponding situation involving etiquette. There are 4 types of questions: Multiple Choice, Charades, True/False, and Scenarios. Topics include, but are not limited to, telephone etiquette, respecting adults, gossiping, bullying, proper table manners, and personal responsibility.

Play is easily managed by rolling a die and simply moving along the board. Young players may need assistance reading the cards, but the game can be played in teams.

The game has a personal touch in that each named has a distinct personality, completely described in the direction booklet. Brenda, for instance, possesses quite an active imagination and keen artistic talent, but lacks in polite greeting skills and gossips too much. Therefore, children may choose a character to which he/she relates.

Here are the many advantages to this board game:
1. It is fun to play.
2. It teaches a life skill.
3. Children are drawn to the personalities of the players and the situation cards.
4. It is easy enough to catch on to the strategy of play, but presents situations that require children to use thinking skills requiring the use of judgement.
5. The game can be played without adult supervision, yet a teacher can easily adapt it for use in the classroom. The charade cards present excellent opportunities to discuss etiquette in a fun manner.
6. It is visually appealing.
7. The game has a website,[...]. Teachers can use this website for writing extension activities, because it contains a link where players can submit their own "Manners Moments" or "blunderblogs" to share with others. Teachers can also download and print free educational materials.

I highly recommend "Blunders" for use at home and at school!

Blunders Game Review
I chose this game to use in social work groups in an elementary school setting. I needed a game that was easy to play that was enjoyable and taught social skills concepts. This game fulfilled all of these. The children enjoyed the game. I played it with children who displayed deficits in the area of social skills. The box says ages 5 and up, but I found with these children, the age on the box didn't matter. I played it with 6th graders and they had fun too. I would highly recommend this game to others who work in a school setting.