We've been sent one of the new Orchard Toys games to review, Pigs In Pants. It is one of those fabulous games that really appeals to children, mostly because they get to shout things like "I'm going to pinch your pants!" or "I'm going to nick your knickers!"
Using a similar set up to 'Where's My Cupcake?', players have a board each in the shape of a cute pig who looks rather abashed at having no pants on, and the object of the game is to collect the most pants on your pig board by matching them in your hand with the other cards in play.
- Each player (2-4 players) starts with a pig board and they are then dealt two of the cards each, which they hold in their hands and can see.
- Four pant cards are placed face up in a line in the centre and the remaining cards are placed face down in a pile next to them.
- The youngest player starts by checking to see if they can match a card in their hand to one of four in the line. If they can, or if it matches one on another player's board, they collect those cards and place them on their pig board along with the matching pants card from their hand. (When collecting from another player though, the whole pile is taken from the pig board and the 'taker' must shout, "I'm going to pinch your pants!")
- If the cards in their hand don't match any in play, then they shout, "No knickers!" and place that card in the line-up of four.
- At the end of their turn, players must make their hand back up to two cards each time by taking from the face-down pile.
- The game ends when no-one is able to match any further cards, and the winner is the person with the most pants on their pig board.
The Boy absolutely loved this game, I'm sure it was the element of playing with pants and shouting about knickers which made him chuckle the most, but it is a really fun game to play with the lead position switching between players right until the very end! It's also an excellent game for promoting observational and matching skills, as identified in Orchard Toys Educational Guide, along with strategic thinking.
Pigs In Pants is available to buy from all good toy shops and directly from Orchard Toys online, with a RRP of £7.50.
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I was sent this product for the purpose of this review, my opinion is honest and unbiased.
This week I have done a fair few things I'm pleased with – including moving house and still managing the school run without doing it in a coat and PJs.
Most of all I have supported my eldest's schooling and made time every single day to cuddle and read books together. It would be so easy to skip that when we're so busy and tired but it is the highlight of our days.
So pleased the move went well, and even better than a coat over pjs has not been necessary.
I cooked for my in laws and they loved it 🙂
I have had a huge clearout ready for Christmas!!! I took bag loads of old toys and clothes to our local charity shop! I feel really good now!
I went out for a lovely meal with friends that I've met through having D. It was a great evening.
Listened to my little niece and nephew practise their harvest festival songs,I really enjoyed that.
Visited my daughters class at school to see what she has been getting up to!
Great review, as ever, MrsBoyandMe! I spent all night and early hours in A&E waiting to have my ankle x-rayed. Result: it's fractured, six weeks in plaster and crutches. How will I cope, I wonder? Tee hee hee, I said I like challenges, didn't I?
Oh no lovely lady! How the hell did you do that?! Time for you to get the blogging bug back again and tell us all what you've been doing this Summer, something to pass the day away!
had Friday night dinner with the girls – hilarity and wine xx
had a mini party with family for my son's 2nd birthday 🙂
We started a Baby Group at work – we have a great Toddler Group but this is just for babies with special activities and more safe space for them to lie down and kick, crawl etc! It went really well and we did some lovely footprint pictures. I love babies!!!!
Got a few bbargains for Christma
Watched my Harvest mouse playing in his tank. He always makes me laugh
had a big cuddle from my grandson
Watching my daughter crawl for the first time
Babysat my baby grandson
the best thing ive done this week is join a gym !!!
because to be perfectly honest, I am starting to resemble a pig in pants !!!
Celebrated my sister and best friend's birthdays.
tool my family to seaside
Took my daughter to the circus for the first time
Gone on a clothes spending spree! A very rare occurrence and has made me feel better about myself.
seen my baby Grandson
Redecorated the hallway
Finally finished decorating the living room, looks amazing and I put the laminate down myself 🙂
Took my daughter swimming!
Blitzed my youngest's bedroom and now have a drawer full of matching socks again
Went out last night to a friends wedding
Girly get together to plan my Daughters Hen Party.
I finally got back 3 hours a day now my daughter had started nursery, its the first time in almost 6 years that I have been home alone in the house, I used the time to crack on with my Open University course – instead of running around naked, dancing to 80s classics.. :cough:
Bridesmaid dress shopping with my sisters
Started my Christmas shopping
Seeing my lovely grand daughter
Watched my husband complete Toughmudder!
tidied my sons mess off a bedroom and put his curtains up
The best thing I've done this week is sell something I've been trying to sell for a while, and its paid for something new that I've wanted for a while!
I have spent the week revamping a rental property. I am proud to say that I did a big chunk of the work myself (except the electrics for obvious reasons). Not only have I learnt some new skills, I have saved loads of money, and lost a few pounds in weight because I walked the mile there and back each day.
I am having a day off today, but will go back to it next week. 🙂
looked after my friends mother in law as she had to rush the little one to hospital with a rash – thankfully not meningitis, measles
Did a few blog posts that needed to be done.
Take my little girl to meet up with her old nursery friends. She hasn't seen them in three months, and they're all at different schools now 🙁
Listened to my little girl read her first reading book from school to me. She is growing up so fast!
Started decorating my sons room. x
Best thing this week? Me and my big girl (17!) sneaked to Alton Towers on our own yesterday for some 1:1 time (and to go on all the fast rides while the much-too-little baby girl wasn't there!)
I bought my daughter some much needed clothes which made me happy
started my christmas shopping 😀
had a clear out
Not only did I finish getting my sons birthday presents but I've also started my Christmas shopping and finished one person already 😀 woop!!!
Had my grown Step daughter over for a lovely family dinner
WEnt to the wedding show at the NEC 🙂
Ticked off some more xmas presents I have bought
got more christmas pressies! Am trying to be organised!
I bought a new desk for my daughter, she loves it! @anna8301
went to see my friends new baby!
Started taking up jogging again
The best thing I've done this week? Dropped my little girl off for her first morning and play group with no tears.
Learnt to knit x
Helped my stepdaughter move into her first home with her little family
Bag packed at my local supermarket to raise funds for my sons school trip
Played in the garden and making puddles using buckets of water so my daughter could jump in them wearing her new wellys
been to birthday parties and jumped in muddy puddles
Started zumba 🙂
Took my son to a forest friends session. X
Nursed my sick partner back to health without strangling him – proud of myself
Taught my daugher to tie her shoe laces!! 🙂 so proud!!
Went to reading morning at school with my children,It was great 🙂
Had my birthday meal out which was lovely x
Been for a meal with my boyfriend!
Has to be celebrating Eid with my family and having a great day.
Helped my son build a tent out of the sofa cushions and some blankets, he had a wonderful time!
Learned my son how to join up his writing – although I dont know why this is necessary in the curriculum anymore?!
Had a big family dinner
Organised my paperwork
Worked on puppy training . I've had 2 days bite free such a result. Our puppy is lovely but she loves to bite anything she can get her hands on even if thats your arm or your bum
came out of hospital!
I managed to get all my housework done so I can spend my days off playing with my little boy
Cleaned out the toy cupboard – yep it's an exciting life!
Built station buildings, platforms and signal boxes from cereal packets for me and my sons model railway..They look great and cost nothing.
Slept!
Ive sold loads of our cra . . . umm i mean hidden treasures on FB 😀
won a comp
mowed my lawns
I cooked for my in laws and they loved it
Best thing I did this week was I went to see The Rocky Horror Show!
Just found out we can get a mortgage.
sold things to make some extra pennies
my parents are coming to visit for the weekend
went on top of the Shard in London
Took an impulse day off work to spend time with my daughter 🙂
Went out for a lovely family meal.
started my christmas shopping 😀
I always give to local radio cash for kids appeal where they auction donated items to buy pressies for local kids that may not get any christmas pressies. This week ive won 2/3 items just perfect to give
Bought bookcase and sorted out my big pile of books 🙂
Joined up to my local gym which runs postnatal exercise classes. Time to shift this post-pregnancy weight!
Gone out for lunch with my parents! 🙂
made a monster costume for monster day at school for my son
Visited a Fire Station.
Made a 3 course meal from scratch, no easy challenge for someone as culinary useless as myself!