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Product Information
Technical Details
| Item Weight | 499 g |
| Product Dimensions | 26 x 25.4 x 22.9 cm |
| Manufacturer recommended age: | 4 - 5 years |
| Item model number | 032 |
| Main Language(s) | German |
| Assembly Required | No |
Additional Information
| ASIN | B0006HBERA |
| Best Sellers Rank |
1,465 in Toys & Games (See top 100)
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| Shipping Weight | 499 g |
| Delivery Destinations: | Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered. |
| Date First Available | 1 Jan 2004 |
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Product Description
Product Description
This best-selling and award-winning game can help children with basic maths skills. Throw the two dice to move your bus counter around the board, counting passengers on and off your big bright bus board as you go. One die tells you how many spaces to move, and the other tells you how many passengers must get on or off your bus (depending on whether you land on a space showing a plus or minus sign). Children learn simple addition and subtraction skills while having fun, and there's plenty to talk about with so many passengers - where are they going? How many are wearing hats? Can you find a passenger with a moustache? Can you spot the helter skelter on the board? What animals can be seen on the board? The winner is the player with the most passengers when the bus reaches the bus station. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8, and for 2 to 4 players. Made from thick, durable recycled board, this brightly-coloured, sturdy game should give years of enjoyment. All Orchard Toys games are developed and designed by our in-house team and rigorously tested in local schools and playgroups to ensure that children are learning while having fun. An educational guide is printed on the box to show how the game can contribute to your child's education.
Product Description
A fun addition and subtraction game. Take a counter and throw the two dice to move round the board counting passengers on and off your big red bus. The winner is the player with the most passengers when their bus finally gets to the bus station. Includes oval game board, 4 bus playing boards, 4 shaped bus pieces, 40 passengers, 4 plastic character stands, a red die, a white die and an instruction leaflet. Links with Early Learning Goals in personal, social and emotional development, plus mathematical development. Also links with National Curriculum Maths.
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Our son got this game for is 4th birthday and he has loved playing it ever since, with increasing level of counting/maths. No one maths game is going to interest a child from early counting to more advanced additon and subtraction. But the beauty of this game is that you can adapt the rules to the level of the children involved. We started using it for basic counting, and now one year later, it really helps with addition and subtraction. And I expect it will retain interest and educational value for some time to come.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I have to disagree with the negative reviews. Both my daughters (one of whom is profoundly gifted) enjoyed playing this game. The beauty of this is that - yes, the initial rules are simple, but you can vary it to meet your child's needs and interests. I consider this sort of flexibility in a toy, game or book to be a great strength. So many modern toys are designed to do one thing and one thing only, with no room to stretch or adapt.
- Is your bus full? Bring along a second bus! My children see this happen in real life, and use it as part of the 'story' of the game.
- Is your bus empty? Roll the dice again!
- We also make up stories about who is getting on the bus and how it relates to the pictures on the board.
- You can use the top deckand the bottom deck for additional maths.
Good games, good books, good toys, encourage imagination and initiative. That's up to you.
- Is your bus full? Bring along a second bus! My children see this happen in real life, and use it as part of the 'story' of the game.
- Is your bus empty? Roll the dice again!
- We also make up stories about who is getting on the bus and how it relates to the pictures on the board.
- You can use the top deckand the bottom deck for additional maths.
Good games, good books, good toys, encourage imagination and initiative. That's up to you.
92 of 97 people found the following review helpful
By BM
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
2.0 out of 5 stars
My 4 year old son was bought this for his birthday. It is a brightly coloured game and looks attractive. It also states that it "helps with adding and subtracting". However that's a bit of an overstatement.
The basic premise is that you start off with a bus with 10 empty seats, the idea being to fill as many as possible by the end. There are 2 dice, 1 tells you how many spaces to move and the other tells you how many people to add/remove. Each space has either a "+" or a "-" on it. In reality most of the time the bus is either completely empty or completely full for most of the journey - we spend most of our time saying "well I'm supposed to take 2 away but it's empty so I can't" or "I'm supposed to add 6 but it's full so I can't". The buses finish at different times so the end result isn't particularly exciting either.
My son can't be the only 4 year old who finds the idea of counting between 1 and 6 people ridiculously simple. However he does rather like the game because he has his "favourite passengers" about whom he makes up stories. My 5 year old daughter will tolerate playing it once or twice. Older than that I can't imagine it having any value at all.
I have always been a fan of Orchard Toys but there are more fun and more educational options than this one. For more fun I would recommend "Party party party" (advertised for 5-9 but I would say 3-7) and for more educational value I would recommend "Piggy in the middle" (advertised for 5-10 which is probably fair).
The basic premise is that you start off with a bus with 10 empty seats, the idea being to fill as many as possible by the end. There are 2 dice, 1 tells you how many spaces to move and the other tells you how many people to add/remove. Each space has either a "+" or a "-" on it. In reality most of the time the bus is either completely empty or completely full for most of the journey - we spend most of our time saying "well I'm supposed to take 2 away but it's empty so I can't" or "I'm supposed to add 6 but it's full so I can't". The buses finish at different times so the end result isn't particularly exciting either.
My son can't be the only 4 year old who finds the idea of counting between 1 and 6 people ridiculously simple. However he does rather like the game because he has his "favourite passengers" about whom he makes up stories. My 5 year old daughter will tolerate playing it once or twice. Older than that I can't imagine it having any value at all.
I have always been a fan of Orchard Toys but there are more fun and more educational options than this one. For more fun I would recommend "Party party party" (advertised for 5-9 but I would say 3-7) and for more educational value I would recommend "Piggy in the middle" (advertised for 5-10 which is probably fair).
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4.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic
great for learning to count and take turns, my 3 year old son loves it. Its great at bringing the family together to play.
Published 1 month ago by Ms. K. Wilkins
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bus Stop
Bought for entertainment for our grand children can be adapted to the child,s age A game using maths and is a good learning aid.
Published 1 month ago by dawn
2.0 out of 5 stars
Where's the maths?
Bought this game for our girls 4 and 2 which they have played a couple of time but not particularly enjoyed! Read more
Published 2 months ago by EmmaBuck
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny and thriling.
Another good game for kids. It combines fun and education. They learn first stages of math like addition and deduction.
Recomended for these ages.
Recomended for these ages.
Published 2 months ago by Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product!
Ordered this for my neice and then recommended to the primary school where I work as it is such a fun way to learn. Highly recommended.
Published 3 months ago by JoJumps
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great starter game
Played this game with my little ones and they loved it, even making up stories about the people on their bus.
Published 4 months ago by J. Leeder
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very clever educational game
This was given to our lovely 3 year old grandson who loved it - especially "putting" the people onto the bus, although not so keen to remove them! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Adrian Holder
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect gift!
Bought it as a gift for my 4 years old son. He loves to play this game. It's good idea to involve the whole family to play together :)
Published 4 months ago by MK
5.0 out of 5 stars
Game
Not tried this yet as is a present for Christmas, looks lovely though and im sure will be happy with it
Published 5 months ago by Leah Cowan
3.0 out of 5 stars
Educational but a little dull
I love Orchard Toys games, and this is very educational and a good premise, counting people on and off the bus but I'm afraid as a family we just find it a little dull. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Pipe
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