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Technical Details
| Item Weight | 82 g |
| Product Dimensions | 8.8 x 6 x 2 cm |
| Manufacturer recommended age: | 36 months - 4 years |
| Item model number | G660 |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B000GRNZ22 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 33,836 in Toys & Games (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 82 g |
| Delivery Destinations: | Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered. |
| Date First Available | 1 Jan 2006 |
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
A card game from a selection of childhood favourites with 52 beautifully illustrated cards. More available from this range.
Product Description
One of the Pepys range of card games
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Johanna
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Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I had this game when I was younger and remember all the woodland characters so thought I'd get a set for my children age 6 and 8. It arrived and all looked fine on the box. However on opening it, imagine our surprise when we found a set of Woodland Snap cards not Happy Families! Four the same of each snap character, not Mr, Mrs, Miss and Master. I would send it back but really can't be bothered for a cheap game - life's too short to spend queueing up in the post office unless it's ultra important. But disappointing none the less as my two are a bit beyond Snap.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Franny
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
My daughter (aged 4) loves this game so much. She will play the proper version or just make up stories with the pictures to inspire her. Easy to take with us anywhere, it is a useful toy to have. I think it is lovely.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I bought a set of the Gibson Games reprinting of these Woodland Happy Families cards just under four years ago having loved an original set owned by my late grandmother since at least thirty years ago. The images have all been faithfully duplicated from the original set, but on my grandmother's set the backing strip was coloured red, whereas on the Gibson Games version it is brown.
I have not found the quality of construction of these cards to be very resistant to shuffling and general wear and tear in use - they scuff quite easily at the edges, so either you need to handle them carefully or to enjoy them and resign yourself to replacing them when they wear out.
But the creative possibilities with these cards stemming from their pictures are wonderful. 'Happy Families' is rather a simple game that is suitable for teaching to very young children, but we soon found ourselves inventing two new card games of greater complexity inspired by the animal characters on these cards, and it is these rather than Happy Families itself that has made the cards so worthwhile for this family.
I would advise anyone who does purchase this set for children to exercise their imaginations by encouraging them to invent games of their own using the various woodland characters. This is a much richer educational purpose ultimately for these cards than spoon-feeding the same old Happy Families game to the letter of its rather simple rules.
I have not found the quality of construction of these cards to be very resistant to shuffling and general wear and tear in use - they scuff quite easily at the edges, so either you need to handle them carefully or to enjoy them and resign yourself to replacing them when they wear out.
But the creative possibilities with these cards stemming from their pictures are wonderful. 'Happy Families' is rather a simple game that is suitable for teaching to very young children, but we soon found ourselves inventing two new card games of greater complexity inspired by the animal characters on these cards, and it is these rather than Happy Families itself that has made the cards so worthwhile for this family.
I would advise anyone who does purchase this set for children to exercise their imaginations by encouraging them to invent games of their own using the various woodland characters. This is a much richer educational purpose ultimately for these cards than spoon-feeding the same old Happy Families game to the letter of its rather simple rules.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Long live nostalgia
The pack of cards was an instant hit with my four year old grandson. Playing brought back happy memories for all three generations.
Published 2 months ago by Chris Emery
5.0 out of 5 stars
A good game
I remember playing this as a good when there wasnt as much TV channels to watch. Bought it for my kids and they seem to really like it. Some old games still holdtheir own. Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. Stevens
5.0 out of 5 stars
Revives memories of our children.
This pack replaces a very worn pack of Happy Families used by our children, and now enables our grandchild to continue to play with a beautifully illustrated game of cards. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S MARSHALL
5.0 out of 5 stars
Happy Families
Bought this for my Grandaughter ,a good old fashioned,that we can all play and enjoy,brings back memories of when i was young
Published 4 months ago by Solseadog
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as they used to be
The quality of card used in nowhere a nice as they used to use, but still fun to play. We all enjoyed the game
Published 7 months ago by John Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great family game
I remember playing this as a child at my grandparents house and was thrilled to find it on Amazon. Have bought it for my daughter (aged 8) and also bought more as presents. Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Dodsworth
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant fun for all ages
These cards are so cute and have given us lots of fun whilst on holiday. A great reminder of my childhood!
Published 20 months ago by SusanJ
5.0 out of 5 stars
Happy Families
I loved this card game as a child and my children have enjoyed playing with the same set of cards with Granny. The pictures are lovely with lots of detail to discuss. Read more
Published 21 months ago by 4boys
5.0 out of 5 stars
Correct cards in our pack
Having read the other reviewers' comments, I was relieved to open the box which arrived today and find that we had been sent Happy Families, as ordered, and not Snap. Read more
Published on 9 May 2011 by ZoldiC
3.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong Cards
As with many other reviews of this product, I ordered the happy families cards but was sent a happy families box, but the cards inside were snap cards.
Published on 22 Feb 2011 by Penno
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