Cranium Bloom Makes Zoo Animals Fun to Find

I have loved playing Cranium since I got it for Christmas a couple of years ago. I’m a total dork and I love board games - especially when I get to act goofy, draw and make things with clay all in the same game. So when I was given the opportunity to try out some of the children’s games from Cranium I jumped at the chance.

Cranium Bloom is a new line of preschool games, books, puzzles and toys. According to the website, “this product line’s unique development approach, Create-Discover-Perform-Connect, cultivates the full range of your child’s natural abilities through a wide variety of playful activities.” There are currently 14 products in the Bloom series and they’re available at Target for you American folks and in Canada they can be ordered by phone.

I was sent the Let’s Go To The Zoo Seek n’ Find Puzzle and it’s fabulous! A perfect fit for our family because our son is just getting into puzzles, loves animals and loves to write on things that he’s not usually allowed to write on! It says it’s for ages 3 & up, but at 21 months he already loves it. I’m sure he’ll get even more enjoyment out of it if we pack it away and pull it out again in 6-8 months, which is what we intend to do after playing with it a few more times.

It’s just $10 and includes 24 puzzle pieces, 30 cards and an erasable pen. You build the puzzle with your child and then the cards tell you what to do next. Hop like a kangaroo, circle something yellow, find the flamingo…you get the idea. It’s a great twist on the old puzzle and doesn’t every kid love animals?

Written by Nicole, who blogs about whatever strikes her fancy at Much More Than a Mom. She’s a mom first, and then a whole bunch of other crazy stuff, including a teacher, fitness & yoga instructor and a pregnant mom of 1.5 kids. She is also the founder & senior editor at The Opinionated Parent, where one of her favorite things to do is give great stuff away.