Melissa & Doug Suspend

With so many electronic toys and devices attracting the attention of adults and children, many parents look for ways to get their children more involved in interactive, motor skill-based activities that are simultaneously both fun and enjoyable while promoting learning.

The Melissa and Doug Suspend balancing game is one such product which is as difficult to master as it is easy to understand and play.

 A transforming sculpture is slowly built by players continually adding an additional piece of the two dozen rubber coated playing rods, which are formed in different shapes and sizes.

Let us pop open the Melissa and Doug Suspend canister and get started.

 

Key Elements of Melissa and Doug Suspend

* Incredibly simple game play is perfect for ages 8 through adult
* Motor skill functioning, hand eye coordination, cognitive and interpersonal skills are enhanced
* Playing with partners promotes teamwork
* Game play supports 1 to 4 players or teams
* 24 game rods, 4 framing rods, colored die, wooden connector and wooden base included

What Makes Melissa and Doug Suspend a Great Toy Purchase

Some of the simplest games are those which provide years of enjoyment and family bonding experiences.



If you are familiar with the wood stacking game of Jenga, Melissa and Doug Suspend takes that popular construction game format and adds a level of difficulty by providing bent wire rods with safe plastic coating instead of short blocks as the building pieces.

For developing motor skills and hand eye coordination, Best Toys Guide named Melissa and Doug Suspend one of the best toys of 2012. Game play is super simple, with the first player or team suspending a single rod of their choice on the main wooden pole which extends from the game's wooden base. The two dozen game rods contain notches and rubber tips, and are constructed in different form factors.

Play alternates between teams or players until someone's effort causes the structure to collapse. The fun becomes more difficult and enjoyable because you cannot touch the current game structure with your hand to steady it.

If you knock off one or more pieces of the Melissa and Doug Suspend structure, you must add them to your game pile. The first player or team to run out of pieces is declared the winner.

Game play is enjoyable for children, teens and adults, and the price tag for this versatile action game is extremely attractive. The game arrives in a canister which is perfectly designed as a stocking stuffer, and the price tag makes it an excellent choice for multiple gift-giving opportunities. Four different types of game play are supported, and the Melissa and Doug Suspend is a wonderful, low-priced game purchase for the entire family.