MEET THE GAMIFIED BEDTIME STORY EXPERIENCE YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED
- This set options three decks of 120 illustrated playing cards that characteristic settings, stars, and storylines
- Weave authentic bedtime tales solo or with a gaggle
- Encourage creativeness, an early love of literature, and social-emotional improvement
WHAT IT IS
Shock Tales is a set of 120 illustrated playing cards that encourage children and households to inform their very own tales. The playing cards are divided into three decks: Stars, that includes characters and creatures; Settings, which depict completely different places; and Storylines, which offer the plot prompts. Children will study the fundamentals of storytelling (topic, setting, and plot) with the decks whereas participating their imaginations to weave their very own tales. There are 64,000 potential card combos, so no two tales will ever be the identical.
The playing cards additionally characteristic rhythmic poetry with enjoyable descriptions and watercolor art work full of tiny particulars, so there’s at all times one thing new to find.
Play is tremendous open-ended, children and adults can every tackle the position of the storyteller, or they’ll faucet one another out and in. Whereas the official “guidelines” are printed on the highest of the field, there’s actually no proper or fallacious solution to take pleasure in Shock Tales.
WHY WE LOVE IT
Shock Tales places an finish to bedtime routine monotony. When children simply need to learn the identical story again and again, it will possibly take the enjoyable and magic out of bedtime, however Shock Tales sprinkles somewhat fairy mud proper again in. And it’s not simply children who will get inventive, caregivers will, too. And for any adults or children who want somewhat extra path or assist getting began, every deck options useful hints to ship them on their merry means towards a inventive, enjoyable story.
In our little woven story, the star of the story was the llama, who’s clad in his beachy greatest and holding a tropical drink. The llama discovered himself within the setting of Scary Sanctuary, a land stuffed with monsters of all styles and sizes. As for the storyline, this story is centered on “prized possessions,” which says that one thing very treasured to the star has gone lacking. So, we take all of that data, mash all of it collectively, and dream up a model new story.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
The set prices $39.99, which can really feel a bit steep at first, however should you contemplate the common price of a kids’s e-book is within the realm of $14.99, that is an unbelievable worth for a way a lot content material there’s packed within the set. The playing cards are beautiful in design, however in case you are enjoying with toddlers who’re nonetheless engaged on fantastic motor expertise, they might get a bit bent (particularly in case your children are used to the durability of board books).
The playing cards are extremely detailed and properly illustrated, however additionally they characteristic loads of textual content, so whereas youthful children ages 2 and up can completely benefit from the set, it’s nice for older children and early readers as properly.
PERFECT FOR
Imaginative children; households in search of screen-free playtime; caregivers who’re bored of their kids’s e-book library; anybody in search of a inventive, out-of-the-box present
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Shock Tales is a set of 120 illustrated playing cards that encourage children and households to inform their very own tales. The playing cards are divided into three decks: Stars, that includes characters and creatures; Settings, which depict completely different places; and Storylines, which offer the plot prompts. Children will study the fundamentals of storytelling (topic, setting, and plot) with…
