- The game that makes learning manners fun by helping the Blunder kids improve their social skills
- Teaches children social etiquette and polite behavior in the most exciting way ever imagined
- Opens lines of communication regarding appropriate behavior between children and adults
- Supports character development in school curriculums and in social organizations
- For ages from 5 to 10 years
Product Description
Blunders is new, its unique, and it will revolutionize the way manners are taught forever! Players ages 5-10 will be captivated by the adorable characters of Becky, Bobby, Brenda, and Billy Blunder and will be eager to help the Blunders improve their manners by answering a variety of fun and interactive charade, multiple choice, scenario, and true/false questions. BlundersTM is the perfect board game to play at home, school, or with any social club or group…. More >>
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I have purchased this game to use it in my classroom (I’m an etiquette author and teacher) as a teaching tool, when teaching etiquette to children, ages 6 and up in New York City. Unfortunately, there are so many etiquette content errors in multiple sections — Charade, True or False, Multiple Choice — that I have decided to put it aside and to not use it. I’ll give readers few examples so that they can decide for themeselves. I was very, very disappointed with this purchase. However, the game is a great idea but the content needs work!!!
Examples:
1. Q/ True or False: “Becky may eat cooked asparagus with her fingers.” A/Blunders: Yes, She may eat the asparagus with her fingers.
Comment: Asparagus is eaten with fork and knife at all times, especially when it is cooked and served with a dressing.
2. Q/True or False: Bobby is a very picky eater, but he does love pizza. When Bobby orders pizza in a fancy restauarant, it is true he must eat it with fork and knife? A/Blunders: False. He is always allowed to eat pizza with his hands, no matter where he is.
Comment: Blunders are incorrect. At all times, especially in a fancy restaurant pizza must be cut and eaten with fork and knife.
3.Q/True or False: At the end of the meal, Billy likes to sit at the table and pick food out of his teeth with a toothpick. As long as Billy uses a toothpick and not his fingers to pick his teeth, this is considered good manners. A/Blunders: ….Toothpicks are to be used in private.
Comment: Blunders need to research a history of a toothpick. Originally, it was used as a dental tool to clean teath. However, today it is no longer acceptable to use a toothpick as a dental tool. We have dental floss and toothbrush to use after a meal. The toothpick was created to hold a tiny tea sandwich together or serve tiny hors d’oeuvres. It was used as a dental tool in the past century. Using a toothpick is a definate “no” in any etiquette book. Why so many restaurants offer it to their customers?- you would ask. Because they don’t know enough about do’s and don’ts of dining etiquette.
4.Q/Multiple Choice: While Billy is eating breakfast with his siblings he has to sneeze really badly. A/Blunders: Turn away from the table and cover his mouth and nose with the inside of his arm so that he won’t get the germs on his hands.
Comment: Incorrect. We don’t advise to use our arm as a handkerchief. We need to use the outside of the hand to cover the mouth (when we shake hands, we won’t pass the germs around), and we need to have a box of tissues in our pocket or a cotton handkerchief.
I can go on with many other examples of etiquette erros found in this game but it won’t be productive.
Lyudmila Bloch, Etiquette Expert NYC
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Rating: 2 / 5
Bought this game for my granddaughter. Three generations played this game, and we all learned something. Most importantly, my granddaughter loved it and has continued to play it after Christmas.
Rating: 5 / 5
Husband and I hope and pray that our daughter will encourage our 9 year old granddaughter to play this game. Or, even better yet, the whole family will play. Good manners never go out of style.
Rating: 5 / 5
I read the review of Blunders from the etiquette instructor, Lyudmila, and I have to say she is actually the one who is technically incorrect. I am a mother of three who has used this game many times with my own children. It’s important to point out that etiquette is a series of commonly accepted norms in a society and that these norms are in a constant state of flux. Many of the manners I learned as a child have been rendered redundant and outdated according to the new etiquette books. For example:
1. When asparagus is cooked al dente it can be eaten with the fingers. Letitia Baldrige’s “The Complete Guide to The New Manners” Page 160.
2. It is always fine to eat pizza with your hands even in fancy restaurants. Letitia Baldrige’s “The Complete Guide to The New Manners” Page 163.
3. Toothpicks have been placed on tables for many years as a way to help customers get food out of their teeth no matter what toothpicks were historically meant for. I think the point in the game is to tell people if you are going to use one as a dental tool, to use it in private and not at the table.
4. In most elementary schools today kids are taught to sneeze in the inside of their arm so that they do not get germs on their hands. Kids do not generally carry handkerchiefs and need to have another option for when the sneeze (always a surprise!) occurs.
In addition to these possibly more modern etiquette rules, it’s important to use your own standards as well no matter what the commonly accepted norms are. I actually like the debates that can occur from this game as it allows my kids to use the knowledge they have learned from the game and apply it using their own understanding of what is acceptable in any given situation.
For instance, even though certain manners may be technically true (i.e. the asparagus one), it is always prudent to use your own judgment in any situation. If other guests are using their knives and forks, then it would be more polite to follow suit.
I would highly recommend this game to families and etiquette instructors alike. It is, in fact, well researched and up-to-date and can help your little ones learn what they can and cannot do in the world of manners plus it can help them to evaluate individual situations. I think it’s a GREAT game and a GREAT tool.
Rating: 5 / 5
I chose this game to use in social work groups in an elementary school setting. I needed a game that was easy to play that was enjoyable and taught social skills concepts. This game fulfilled all of these. The children enjoyed the game. I played it with children who displayed deficits in the area of social skills. The box says ages 5 and up, but I found with these children, the age on the box didn’t matter. I played it with 6th graders and they had fun too. I would highly recommend this game to others who work in a school setting.
Rating: 5 / 5