Games for the very young are rather outside our area of expertise, but we try to maintain a selection. Our mainstays are Barnyard Critters, Dingo, Snakes and Ladders, Misfits, Leapin' Lily Pads and Stork's Nest, for the under 6's. The Gamewright games have always been popular with the 6-10 age group, and of course many adult games are suitable for anyone from the age of 8. We know of one girl who was beating her father at Carcassonne at the age of 4! The Amazing Labyrinth is good for bright 6 year olds and adults alike. Frank's Zoo is a good adult card game which is also excellent for teaching children basic card-play.

Animals in general are good at attracting children's attention; Penguin Pile-up is also our favourite manual dexterity game, and Safari Rush Hour is our favourite puzzle. It is also good at keeping toddlers out of mischief as they simply play with the animals. Hey, That's My Fish also goes down very well with all age groups; take a look also at Ratz, Catz and Batz, Kitty Chaos, Snorta, Top Dogs, Wooly Bully and Zooleretto.

And don't forget the classics such as Draughts, Solitaire and Chinese Chequers, children like to get away from the computer and move real pieces around sometimes, too.