Educational InsightsRuby's Gem Quest - Preschool Fine Motor Board Game for Kids, Learning Scissor Skills & Color Matching, Fun Family Game Night, Therapy Games & Tweezer Toys, for 2-4 Players Ages 3+

This game is great fun and very attractive for anyone that loves dragons and/or gemstones. It helps to reinforce scissor skills as well as color recognition and is simple enough for a preschooler to play on their own. While the gameplay is definitely "babyish", as long as your child likes gems and dragons, it will still keep them entertained (at least up to 6, I would imagine).Now to be nitpicky, I do wish they would add at least one more gem of each color as the game is designed to be for up to four players. There are only four of each stone and to win you need one of each color. While the spinner does give you a chance to "drop a stone", it can be really frustrating for a 3/4 year old that only needs one more stone to win but another player has a duplicate stone in the color they need. If there were five of each color, it would make it a bit less frustrating.Secondly, the pink gemstone land is called "Opal Point". All the other lands have names that match the color of the gemstone, but opals aren't pink. It would be better if "Opal Point" had a different name that better went with the color, just to help communicate gem colors with the kids as a bonus.Another improvement I think would be great is if the game came with one more dragon scoop. That would just be a bonus to help make sharing struggles a bit easier (and to help you play the game if one goes missing!). This in no way detracts from the game, but it would just be an improvement in my opinion.All in all, I love the game and my son thinks it is great. He is actually being "forced" to work on scissor skills which has always been a struggle to get him to work on, so huzzah! Highly recommend if your kids need help with scissors.

My kids love this game! I got it because Ruby is my daughters name. It's really fun and because the box is also the gameboard, pieces don't get lost as easily as other games. I also like that it helps improve fine motor skills.

My grandkids ages 3 and 5 loved this game. It's well thought out to be easy and entertaining for them. The "gems" are pretty and nice quality. The little dragon "scooper" helps them learn manual dexterity with the scissor like motion. They got a big laugh over pretending the dragon had gulped down the gem and flying it around.I've purchased some games that were supposed to be for their age group which weren't so hot- and this one really delivered! GREAT PURCHASE!!

Very cute game fun to play was worth every penny. Easy to understand and good motor skills learning and colors.

The media could not be loaded. My daughter was so excited we found a dragon game. She also loves little Jewels. This is a great way to work on pre academic skills like cutting because the tongs simulate scissor work. So happy we found this Cute game. Great price and can be adapted for a range of ages.

My daughter really loves this game a lot and it’s been helping her with her scissor grip.

I am a big fan of Educational Insights games. As an early childhood special educator I use their games a lot with my students. This game teaches turn taking, following game rules, eye hand coordination as well as strengthening fine motor skills. However, the dragon scooper is very flimsy not very sturdy. The gem colors are nice but it would have been better if they used all primary colors red, blue, and yellow not only the secondary colors orange, purple and green. In this was we can complete teaching primary and secondary colors.

My 3 year old loves this game and we play often. It is brightly colored and very inviting. The dragon is adorable and a great way to start teaching/ practicing how to hold scissors. All the pieces are well made and are holding up nicely. The gems are on the small side so just have to be mindful of that if you have a little that puts things in their mouth.