Mudpuppy Shark Stack Up – Shark Themed Wooden Balancing Game for Motor Skill and Dexterity Building for Children Ages 4 and Up, 2+ Players

This game is very much like the pick up sticks of my childhood. It comes more polished, pretty, and elaborate, though. Sticks are smooth and splinter-free, paint is colorful, and the design is cute. It does feel a little expensive, but I’d consider buying it on sale.

I ordered this game for my toddler. It is a perfect game for kids to work on balance and hand eye coordination. It is beautifully packaged and would make a great gift

The media could not be loaded.  Mudpuppy Shark Stack Up – Shark Themed Wooden Balancing Game for Motor Skill and Dexterity Building for Children Ages 4 and Up, 2+ PlayersMy observations (see unboxing video):The pieces of this game are solid, wooden, smooth, and bright. The game itself is just fine, but we couldn't get our little one excited enough to play more than one quick game.

I thought this would be a fun stacking game for our four year old, but this is much too easy for anyone that age or older. We have more fun with stacking games that utilize different shapes, like the kind that use wooden animals. The shark and sticks are colorful and sturdy, but stacking the sticks doesn’t require much hand-eye coordination or fine motor skills—unless you’re under age four. Oddly, the recommended age for Shark Stack-Up is 4+.

I played this game with lots of kids in a variety of ages, and it was a big hit. It's great for hand coordination, visual perceptual, motor planning, scanning, and concentration. The shark is well made and of high quality, as well as the sticks with bright colors and smooth to touch. It's a fun game to keep kids entertained while working on important developmental milestones. It would also make a great gift too.

This 'Mudpuppy Shark Stack Up' game is well made. The wood is smooth and the paint a nice quality. It looks as if it will last.The shark sits on a small part of the base, so it can rock if bumped, making the stacking a little more challenging. The brightly colored wood sticks are small, so it takes some manual dexterity to stack them, and a little problem solving because you have to make some platform type of patterns to get the sticks to stay.This is a well made, simple but age appropriate stacking game. Our pre-schooler was impatient with it on first try, so it will provide some learning opportunities.

The shark and wooden sticks are very well designed, sturdy and good quality, they look great. In terms of the game itself… definitely a good way to keep a toddler entertained for some time, but a great family game for playing with my 11 and 9 years old kids, as it is probably too easy for them and they have a big advantage over the 4 years old. In summary, high quality product and good game for young kids.

I actually quite like this game. My daughter does ABA therapy and this is a really good game to help teacher how to get through setbacks. The sticks are small so they tend to fall a lot so this is a really good game for her. Its all made out of wood so I would say it’s pretty good quality but considering it’s just a shark and a couple sticks, I borderline wish that for 20 bucks there were more wooden sticks than there is. Because they are small/thin. It’s kinda like a little fun version of janga basically. Overall I do think it’s a good game for kids. My 3 and 5 yr old enjoy it. And again it’s great for kids working in some types of therapy programs like ABA or OT!