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Product description

Monkey Around boosts hand-eye coordination as kids toss, catch, and balance the banana while mimicking fun, movement-based actions.

Kids builds vocabulary as kids hear and act out action words, body parts, and spatial terms like “hop,” “under,” and “balance” during play.

Supports social-emotional growth by encouraging kids to take turns, follow directions, express feelings, imitate others, and connect through play.

Monkey Around won the Oppenheim Platinum, PAL, and Parents’ Choice Silver Awards for promoting safe, creative, and language-rich developmental play.

1 How to Play: Step one

2 How to Play: Step two

3 How to Play: Step three

What age is Monkey Around designed for?

It’s created specifically for toddlers ages 2 and up—perfect for introducing young children to playful, interactive board games.

How many players can play this game?

Designed for 2 players, usually a toddler and a parent, making it a great bonding activity that’s both fun and educational.

What’s inside the box?

You get 40 movement cards, a plush beanbag banana, a game board, and a helpful parent guide—everything needed to start moving and playing right away.

What kind of skills does this game build?

It helps toddlers develop gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, body-part recognition, spatial awareness, vocabulary, and social-emotional skills—all while laughing and moving.

What makes this a great first board game for toddlers?

It’s cooperative—no winners or losers. Instead, the fun comes from movement and connection. Plus, it’s award-winning (Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum, PAL, Parents’ Choice Silver) and designed to grow with your child.

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Primary Play Focus

Cooperative movement

Cooperative counting

Cooperative color matching

Strategic color picking

Memory & matching play

Speedy image-word recognition

Learning Skills

Gross motor, body awareness

Counting, numbers, teamwork

Color recognition, teamwork

Fine motor, color recognition

Memory, matching, vocabulary

Sight-word reading, matching

Recommended age

Game Skill Level

Easy

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Easy

Moderate

Easy

Moderate

Number of Players

2-4

2-6

GET READY TO MOVE: A wonderful first board game for kids that was created specifically for you and your two year old. Kids love getting to move about while playing a game!
LETS MOVE TOGETHER: From hugs to high fives to simple skills like balancing, hopping, and marching, the cards in the game will prompt you and your toddler to get on the move! The included beanbag banana adds to the fun!
LEARNING AND GROWING: Monkey Around improves gross motor skill development, coordination, understanding spatial concepts, recognizing matching body parts, listening, and building vocabulary.
PLAY WITH YOUR BABY IN MIND: Every child develops at their own pace. If they aren’t ready to catch a tossed banana, help them by shaping their hands into a bowl. Littles love to imitate, they catch on fast!
AWARD WINNING: Monkey Around game for toddlers is a multi-award winning game winning awards such as the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, the PAL Award, and the Parents’ Choice Silver Award.