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By Erin Bell
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Create quirky projects in fun time-management sim.
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Crafting Mama
What's It About?
Parents need to know that CRAFTING MAMA is a spin-off of the popular Cooking Mama series for Nintendo DS. Gameplay is similar to the other games in the series, but instead of preparing delectable dishes in the kitchen, players use the stylus to sew, glue, paint, fold, sculpt, and more, as they create fun and unique crafts. The key to this series is to figure out how to do the tasks in the quickest amount of time possible.
Is It Any Good?
Fans of Cooking Mama (and Gardening Mama)'s task-based gameplay will be right at home with Crafting Mama, too. What really stands out in this game is the creativity of the projects and the fun and unique steps you must follow to finish them, whether it's constructing a squirt gun by brushing out the inside of a cut piece of bamboo, turning it upside down, and shaking out the dust -- all with the stylus -- or blowing into the Nintendo DS's built-in microphone to keep dust and leaves from settling on the glue you've just laid down. Unlockable bonus items (including pictures to hang on Mama's wall), multiplayer support, and a Mystery Craft mode with additional challenges, round out the package nicely.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the crafts they enjoy making in real life. Is there a craft in Crafting Mama that you know how to do in real life? If so, how accurate was Crafting Mama in its depiction of the craft?
If you were to learn a new type of crafting, what would it be?
Which of the crafts in the game do you think it would be the hardest to make in real life?
Game Details
- Platforms : Nintendo DS , Nintendo DSi
- Subjects : Hobbies : building , fashion , Language & Reading : following directions , Arts : painting , playing , sculpture
- Skills : Tech Skills : digital creation , Self-Direction : effort , working efficiently , Health & Fitness : fine motor skills , Creativity : making new creations
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- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Majesco
- Release date : October 26, 2010
- Genre : Time Management
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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