Pop Goes Froggio is another Hasbro game received from Mummy News to review.
Pop goes Froggio is for ages 3+ and for 2-4 players.
Inside the box there is Butterfly spinner, plastic tube, foam Froggio, lily pad launcher and 12 character lily pads.
It’s really easy to set up, just connect the butterfly spinner to the plastic tube and then the lily pad launcher. Froggio sits on top of the butterfly spinner. Then spread all of the character lily pads on the floor around Froggio, face down.
The aim of the game is to collect the most lily pads.
To play Pop goes Froggio, spin the butterfly spinner. When it stops all players look for the matching picture by turning over the lily pads. If you don’t find a matching lily pad put it back, face down and keep looking. If the picture does match put the lily pad on the floor face up, run to Froggio and stomp on the launcher to pop Froggio. Catch Froggio before he lands on the floor. If you catch him, you keep the matching character lily pad. If not, the lily pad goes back on the floor face down. Keep spinning until all of the lily pads have been collected. The player with the most wins.
When I tried to explain how to play to 3-year-old Imogen, she just looked at me open-mouthed. However, there is a version for younger children. Rather than placing cards face down, put them face up. Also, rather than having to catch Froggio, they can pick him up off the floor.
Imogen still seemed quite confused by this, but I thought we’d give it a go anyway and she wrote her own rules. This is how to play the Imogen way. Set up in the same way, spin the butterfly and then pop Froggio. When Froggio has popped and landed on the floor, place him on top of the matching character lily pad. Collect the lily pad and continue until you run out of lily pads. It seemed to work well!!
Pop goes Froggio is a great game and it hasn’t been back in the box since it arrived. Imogen found it easy to launch Froggio into the air and loved matching up the cards. I hope it will improve her catching skills over time too.
Oh, and just in case you’re concerned about Froggio taking out your chandeliers or teeth!! He’s made from foam, so perfectly safe.
For more information on Pop goes Froggio including where to buy yours, check out Hasbro’s website here.
