Animal Planet Happy Families Cards!

Holidays for Jonny and I in the past have always included games of cards. We don’t play any other time really but when on holiday we, like a little old couple, have always settled down with a drink and a few hands of ‘Knock Out Whist’ or ‘Sevens’ (the only card games we know) of a holiday evening! That was before we had children of course, they don’t seem keen to sit still quietly sipping a drink while they’re parents relax for some reason? We do still ALWAYS pack them but very rarely play – a few hands at best!

Now however and Florence is coming at an age where she LOVES to play games and although she’s not old enough for a full round of ‘Knock Out Whist’ yet, games like ‘Snap’ and ‘Happy Families’ are just up her street. Ok, so she’s not really able to cope with an adult deck of cards but something specially designed for children is perfect! Easy to pack, easy to play and LOTS of fun!

We like ‘Happy Families’ by Animal Planet which is a deck of cards containing different families of animals. Instead of the traditional human families of Mr Bun the Baker and so on the object is to collect a family of monkeys or butterflies. Easy to see by their pictures as well as numbers and colours. For a littler one the colours and types of animals will suffice but for a slightly older one each card has an interesting fact about the animal pictured! What a fab idea! A little bit different and a fun twist on the traditional game which is easy to pack away and take on holiday with you.