The best mix of intuitive learning and exuberance we've seen. Circus! invites children into the world of a one-ring circus, where they can participate in backstage and bigtop activities, enjoy catchy music, and discover hidden surprises.
Almost everywhere kids click, there are silly antics to watch. But there's plenty of opportunity to get into the act, too - eight different acts, in fact. Seemingly simple, these circus acts pose a real imaginative challenge for kids (and adults). You think it's easy measuring out the right combination of kazoom powder (for height) and shazzam powder (for speed) to blast a clown out of a cannon in just the right direction to snatch a parrot off a trapeze? Figure it out, and the hapless human cannonball will stop barreling through the tent, and your kids will learn something about physics, too.
Teaching the baby elephants to waltz is also harder than it looks. And unless your kids have a perfect eye for complex sequences, freeing the clowns that Rex the magician traps in a fiendish cylinder may take hours of clicking and experimenting.
For the youngest players, there are plenty of innocent pleasures. In the clown's camper backstage, they can toy with theatrical makeup to create dozens of different clown faces or dress up circus performers for the big parade. In the Music Tent, they can strike up a tune on the instruments, and watch as magic emerges with every note!
The bottom line: spirited fun with strong appeal for kids across a wide age range.
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for Learning | Exploration and problem-solving challenges; |
| skills include pattern recognition, sequencing, estimation | ||
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for Looks | Exceptional graphics, animation and original music |
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for Longevity | Kids return time and again |
