The Bottom Line
My First Brain Quest is an easy way for parents to help their toddlers develop word skills in a fun, playful way. The questions on the cards range from very simple to average toddler concepts. Though some toddlers may not find the questions very challenging, the game instructions encourage parents to improvise and adjust the questions to the appropriate level for their child. This is a really fun activity to share with your toddler.
Pros
- Foam monkey figure makes pointing to answers fun for toddlers.
- Sturdy question cards stand up to use by toddlers.
- Card deck is bound to prevent card loss.
- Question style allows parents to improvise and discuss topics with child.
Cons
- Binding is tight, cards may get wrinkled if toddlers force them.
Description
- Sturdy deck of colorful question cards.
- 400 questions to be asked as written or improvised for further learning.
- Features fun animal characters to hold toddlers' interest and help them learn.
- Published by Workman.
Guide Review - My First Brain Quest
My First Brain Quest includes 400 questions that are designed to help toddlers develop their word skills. The questions are on sturdy, colorful cards and are bound into a thick deck that's easy for little hands to hold. Parents will appreciate that the cards can't be lost thanks to the binding. Each card features a few drawings with animal characters, with questions regarding each picture. Parents can ask the questions as they are on the card, or tailor their own question to their own child's abilities. It's also easy to engage a toddler in conversation using the pictures as a starting point. Toddlers will love the little foam monkey figure that is included with My First Brain Quest. The monkey figure can be used to point to answers on questions that ask the child to identify an object or find matches. The same monkey character appears in many of the drawings on the cards. My First Brain Quest is designed for toddlers ages 2 and 3. Though there is quite a difference in word skills between early twos and later threes, I found that toddlers on both ends of the age scale were interested in My First Brain Quest and were eager to answer the questions. For toddlers ages three and four, consider buying the Brain Quest for Threes edition, which is more advanced, but does not include the foam animal.
