The board game comes in a big box. Much bigger than I expected. The toddler is a big fan of the book of the color monster at home, so we are very curious about the board game.

When we open the box, the first thing we notice is the large wooden figures. Perfect for small hands and perfect for a temperamental toddler who can still practice being patient.

Preparing the game

How the game should be played is equally good reading. It is most convenient when you can figure this out yourself in peace, without your little one really wanting to start the game as soon as possible.

How to play the color monster game?

The game is clear in design. The idea is that you know how to play every emotion in the right game. Just like the girl tries to do for the color monster, in the book. An extra game element has been added by a kind of ‘back to start’ when you have turned over too many games with confused feelings.

The game offers the opportunity to talk to your child about his or her feelings, because the intention is to tell the emotion where you stand with the color monster whether you have ever felt this way, you have a memory of that emotion, a word that it evokes in you or a situation that fits this emotion.

Who is the color monster game suitable for?

This game component makes it suitable from about 5 years old. Our toddler mostly stuck to things like ‘I was sad because I didn’t like sweets’. The nice thing is that you can actively participate in the game yourself. You work together to get all the tokens in the right jar before you have turned all the jars with confused feelings and you have to start the game again. By actively participating yourself, you can easily take on an exemplary role and tell yourself about the different emotions you experience and when this is.

You can also omit this option and just play the game. Just as fun, but with less depth.

Use of the color monster game in a practical setting

For my practice I think it is highly recommended and I can’t wait to use the game. For home, I choose the game variant for the time being without telling me extensively about the emotions and I leave that more to myself. This way I can set an example, but our toddler does not yet have to actively reflect on his own experiences. However, as a parent you can of course refer to situations that your child has experienced and it had to do with the feelings that pass by in the game.

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