Monkey has been having lots of fun this term at school, everything he’s been learning has been under the theme of Magic. It’s really got him interested in arts, craft, reading, writing and maths this term, which has thrilled me. Long may that continue. Wanting to strike whilst the iron was hot and with Halloween just around the corner, I had a cunning plan. It was time to introduce Monkey to the Magic Cauldron Game from Orchard Toys.
The Magic Cauldron Game from Orchard Toys is aimed at children aged between 5-8 years and can be played with 2-4 players. This is an ideal game to play when working on improving maths skills. Add in a touch of magic and it’s easy for kids to get really excited by this game.
Included in the game are 4 cauldron cards, 40 spell ingredient cards (with a spooky image on one side and a number on the other) and 40 ‘magic’ sum cards (with a sum on one side and a little bit of spooky magic on the other!).
The aim of the game is to be the first player to fill their cauldron with the spooky magic ingredients. To achieve this, players work on their addition, subtraction and multiplication skills.
In typical Orchard Toys style, the graphics are just wonderful for this game and, just as you would expect, the play pieces are made from thick card which will last a considerable amount of play.
To start the game, the youngest player picks up one of the spell ingredient cards and turns it over to release a number.
They then need to find a sum on the magic sum cards that they think will give them the same number as shown on their ingredient card. This could involve addition, subtraction or multiplication and there is likely to be more than one sum card that could provide the correct answer.
The Magic Cauldron Game has been great for helping Monkey concentrate on his maths and prove that he knows the correct answer. How can you prove it? Well, this is the ‘magic’ part of the game, which has also been a huge hit with my son.
Once you’ve selected the sum card that you think gives the correct answer, turn it over and rub the heat sensitive ghost and see what’s revealed.
If the answer matches, you can discard the sum card, turn your ingredient card over and place in your cauldron. Your potion is taking shape.
Play then passes to the next player. If the sum doesn’t provide the correct answer, the sum card is back in play, and the ingredient card is placed picture side up on the bottom of the spell pile, and play passes on.
We’ve been playing Magic Cauldron Game most days since it arrived, and Monkey just loves it. The game has now gone into school for the rest of term so that his class mates can play with it as part of their Magic Topic. I have a feeling quite a few of them might be asking their parents for this for a Halloween or Christmas treat!
Priced at £11.75, I think this game is a wonderful way to get children engaged with maths and it’s certainly worked magic on Monkey!
disclaimer: we were sent this game in exchange for an honest review.
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an flying potition – jumping toads and sparkly dust!
A magic potion for eternal youth so don’t get all wrinkly when older
A magic potion to sprinkle onto dirst dished to instantly clean and dry them! Made with magic fairy dust and raindrops!
super speed to get all the housework done quicker made from chocolate 🙂
A cleaning potion, with lots of sparkles and glitter x
A magic potion for cleaning the home
Giggle option…for those days when any of us feel down 🙂
Giggle potion…for those days when any of us feel down. We could turn it around and up giggling!
invisible potion , I wouldn,t see what was in it I ,d be invisible
an anti snoring potion for my husband
I’d make a magic potion to clean the house filled with magical sparkles and rose petals to leave my house sparkling and sweet smelling!
I’d love a potion that would make me super speedy, do the housework in less than a minute.
Something you drink and can teleport anywhere – it would have to have star dust in it …as you would go faster than cosmic speed 😉
I would create a more time potion because i never seem to have enough time to spend with my children having fun in it would be all organic 😉 An organic clock, something fruity and fresh and something long winding..:)
i would have a potion to keep me full of energy to keep up with my 5 year old. It would have duracell batteries and lucozade in it with a little magic fairy dust
A travel potion so I didn’t have to fly. It would have unicorn toenails in it.
A potion to make meals! I’d add a Michelin star and the best veggies
a truth potion so I can see what my husband is really thinking lol
a happy potion, so that everyone is happy all the time with no worries, not sure what i would include…maybe rose petals
i’d create a sleepy potion so i could get a good night sleep for once
Mine would be fairy dust and diamonds to to make a fairy princess tiara
Id make a magic potion to clean the house… you’d add a bit or fairy liquid, a dash of zoflora, a pinch of surf powder, a glugg of softer and and hefty spray of anti-bac. I think that covers all grounds for cleaning 😉
I would make a magic potion which would let me wiz round the house, doing all the housework, super quick.
An energy and motivation potion. I’d call it Stuff-b-Done. 😀
It would be a cure for illness and then i’d work on a cure for stupidity
Definitely a Dreaming Potion to help my 3 year old son stop having nightmares every night and instead dream of Sugar Plum Fairies!
The “LIQUID SLEEP POTION” one bottle and it’s leaves you feeling refreshed and well rested! No need for sleep!
A potion to sprinkle over my cooker to clean itself.
Lots of sweets and it would make me skinny!!
A potion that would make me feel refreshed and not tired every single morning
fish potion for thinking
That’s a difficult question! Perhaps I need a potion to rid myself of indecisiveness? Nah a potion to make my house all squeaky clean is much better. Some pixie dust and fairy kisses needed for that potion.
a potion to stop my boys bad behaviour.
A magic healing potion, so no more bugs
A pontoon which meant I needed no sleep
a tidy up potion for my kids, a miracle would be needed to make this work
Id make a ironing spell, one wave of my wand … and *poof* its done ….. id put in glitter and talc (for effect) sweets and strawberries !!
My magic potion would create a fabulous meal when sprinkled over a few veggies
An invisible potion
I’d create a teleportation potion so that I could see family and friends instantly. It would contain tornadoes, fading dusk, sunrise, and mint (for a kick of nice flavor).
A house cleaning potion!!
My potion would be called ‘Peace At Last’ and the ingredients are:
Two noisy small children
A day out at the park
A bedtime story
Two cosy beds
(optional, a bottle of wine)
1. Take the noisy kids to the park. At this time of year, a park with a forest is better. Autumn is just beautiful.
2. Let the kids soak up the park. Running preferred.
3. Once the kids have no energy left, it’s time to take them home.
4. After dinner, pajamas on and bring out that bedtime story.
5. All tired out, tuck those kids in bed.
6. Open the wine.
Voila – PEACE AT LAST!
Slug and snails and cast a spell on anyone who was unkind.
a money making potion
An anti-argument spell to stop my daughters bickering! It would have snails and love in it
A potion that would make you fly and it would have chocolate in it.
Good behaviour spell, with eye of newt and dragon blood
sleeping potion that makes my daughter sleep at night x
I would create a potion of invisibility, it would have invisible nuts in it
I’d create a ‘Make Money’ potion & include some gold, some silver & a plastic bank card! 🙂
A cleaning spell
It would make my guinea pigs talk to me in English so I knew what all their squeaks mean! It would be made from lots of vegetables!
A potion to make my family live healthy lives x
A magic potion to silence people u can turn their voices down
a good health potion because we all need good health
^^^forgot to say what that it would be made from love, hope and secret natural ingredients!
I would make a potion to make the working days shorter and the weekends longer!
Yes, a good behavior spell!
What magic potion would you create and what would be in it? . . . . . . fairy dust and
starry sparkles to make a happy-go-lucky potion
Nothing fancy,it would just be a magic potion that would make all my grandchildren into children who would eat anything that you put down for them.I have to make separate meals for two of them as they are so fussy so I would sprinkle,tails of Newt,bats ears,snails slime and frogs tongues,blend together until smooth and add liberally to their food.It may be because I was born at Halloween that makes me a bit of a witch !
I’d create a “telling the truth potion” and I’d put 3 drops of a morning dew, 5 petals of a red rose and 6 pumpkin seeds!
An invisibility potions made out of snowdrops, crystals and water.
The tidy up potion: toys, washing, dishes all in their place
A lose weight potion and it would taste of chocolate!
A fall asleep in 5 minutes potion. It would be for me, so would include some baileys, chocolate and perhaps an ice cube
I would make a “make me beautiful potion” I would add daisy’s, baby’s breath lol and some cream cakes.
Bouncy Bubbles for the bath – the not so secret ingredient “Essence of Kangaroo” and the other stuff ….well i couldn’t possibly say, I don’t want you lot running of to make your own and shove me out the market 😉
Invisibility potion made of chocolate
That cleans the house in seconds.
An elixer of youth and it would have chocolate in it
A flying potion. Made with Bats blood and bird feathers
Invisibility potion and it would have mint in it xx
An anti weight gain potion made from sweet and sour pork.
some potion to do the housework how great it would be.x
A magic potion to make everything silent, a few minutes peace would be amazing
I would create a potion with love, good health and happiness and send it to those in need at present
An Energy & Motivation Potion! So i can do everything at speed!
A potion to make 2 of me and it would be full of nice things like chocolate cos obvs id be drinking it lol x
I would make a potion that made lovely meals instantly. It would be made up of all our favourite foods.
A money potion. It would contain gold and silver flakes x
Invigorate potion. So after a bad nights sleep I can wake up ready for anything
i would make a potion that would make tea for us instantly and take plates away and wash them
self cleaning rooms, in the cauldron i’d add, bleach, washing powder, air freshner, and yankee candles 🙂
one that makes the house clean and it would be made out of unicorn farts and baby giggles x
I’d make a potion to lose weight that’s made of macaroni cheese. That would work, right…?
A potion to make you kind and made of shoelaces, autumn conkers and sheeps nail clippings !
a truth spell so nobody would be able to tell lies
magic potion to help with tidying up the toys after the kids lol (bit like mary poppins haha) x
An invisibility cloak made with stink bombs and cobwebs.
A look younger potion, it would include essence of iron (to iron out the creases) and polyfiller for any deep wrinkles
a no stress potion, it would have chocolate, coffee and cake in, and all would be calorie free too!
Magic energy youth potion… To be consumed only by tired mums. It would contain caffeine, face lotions and fruits (to make it taste nice!!).
A baking genius potion to make all my cakes perfect. It would have vanilla and sprinkles in it 🙂
Invisibility Scotch & honey
Sorry to be so serious…but I would make a potion that reverses dementia…my mums got it and it breaks my heartxx
A potion to lose weight quickly!
A potion to make my daughter want to clean her room
A potion for Peace and I would pop in some tye dye clothing, a tin of lentils and some joss sticks 🙂
One which would mean you could eat whatever you’d want and not put on weight (unless you wanted to!)
A potion to make my kids and oh clean up after themselves
A magical potion for casting spells, making all my wishes come true and enabling me to fly anywhere!
A potion so baby girl won’t cry the minute i sit down to eat, lol .
A potion to clean the house in one go – it would probably have to contain fairy liquid!
A good behaviour potion for when you just want them to behave that little bit better
A ‘stay warm’ potion for cups of tea and mummy’s dinner – I reckon it would need to contain fire from the Eye of Sauron (LOTR)…and maybe some ginger lol
A magical maid potion which cleaned the house and cooked for me- thats the dream xxx
id love to create a potion to make the days go slower and not fast so i can enjoy more time with my family
A slow time potion, so weekends lasted longer!
A potion to make me eat healthier, it would contain chocolate!
I’d make a potion so we would know all the right answers to every question ever posed and it would taste like eating a banana filled with popping candy 😉
A Clean the House potion, litteraly you spray and it does the entire house!!!
Add abit of lemon juice, throw some old socks in there so it gets the idea, abit of washing up liquid and BAM!
A potion to keep me calm and give me more energy and patience to play with the children! Preferably one that doesnt get me drunk!
A potion to get my partner of his rectum and clear his clutter out
A tidy up potion with sweet smelling flowers and sparkly shiny diamonds for extra sparkle 🙂
I would make a potion that could turn me invisible and I would spy on people
a tidy up potion – in it would be hoover dust, googly eyes, and tiny weeny cut up bits of pipe cleaners!
turn into a fly potion so I could literally be the fly on the wall listening
A magic potion that made my husband adore cleaning and being tidy 😀
Weight Loss potion that tastes like sweets! It will also need sparkles, because, why not!
A magical potion to make my sons love each other and not just fight. :-/
a potion to cure cancer
I’d make a ‘Happy Potion’ to make those rubbish days better when you drink it! It would have essence of rainbows, daisies and butter in it!
I would create a speed potion to enable me to do all my jobs quickly so I have more time to relax.
It would have essence of ironing, washing up liquid and bubble bath.
I would make a potion to help wake you up on an early morning that makes you feel good instead of wanting to get back under the duvet and go back to sleep.
A potion to tidy the house, I’d add lots of lavender to it 🙂
more energy – for chasing the kids
A spell to clean up the house in an instant. I would use dog’s breath, potato peelings and used batteries.
A silencing draft for my children!!! 😀
Eternal contentment – a scoop of sea air, a sprinkle of menu, and three passes with caring family
A potion to make people nicer, made from sugar and spice.
I would create a magic potion that would encourage hair growth, every since having my children I have suffered hair loss – it would be such a boost to not have that to worry about.
I would love to create a potion to cure illnesses as I hate seeing people I care about poorly. It would contain bandages, cough syrup, vicks vapor rub, chocolate, warm milk, dog licks and some honey for good measure 😉 xx
A potion for cleaning the house…so I don’t have to do it.
A happiness potion!
A kindness potion so just for one day my kids didn’t bicker with each other
a potion to make u forget all the horrible times in ur life,mushrooms would be iin it because i love them 🙂
A get well potion:
Chamomile flowers
Lavender flowers
Aloe vera gel
Super glitter
Hugs and kisses
I would love to make a magic potion that would give me unlimited energy! I would make it with all nice things like chocolate, cherries and all things sparkly and glittery so I could leave a glitter trail wherever I went.
An invisibility potion, then I could go and do anything I wanted especially sneaking in to see what my kids are up to hehe
Pong de bong… when I needed to get a queue to disappear.. the smell would make people run for the hills… only my nose would never smell it.. and also just to get some bathroom time without children this may well be the answer to my prays
I’d like to invent a magic potion that makes everyone around the world chilled so that there are no more wars and conflicts. I’d put lavender and chamomile in together with the ability to negotiate
A potion that would turn everyone into happy non argumentative people.
A luck potion, containing a rabbits foot, a four leaf clover and a little muck (for luck)
A curly hair potion to make beautiful ringlets with no hassle made with marshmallows, gin and vodka.
money potion £££ 😀 x
I’d make a potion to make me not need sleep so I don’t feel tired being up in the night with baby and toddler. Made with champagne, chocolates and love
A sit still potion. made with superglue!
i’d make a magic potion to stop tantrums in public, made of sweets and bribes, oh wait, i already have that one.
An ironing potion, just throw in all the creased washed clothes and out they come freshly ironed, while i put my feet up with a glass of vino!!!
I’d make a potion that gives soft creaseless skin and I’d put in rose petals and fuscias
I would have a tidy up your room potion…………….. I would put the kids in it!!!!!!!!! a few books, a pinch of dust, and one old sock
A potion that will give me the ability to speed iron
I would create a toffee flavour potion that makes me invisible! 🙂
a magic potion that did all the housework for me instantly, i would add a sprinkle of love, a huggly cuddle. a dash of fun and lots of laughter
A luck potion which is made from strawberries and blueberries
I’d make a happiness potion with Fairy Sparkle, love and a big huge hug!
A happy potion – Sparkling rays of sunshine, a sprinkle of laughter and a big hug
A magic potion to cure all diseases, I would invent a magic ingredient and add that to it nobody would know the exact ingredients x
A potion for a neverending chocolate supply and I would put oranges in it so the chocolate would be chocolate orange flavoured
A magic potion for housework 🙂 so I could have time for my 3 monkeys 😉
An invisibility potion, and I’d put vanilla in it!
magic calorie eater, it would contain a magic ingredient that made all sweet things only 10 calories! thus being able to enjoy all those pudding and not feeling guilty! 🙂
fat remover spells
A teleporting potion made with lots of port,rainbow dust,a puff of air,some motion lotion and a ray of sunlight.
I’d concoct a good health potion for my entire family because, if you don’t have that, life’s other blessings are slightly diminished. I’d put in the potion every one of my favourite scented flowers. There are quite a few including stocks, freesias and honeysuckles.
I would make a magic truth potion so that my kids couldn’t tell me any fibs!
A weight loss potion full of veg
A potion to make meals cook themselves – with jumping carrots and magic beans
Magic potion? I’d make one with the following ingredients: A dash of stress, a pinch of inspiration, a smidgeon of migraine, three drips of sweat essence and a dose of appreciation and voilà I have a magic potion that when consumed makes the kids appreciate their home made meals! 🙂
Mine would be a cure all potion made of cheese
Magic slimming potion – made of chocolate …here’s the irony 😉
A potion to make my children behave! Should probably contain lots of healthy food and early nights!
a potion to grow a money tree! It would all be chocolate of course 🙂
A nice postion for horrible nasty angry ppl and id put this on them to chill them out
A potion to control the weather depending on our mood!
the silent child potion – would contain a chopped up bed and an episode of emmerdale mixed with peppermint tea leaves
A potion to make my teenage son instantly happy when he wakes in the morning like the rest of the family . My daughter loves life and wakes up full of beans .My son however has to be dragged out of bed moaning and complaining every morning ! The potion would contain vegetables ( one way of getting them into my son without him spotting them as he doesn’t eat vegetables! ) Mountain Dew fizzy drink to disguise the vegetables and frog spawn to instill the ‘leaping’ out of bed effect . To finish off the spell ,the magic potion would contain a sunbeam to make him bright and smiling every morning !
A Happy spell – to stop the grumbling and moaning
a potion to make my kids sleep at bed time would be nice
slimming potion that truly works
A magic slimming potion that contained chocolate that made you thinner by eating
An obedience spell for my 4 year old!
one to clean my home
I would make a keep well spell to keep hubby and I healthy for the rest of our lives 🙂
A MAGIC POTION TO GET MY KIDS TO GET UP MORE EASILY IN THE MORNINGS
I would make an intelligence potion so that nothing would ever be too hard to do!
To cure arthritis, cup of tea
an awareness potion with magical herbs!
I’d make a potion that would let me fly. I would put in dandelion seeds (the floating fairies to help me float), some egg shells (because birds come from them), feathers (same reason) and sugar to make it taste good 😀
A cleaning potion, so theres more time for family activiies
A slimming potion that tasted of chocolate!
A magic potion to reverse the ageing process for starters!
A potion to instantly clean my house, it’s a never ending battle with two children.
I would create a potion for a never ending supply of food to feed the hungry which of course would be made from organic ingredients
A special potion which has water and sugar which would cure each and every disease on earth
A magic potion promote peace in all the world and it would be made from strawberries!
I’d make a magic potion for time as I never seem to have enough! It would of course taste delicious though like marshmallows
I’d create a potion to make everyone in my house more tidy – I think some cleaning products would make the ideal ingredients (I wouldn’t make then drink it though!)
Super speed potion – rocket fumes and chocolate
A cleaning potion, that cleans up after me and my family
a Happy potion so my children can always be happy no matter what
A potion to make my family less fussy with their food……..it drives me crazy!
A potion to make my children less grumpy!
A potion to cure nasty diseases.
A potion to be able to time travel. This would be amazing! I would love to win this fantastic giveaway for our little boy. Thank you for the chance 🙂
I’d love a potion to teleport myself wherever I need to be – would save me so much time instead of battling traffic and waiting for trains!
A true love potion with pink stars in it 🙂
I’d create a wake up refreshed potion which could contain a lot of caffeine and some anti ageing products!
A magic potion to grant my every wish. I would put toadstools, fairy dust and a dash of Worcestershire sauce in it.
A potion to transport me to work
A potion to make my kids go to sleep straight away at bedtime, it never happens lol
A restore health and injury potion
A slimming potion it would have fairy dust, a snippet of a unicorns rainbow hair and a toadstool
An energy potion! It would have jumping beans, coffee, chocolate, frogspawn and a dash of moon dust 🙂
I would love to make a potion that will heal someone you love from an illness, and it would contain crushed rose petals.
A magic potion to do the housework and tidy the garden!
Confidence Potion
A magic potion for cleaning the home with added fairy dust
I’d create a potion to make my son sleep better!! And I’d make sure there was magic sleepy dust in it!!
I would make one for the partner so he is less housework shy! It would have to have pizza in there somewhere as that is one of his favourite snacks x