Briarpatch has been an innovator in the development of games and puzzles for children of all ages since its inception in 1992. Its founders, a husband and wife team, John Donofrio and Martine Redman, created their first game prototype with a pair of scissors, some glue and passion for creating quality products based on classic literature. Today, Briarpatch maintains and inspiring, fun and educational product line and is a highly respected leader in the toy industry.

Briarpatch has received more than 275 awards for product excellence, including: Dr.Toy , Oppenheim Platinum and Gold Seal awards, Parents’ Choice Foundation, National Association of Parenting Publications, and Parents Magazine’s Best Toy awards, among others.

The game is for one to six players ages four to adult and no reading is required!  Good thing because we have a four year old to play it with and he loved it!  What is so great about this game is you can tailor it to the age of your children by starting out with fewer cards to choose from.  It has basically the same rules as other memory games but what else is cool are the cards are so unique.  The two cards that match have the same item but each card is just a bit different, so you can talk to your child about what the differences are which in turn helps them with their critical thinking. 

Nolan and I loved playing this version of memory and have played it many times.  Nolan has also taken the cards and used them in his “pretend” school, so they have other fun uses as well!  I would honestly recommend it as a fun game to not only play but build your child’s vocabulary and memory.  Thanks so much to Briarpatch and Parent Reviewers for sending us this AWESOME game!  You can go to their website www.briarpatch.com  and if you are so inclined you can order I Spy here.