Don't Break the Ice Board Game

Pros: Great way to spend time with your kids
Cons: Fingers hurt trying to fit all the pieces

We bought a lot of these games at Wal-Mart a couple of years ago. These kinds of games are made by Hasbro and they range from $5 to $6 usually. Don’t Break The Ice was one of the games that I bought because I remember having ...

Pros: fun, easy to play
Cons: pain to set up

Don’t Break the Ice is another game that has been around for years. I had the game as a child and now my son has this game. This is another game that kids love to play but mommy forgot what a pain it was to set it up, over and over again.
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Pros: fun for the whole family, Classic game
Cons: mallet may be dangerous

Forget all these new hi-tech toys for your kids; bring back the classics. The Classic toys that are still on the market today have survived the test of time, mainly because…Well they are fun toys.

Toys like Milton Bradley’s “Don’t Break the...

Pros: fun
Cons: can be somewhat noisy.

Before the Pokemon craze hit our household, my kids enjoyed playing the different board games I would buy. Now everything requires batteries and accessories. A favorite game in our house for over 2 years was, Don't Break The Ice. The kids enjoyed...

Pros: Fun, somewhat educational toy for children..
Cons: Flimsy mallets, hard for young children to squeeze the ice in without help

I just got home from an evening with my sister's family. We exchanged belated holiday gifts today, and one of my gifts to my niece (who, by the way, is too cute for words - have I mentioned this before?) was Don't Break the Ice. I grew up with this...

Pros: inexpensive, fun game, moves quickly
Cons: 33 blocks to put away each time

I am completely convinced that we as parents try to recreate our childhoods with our children. Toys and games that we always wanted but never had are purchased along with the toys and games we remember as favorites. Oh the joy of getting to play Don't ...

Pros: Easy set up, quick game
Cons: Many pieces - one ice block gets lost the game cannot be played

When my girls were younger they loved Don’t Break the Ice. I’m not sure why but it was a hit in our house on Friday night game night until they got to be teenagers and then Don’t Break the Ice was pushed to the back of the hall closet and ...

Pros: Fun, Younger kids enjoy it, Easy to play.
Cons: Hard to set-up, Takes a long time to set-up.

This is a good game that you can use to keep the chillun's busy while you do your thing. It is fun for the little kids and easy for them to play. The only problem with it is that you must set it up for them each time they play because it is a little...

Pros: Fast game; Encourages time with kids
Cons: Pieces easy to lose; Takes time to assemble and put away

Games are a great way to pass the time with children of all ages and while only a fraction are educational in nature, most encourage family togetherness, which helps make them valuable nonetheless. One simple game that allows parents to spend time with ...

Pros: A timeless classic good for the whole family. Helps develop strategy.
Cons: Needs an adult to load the last blocks of ice.

The ability for a game to stay around year after year is a result of the fun it provides and the recommendations of those that have bought it. Here is another one for ‘Don’t Break the Ice’.

The playing surface consists of a 6 x 6 square of...

Pros: A fun game that a family with toddlers can play together
Cons: The noise of the cubes hitting the table

Don't Break the Ice is a fun game put out by Milton Bradley. It is part of the Cootie Games collection. This simple game is recommended for ages 3-6. I agree with this age range, but I think older kids would enjoy playing it also. Especially, if they...

Pros: Very fun.
Cons: None for the child. But parents must set this game up.

It was hot here in North Carolina yesterday, so we wanted to keep our family adventure inside. But where on earth can we take her to "wear her out", without killing us as well. We thought abut the movies, even drove around and checked several...

Pros: The instructions are "Hit these blocks with this hammer". How can you go wrong!?
Cons: Hasboro figured out how.

Don't Break The Ice...what a classic. It was my absolute favorite game as a child and I could hardly wait for my godchild to finally rip the wrapping paper off and tear the box open. When he did, that familiar plastic tinkle of 25 plastic cubes came...

Pros: Inexpensive, classic game, easy rules
Cons: Tedious to set up

We just got back from spending several weeks at my parent’s house. My parent’s church has a grandparent’s room full of toys to borrow. One of the ones my daughter chose was Hasbro’s Don’t Break the Ice. I have fond memories of playing this ...

Pros: It's fun, easy to play
Cons: Setup is a booger.

I bought Don’t Break the Ice for my 4 year old at Wal-Mart for about $8. We needed some games at our house, and this one seemed fun and easy to play. The object of the game is to tap out the plastic ‘ice cubes’ one by one with your mallet, and ...