Do your kids have a case of the post-holiday blues? Last year I remember Emma being frustrated that her doll’s head kept breaking. Max complained that his puzzle was too difficult.

If you’ve been waiting patiently to avoid the hectic post-holiday sales, now is the time to make good use of those unused toy store gift cards you received. Take a trip to the nearest retailer and pick up a game from Hasbro’s Elefun and Friends collection.

These giggle-inducing kid pleasers are designed specifically for preschoolers on up. They were made for little people with big ideas! Just some of the features entail:

* No turn taking: With Hungry Hungry Hippos , siblings and friends alike can feed marbles to colorful munching hippos named after healthy foods. It’s good old fashioned/noisy kid fun!

* Laughter, not fighting: Kids will love catching butterflies in a net with Elefun. There’s way more butterflies than busy hands, so there’s plenty to go around, keeping arguing to a minimum and laughter to a maximum.

* Physical activity – All of these games require movement. Whether happily patting hippo heads (Hungry Hungry Hippos), jumping and stretching next to blue elephants (Elefun), bending over backwards for silly giraffes (GIRAFFALAFF Limbo) or putting balls into silly alligators’ mouths with Gator Golf, all pent up energy can be released (along with laughter!)

With this much activity, smiles and pure entertainment, the kids will have plenty to play with long after the winter chill wears away! And with games starting at $14.99, those gift cards should be enough!

Brought to You by Hasbro

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