Nature Games

[emschwar]

I've been tasked with finding some good games for the children's room of our local nature center. Right now they have the Eric Carle games in there, and they're just not that great. I've searched for a little while on amazon and found some contenders, but I only have a couple of the games myself, and don't have personal experience with a lot of them. (Though I did try to stick with game companies I knew to be good.) If you have any of these games, could you let me know how they are? Are they easy to play? Do they have simple instructions?


Haba Caterpillar Dice Tin Game http://www.amazon.com/Caterpillar-Dice-Tin-Game-Go/dp/B0002HYH14/ref=sr_1_5?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1333072856&sr=1-5

Gamewright Hiss http://www.amazon.com/Gamewright-5219-Hisss-Card-Game/dp/B00005NQE8/ref=pd_sim_t_4

Sneaky Snacky Squirrel http://www.amazon.com/The-Sneaky-Snacky-Squirrel-Game/dp/B00486ZVC4/ref=pd_sim_t_9

Life on Earth matching game http://www.amazon.com/Eeboo-Life-Earth-Matching-Game/dp/B000ELV3ZG/ref=pd_sim_t_7

Nature memory game http://www.amazon.com/Eeboo-Pre-School-Nature-Memory-Game/dp/B001QKUDA0/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1333073112&sr=1-1

Walk in the Woods http://www.amazon.com/Cooperative-Nature-Observation-Strategy-Woods/dp/B000E0DJGS/ref=sr_1_3?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1333073131&sr=1-3

Bug Trails http://www.amazon.com/ThinkFun-Jr-5980-Bug-Trails/dp/B004INGVH6/ref=sr_1_3?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1333073177&sr=1-3

Any other suggestions would be great too! Thanks!!!

[elbenn]

Hisss is great. It is simple and fun.

Maybe Haba Orchard?

[emschwar]

Thanks. Hisss is the one we have - we love it. I thought of Haba orchard, but I wasn't sure if it was "nature" enough. Though they are planning some activities on farming, so maybe I'll add it to the list anyway :)

[hellbennt]

We like the Family Pastimes games:
Walk in the Woods
Harvest Time
There might be more (family pastimes) that 'fit?'
Sailing?