We had the opportunity to review Smart Game’s Color Catch. The game was sent to us by Timberdoodle to try out and review. The game is included in Timberdoodle’s 2020 Seventh-Grade Curriculum Kit & Their Non-religious 2020 Seventh-Grade Curriculum Kit. I reviewed it with my soon-to-be 7 year old.
What is Color Catch Smart Game?
Color Catch Smart Game is a critical thinking game for ages 7 and up. The game’s object is to place the pieces so that they match the challenge. There are sixty different challenges at a variety of levels. The puzzle pieces are transparent and the colors show through from the game board underneath.
The game is self-contained and in addition to a nice homeschool component to add to a morning basket or keep on hand for a challenge for a student while you’re occupied with another student, it makes a good game to take camping & on care rides. It is single-player, and helps build planning, logic, concentration, visual perception, and flexible thinking skills.
How to Play
Playing Color Catchers Smart games is pretty simple. You select a puzzle you would like to complete – the very first ones are easy & they have the key there next to the challenge. The later challenges get very complex. Then, you follow the requirements – the colors you need and whether your frog or salamander is eating a fly or not.https://video.wordpress.com/embed/2qp6nEp8?preloadContent=metadata&hd=1&cover=1
What We Thought
When I asked M. to talk abotu what she thought about the game, she said she really enjoyed it. She continued playing it for a couple hours after we were done with our review. It held up well with the temptation of Minecraft hoovering, so that’s a good sign. She’s a first-grader and was able to work through the easy puzzles with some prompting. She said she liked that it made her think.https://video.wordpress.com/embed/MlpX6xjB?preloadContent=metadata&hd=1&cover=1
How to Add Color Catch Smart Game to Your Homeschool
If you’re looking to have a game that you can pull out while you’re working with another one of your students or you want to help your child develop those important critical thinking skills, this is a great game for that. We’ll have it in our morning/enrichment basket. I like having a basket close to our homeschool area wiht a variety of activities my kids can pull from and do – and I rotate games like this one and Roller Coaster Challenge through it.
Color Catch Smart Game is $14.99 on Timberdoodle. Not only does it make a great game for your homeschool, but it also can make a great gift as we head into the holiday season.
