Sesame Street: Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure Wii Game Review + Giveaway

Since it gets dark so early, we play the Wii as a family on most nights. Isabella rarely has anything to do with the television, but gets so excited when she sees us getting the Wii controllers out. Family friendly games give us all something to do and keep us entertained without watching television. We were recently sent Sesame Street: Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure Wii Game.

Elmo and Zoe head to the zoo in Sesame Street: Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure, where they explore exciting zoo habitats and play games based on a variety of literacy skills. Players learn such skills as letter identification, letter sounds and word families in the Aquarium, Savanna, Jungle, Wetlands and Arctic habitats.

Features:

• Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure encourages literacy skills, including letter identification, letter sounds, and word families, through engaging and fun mini-games.
• Explore exciting Zoo habitats including the Aquarium, Savanna, Jungle, Forest and the Arctic.
• Easy to follow audio-visual directions that preschoolers can master on their own.
• Use the second Wii Remote™ to drop-in and assist your child when needed.
• Game difficulty adapts to your child’s level.
• Customize up to four profiles, set functions including difficulty level and game limits, and review the games and educational content your child has played on the Parent’s Page.
• Wii and Nintendo DS versions include Gameplay Helpers to simplify gameplay for your preschooler.
  -The Wii gameplay helper is a soft and fuzzy character cover with special grips that slips over the Wii Remote, minimizing unnecessary buttons and making it easier and more fun to hold.
  -For Nintendo DS, there is a jumbo click stylus designed for smaller hands, simplifying interaction with the touch screen.

Our Thoughts:

This is a really cute game to help preschoolers learn their alphabet. The game comes with an Elmo cover for the controller which makes it even more fun for the kids. I think the games are helping Evan a lot with letter recognition.

To go from option to option, children have to tip the controller from side to side. Sometimes it skips options quickly, and other times you have to tilt it several times to get it to go. At first I thought it was just because Evan was doing it wrong, but it does the same thing when I play.

Overall, this is a fun game for him. His favorite game is diving with Elmo. You move Elmo from side to side to pop the bubble with the letter you need. He gets so excited and has such a sense of accomplishment when playing these games.

The Sesame Street: Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure Wii Game would make a great gift for any preschooler on your list! Be sure to check out Sesame Street: Cookie’s Counting Carnival Wii game too!