Sshh! Don’t Wake Dad is a phrase I’ve had to say to Monkey on a few occasions when we’ve been at home for the day this summer holiday. I thought it would be good fun to change the phrase from a nagging comment to a game of stealth. Let me introduce you to the newly released Sshh! Don’t Wake Dad game from Drumond Park.
Sshh! Don’t Wake Dad is aimed at children aged 5 years and over and can be played by 2-4 players. The game comes with a game board, spinner, Dad in his bed with two stickers that need to be applied before game play begins, 4 playing pieces, 16 playing cards and an instruction leaflet. You will also need 2 x AA batteries to operate this game.
Can you get to the chocolate cake before Dad wakes up and stops snoring? That’s the aim of the game, and Dad does snore rather loudly!
To set the game up you place the bed in the centre of the game board, there are holes that it fits into. Then shuffle the playing cards and deal equal numbers to all players, any leftover cards are placed next to the board. Choose a coloured playing piece and place on the matching pair of slippers.
Turn the switch on the bed to on and twist Dad so his face is on the pillow and listen to his snoring begin.
You are ready to play Sshh! Don’t Wake Dad, the youngest player starts and spins the spinner.
If the spinner points to a colour you move your playing piece to the first space of the same colour. If that space has a picture on it, you check if it matches one of the cards you have. If it does, play passes on to the next player. If it doesn’t then you have to press the alarm clock down the number of times shown on the space. Will Dad wake up or not? If Dad stays asleep play passes on to the next player. If Dad wakes up you’ve been caught and have to return to your slippers to start the game again. If any others players happen to be on either of the spaces on the bed when Dad wakes up, they also have to go back to the beginning. If you land on a space with an arrow you don’t have to do anything and play moves on to the next player.
If the spinner lands on a + you can take one card from another player. If the spinner lands on Slippers you move to the first available space ahead of the leader. If you are already in the lead you spin again.
If Dad is woken up, you put him back in the sleeping position to restart the game.
If you make it to the kitchen without waking Dad, you press the alarm clock one last time. If he stays asleep you’ve got to the chocolate cake and won the game.
We’ve played Sshh! Don’t Wake Dad a few times now and really enjoyed it. Monkey doesn’t like losing playing cards when someone spins a + but that’s all part of the learning process when growing up isn’t it. Once you’ve finished playing, everything can be packed away neatly in the box until next time. It’s a fun game which younger children will enjoy playing. With an RRP of £22.99 we give this game the thumbs up.
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disclaimer: we were sent this game in exchange for an honest review
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I would be munching a packet of crisps for my midnight snack
Mine would be lemon cheesecake and I would share it with our chihuahua!
Some praline chocolate with my OH
Strawberries dipped in chocolate and champagne and I would share it with my hubby
Chocolate cake with my kids!
hot chocolate & marshmallows
Chocolate cake with my monkeys
Chocolate mousse and I would share with my SO
Ice cream or a big bowl of coco pops and i’d eat them buy myself
A big bag of salt and vinegar with my oldest daughter
Chocolate and I guess I’d share it with my partner if I absolutely had to
I’m a sucker for chocolate Raisins …… everyone’s normally asleep by 11 so I would be on my own
Pink ringed iced doughnuts with sprinkles!
I’d share them with my lovely boyfriend!
doughnuts with my son
cheese and onion with wifey
crackers and cheese and would share with my hubby
The biggest bar of Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate ever made, and I’d be with my dog so he could watch me eat it!!
Chocolate cake with my daughter 😀
This looks like the sort of game mine will enjoy, esp as I often have to say ‘don’t wake Dad’ esp on a Sunday afternoon!
A comprehensive review, thnx Mary
A nice pepperoni pizza and i would share it with my sons
Chocolate icecream to share with my cat!
crisps with the other half.
Salt and vinegar Skips, and I wouldn’t share because the kids would be fast asleep!
dormitory crisps and snack a jacks…me and the kids love those
crisps and chocolate
Turkish delight with my husband, but I would eat it all!!
i would love a bag of maltesars and i’d share them with myself… only kidding id share with my son
the days i get home from work at 4am i have a chicken roll with the dogs.
Chocolate biscuits with my husband.
It would pizza and I would share it with my son Kaleb.
Maybe a ring doughnut, or a whole box that i can share with my family 🙂
chocolate cake – with my best friend – we could gossip and have a laugh
Chocolate Brownies with my friends
Chocolate fudge cake with my husband whilst the kids were asleep unaware
chocolate and would share with my husband
Pizza Tunapple surprise (tuna, pineapple and hot dogs ) !!!!! and with my bestie cousin kirsty 🙂
Marmite and cheese sandwiches with my 4 year old grandson.
Some nice crisps, and at that time i would probably be sharing with our dog Eric x
Cake and I’d share it with my mum
Toffee Cheesecake with my Partner!
CHOCOLATE & MARSHMALLOWS WITH MY WIFE
chocolate buttons and i’d share with the kids
Galaxy with my husband 🙂 (But he would have to be very good!)
big bag of sweet and salty popcorn and I would share it with my teddy bear (he does not eat a lot)
Pringles with the dogs, not my choice to share but they wouldn’t allow me not to
Ice cream. Thanks for the contest!
Cheese and crackers. I’d share with my other half – if he asked *very* nicely! 🙂
Marmite on thick toast with loads of butter
Milk and cookies and I would share them with my partner if he’s still awake! X
I would share a pizza with my kids
Chocolate and I would keep it all to myself!
A big bag of Aero minis and I’d share with my son xx
some sweet popcorn lovely xx
Pizza with my husband 🙂
Haribos star mix I’d share with my teenage daughter
Chocolate that I would share with my nephews.
A chicken sandwich and I’d share with my cat
I would have peanut butter cups and share them with my kids
Chocolate! I’d share with my daughters who are both chocoholics too!
Nachos and guacamole shared with my Granddaughter 🙂
Ice-cream and I’d share it with my husband,he doesn’t really like it so,all the more for me !!!
My kids, I’d feel guilty not sharing.
Pizza and ice cream and would share with my hubby
It would be profiteroles and i would want to share with my sister.
Popcorns with my babe 😉
Chocolate gateaux that I’d share with my hubby x
ice cream and would share with my hubby x
A Mint Aero and I would share it with the kids!!!
crisps…i don’t share crisps
Pringles.
Crunchy Peanut butter on toast, with my daughter
TEA AND TOAST WITH MY HUBBY
Chocolate cake with my hubby and kids
pizza with the hubby and my daughter 🙂
Chicken pakoras/samosas with my son and his family
chocolate lol
night cheese with tina fey. both a midnight treat and a pitch for a new tv show.
it would be cream cakes, and i would share it with my daughter and other half 🙂
peanut butter on toast with my mum
Toast, maybe with honey. And a glass of milk. I would make some for my partner too, but without the honey.
would have to be a nice choccy biscuit, and I would most likely share with my husband
I’d have a glass of milk, banana and yogurt drink and share with the kids, as this is what they always want as a bedtime snack. But I’d add pork scratchings in too 🙂
I would share with th ekids and it would be crisp and dips x
I would definitely be pigging Crisps and with my boys they are always fun company
I’d have a midnight feast with the grandsons and we’d have wotsits and chocolate cakes
Hot chocolate and marshmallows to share with my daughter Chloe 🙂
A choc gateau and share it with my other half
grapes with my husband
Salt n Vinegar peanuts and I’d share reluctantly with my wife
Cereals – were big fans of munching them dry 🙂
I would have pizza and share with my best friend.
Crisps and melted cheese dip & I would share with my husband.
Chocolate! With no one… Chocolate is not for sharing 😉
kitkats id share them with my partner that would be a rare treat for him
crisps =) gotta be the crisps x
My Midnight treat would be a giant bag of strawbs and I’d share them with my daughter !
Bacon butty hubby
Mince pies. I love this time of year when they come back into the shops. I would only share them with Santa Claus himself!
Haribo most definitely, I’m not sure I would want to share but if I had to I would share it with my other half.
Pizza and anybody i love.
Salad…..honestly…no, cake with my Mr.
popcorn with my daughter 😀
Crumpets and cheese with milky hot chocolate with my youngest son who is 10 years old
I would share pizza with my daughter
Chocolate! I’d share with my husband.
Marshmallows with my best friend
cookies with my husband
Some chocolate truffles would be lovely!
Galaxy chocolate melted a bit in the microwave, slightly burnt so it has that edge, and I’d have to share it with the kids as they love midnight feasts and warm burnt Galaxy haha!!
I’d share pizza with my husband
I’m at an age when a glass of warm milk and a cookie would do me…too tired for anything else plus any stuff with too much sugar will just keep me from my beauty sleep 😉
cookies and milk x
I’d share veggie sausage rolls with my grandchildren, they love them.
We had a midnight feast the other day for the first time in ages! We had veggie pakora. It was greasy, unhealthy and delicious!
Meant to add – I was sharing it with me missus!
Doughnuts – shared with the boyfriend!
Mine would be chocolate and I’d share it with whoever is with me
Chocolate cake!! Do i really have to share? x
Sticky chocolate brownies with my grandchildren.
mini cheddars, and id share them with Lola Pug
Some toast and I’d share with my children
Chocolate cake and I’d share it with my daughter.
Maltesers with my best friend 🙂
a slice of cake, and I wouldn’t share it
Jaffa Cakes – they are my weakness and indulgence.. I would share them with my husband as my daughter would be fast asleep!
A HUGE BAR OF CADBURY’S CARAMEL & I WOULDN’T SHARE IT WITH ANYONE!
IF I HAD TO SHARE SOMETHING ON MY FEAST IT WOULD BE A MEAT FEAST PIZZA
I’d share some chocolate cake with my Daughter!
Midnight snack would have to be some home made almond flavoured shortbread which I’d share with my wife. I think we have a midnight snacking ghost in the house as pieces seem to disappear during the night whenever I make it 🙂
Mine would be jelly i’d share with my little man 😀 x
It would have to be pizza and I would share it with my son because he loves pizza even more than me.
apple pie and cream with my hubby
My midnight treat would be cooked cold sausages and I’d share them with Mr Toz the dog as he would probably be the only other one awake and he loves his sausages too
Cheese on toast with my hubby
Salt and vinegar chipsticks with my son
crisps, sweets and chocolate and share with my youngest son
would have to be ice cream – love it. would be tough to share but at a push would let the missus maybe have some 🙂
Oooo! That’s a difficult one! Probably a Crunchie bar! All mine – no sharing!
Caramel Chew Chew Ben & Jerries – with my daughter! YUmmy
Peanut butter sandwich shared with my daughter
a yummy pizza with my sister 🙂
Bowl of ice-cream with my daughter! :}
Mine would be a tub of salt & vinegar Pringles (I’m addicted to them atm!) & I would share them with my hubby xx
Coffee chocolate. Great to share with my hubby
Chocolate ice cream with my son.
chicken & gherkin mayo rolls ,er indoors
chocolate spread sandwiches
Cheese with my dog!
chocolate with my kids
chocolate icecream with my mini dude
white chocolate with my son 🙂
Ready salted crisps with my fiancé
Mine would be a sneaky (large) bar of Galaxy I would only share with any of my family if they woke and caught me
icecream and do I need to share 😉 If I really have to I wouldshare with my hubby
pringles with my husband
Hot buttered crumpets with my son
A bag of crisps
Pickled onions, cheese and ham. I would share with my husband
I would never share, I’m always the only one up past 11, I really love nipping downstairs for crumpets or yoghurts (i’m a bit weird like that)
Pringles sour cream and onion and i would eat them all myself nom nom nom!
Pizza – id share with no one!
It would be Maltesers, & I’d share them with my little boy who shares my sweet tooth!
Thorntons chocolates and I would share them with my daughter
I’d have cookies and share them with my little girls Chloe & Alexa x
scotch eggs with mayonnaise and id share it with my little boy 🙂
Big bar of chocolate, shared with my husband
It would be those yummy little Toffifee thingys….and id share with….NOBODY!!!
Mine would be hit buttered toast 🙂 no doubt my other half would smell it and want some 🙂
It would be chocolate biscuits and I would share with my daughters Natalie & Emily x
Cookies definitely and no-one everyone else should be sleeping!
I’d eat crisps and salted cashew nuts and have the cats to keep me company (with their own midnight feast).
Ham sandwich nom
Chocolate and I would share with my 2 children
I’d share toast with my son
Hot chocolate
Something nice and Chocolatey and I would share with my Daughter x