Sudoku For Pre-Schoolers and Young Children
My dad loves to keep his mind active by filling in those complicated numerical Sudoku puzzles in his newspaper. Now, thanks to a brand new game from BeiZ, children aged 4-8 years old can solve their own fun Sudoku puzzles. BeiZ specialises in creating educational and non-violent games for young children.
Lola's Fruit Shop Sudoko is available for the Nintendo DSi and the 3DS. It is a lovely game, that will get the little ones thinking logically, as they help Lola the Panda sort out the fruit in her fruit shop. Children are challenged to fill in Sudoku grids of 3 x 3 or 4 x 4 with three different difficulty levels. With clear and gentle vocal instructions, the game is easy to grasp for even the youngest players, but is still challenging for older children as their skills are tested. Successes are rewarded with gold stars and cheers. Players get to help Lola stock up her Fruit Shop ready for opening at the end of the game.
Lola’s Fruit Shop Sudoku Key Features:
* Simple Sudoku games with fruit and numbers
* Friendly voice to guide kids through the game
* Easy-to-use child-friendly game design that even the youngest can use
* Several levels to choose from
* Increasing challenge as children’s skills improve
The game is available to download from the Nintendo e-shop for €2.00 or from the DSi Shop for 200 Nintendo DSi points.
I was given a code to download the Lola game for free.
3 year old Freddy was able to play the first few rounds of the easy 3 x 3 grid completely independently and enjoyed naming the fruits and helping set up Lola's stall. He will enjoy this game and develop his skills as time goes on. Kizzy who is 9 went straight to the difficult level where you use coloured number squares on a 4 x 4 grid and it kept her quietly occupied and she said it was fun!
This game is really inexpensive and is a great way to occupy young children on car journeys, in restaurants or whilst visiting grandparents! (If, like me, you have little ones who can be a handful during such occasions!) It is colourful, fun and educational. I liked that Freddy could play this on his own, giving him the chance to use the 3DS independently, developing his fine motor skills and logical thinking.
Lola's Fruit Shop Sudoku is the second Lola game, the first being Lola's Alphabet Train. It encourages letter recognition and spelling.
