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This was the third Blue's Clues CD-ROM game from Humongous Entertainment. Devoted to teaching kids ages 3 to 6 early math and thinking skills, Blue's 123 Time Activities features the characters from the popular preschool television show Blue's Clues. There's a big backyard fair, and emcee Steve greets players in his inimitable fashion. The game is a series of mini-games tied together with the backyard fair theme, each geared toward teaching match and logic skills while it entertains.

A breakdown of the mini-games:• Baby Bear's Card Game. Players try to be the first to get rid of all their cards. This is a variation of Go Fish - players match shapes and quantities.

• Bell's Souvenir Stand. Players weigh souvenirs to fill requests.

• Felt Friend's Pattern Parade. Players help decorate floats by completing patterns.

• Shovel and Pail's Mother May I? Game. Uses a simple number line to help kids count and add.

• Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper's Snack Stand. Kids sort food items according to their attributes.

• In Tink's Train Ride, players help Tink build his train while learning about adding and subtracting items in the bins.

• Cash Register's Prize Tent is the place to redeem Blue Dollars that have been earned from playing the other activities. Use Blue Dollars to earn a Big Prize. There are 9 parts needed to assemble each Big Prize. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Macintosh - PC (Windows)

Links

• http://www.mobygames.com/game/blues-123-time-activities/