Cat & Mouse

The Cat and Mouse game in play. The game board is bright green with illustrations around the board of pets, outside objects, pet snacks, and pet homes. There are blue and yellow square pathway pieces placed in the middle of the board. There are 4 more square pieces laid out in front of the board, waiting to be placed on the board. In front is the instruction booklet, open to show a challenge. There is a badge reading “Winner! A top 10 gift of 2022” in the top-left.

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Our price: $26.99

Ages: 6+

Grades: 1st+

Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 days.

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Product Code: 203-508

Included in Timberdoodle's 2021 First-Grade Curriculum Kit and Nonreligious 2021 First-Grade Curriculum Kit!
Timberdoodle's Review

Cat & Mouse

Welcome back to an old friend and one of the first Smart Games invented over 20 years ago. Our five children grew up playing Cat and Mouse. It was a perennial favorite at homeschool conferences when that used to be a thing. So we were excited to bring this award-winning logic-based maze puzzle back into production, exclusively for Timberdoodle.


Build a Path with Maze Tiles

In Cat and Mouse, your child will choose a challenge and then make the right connections to build a path by arranging the sturdy plastic maze tiles to connect the images shown in the booklet. Cat and Mouse is different from most other Smart Games because the challenges have more than one solution, which is perfect for developing divergent thinking. Each challenge increases in difficulty with the more complex challenges introducing your student to variable logic.


Forty-eight Multi-Level Challenges

There are 48 challenges with over 1,000 solutions ranging from easy to complex. Everything stores inside the 7-1/2" game board for easy travel. Cat and Mouse develops logical thinking skills, strategic planning, and visual/spatial perception.

 

 

Features




Includes:
  • Spiral-bound booklet with forty-eight multi-level challenges and solutions
  • Game board
  • Nine sturdy plastic tiles


Publisher's Information
ISBN: 086002029522
Faith-Based: No
Publisher: Smart Games
Made In: China
Time to Play: 5-20 minutes
Players: 1

Awards and Endorsements:
Best Puzzle Runner-Up 2009 Games Magazine
Speelgoed van het Jaar 2002 België
Dr Toy’s Best Vacation Product 2000
Parent’s Choice Recommended Award
ITSA Best Game Award 2008
Educational Toy Star Award
The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval
Timberdoodle 2011 Award Winner

CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.



Cat & Mouse Review by Roads to Everywhere

review by Roads to Everywhere

”Cat & Mouse is a great way to help develop thinking skills in young learners as well as keeping those skills sharp in older adults.”

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Cat & Mouse Review by Cummins Life

review by Cummins Life

”Cat & Mouse encourages strategic planning, concentration, problem solving, visual and spatial insight and logical thinking.”

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Cat & Mouse Review by Educational Roots

review by Educational Roots

”I highly recommend this game.”

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Customer Reviews

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Very age-appropriate challenges

I picked this as a replacement for a critical thinking game in the kindergarten box which we already had. It takes my 5-year-old quite a while to complete one challenge, but she sticks with it and seems to enjoy the complexity.

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Anna F.
Actually difficult at the upper levels

I really like handing my first grader one of these challenges because it's surprisingly difficult for him to figure out while remaining lots of fun. The most difficult challenges can even stump my husband and I for a while! A good game to grow with, since the easiest challenges are quick to accomplish for a 6 year old but there's plenty of room to increase in skill/difficulty levels.

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Rachael M.
Fun, but challenging

A challenge is often a great thing. However, I see sticking to the rules of this game to be kind of difficult when you reach the higher levels. Some parts are a little unclear. It’s still fun, but can be too much for my 6 year old if she is sticking to the “rules” and we like to do that. It’s just hard to keep her attention. She is very smart, but we found parts confusing.

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Vanessa
Challenging and Portable

Both of my girls, 7 & 9, enjoy working on this puzzle. I especially enjoy how easy it is to travel with! We travel to occupational therapy about 45 minutes from our house a few times a week and this is a great car-school activity because the pieces are easily contained and not easily lost while in the car. We reserve this game for car-school days and both girls look forward to our long car rides - that's a win in my book!

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DianeS
great for logic development

This game it great for logic development, and understanding cause and effect. Nice to see the lights come on upstairs!

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