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This month we have been working with Drumond Park to review some of their fantastic games for kids. Next up it’s Wally The Washer which has definitely been added to my top five favourite family games, it’s brilliant!
Wally The Washer is not just your average washing machine, fill him up with laundry, watch him spin then try to grab your clothes as they come tumbling out. Watch out though, if the smelly sock tumbles out during your turn you have to wear the peg on your nose until the sock comes out again.
The aim of the game is to be the first player to finish hanging all their washing on their washing line. If two players’ final pieces come out in the same turn the fastest person to hang their last piece up is the winner.
The game does require 3 x AA batteries which are not included, inside the box you will find
1 x Wally The Washer washing machine
1 x Giant peg
1 x Dirty sock
1 x Sticker sheet
5 Clothes pieces each in red, yellow, green and blue
4 x Washing line and poles in red, yellow, green and blue
Assembling the game was quick and easy and we were soon set up and ready to play.
Daisy filled up the washing machine with hers’ and Jake’s clothes, they were both really excited to see how Wally would spin. Jake went first, closing the door to make Wally spin and then pressing down on the soap box to open the door.
There was lots of excitement and giggling when the door flew open and the clothes came tumbling. The kids quickly retrieved their pieces and hung them on their washing lines. I love how simple this game is for the kids to play, this means they can play alone or with us adults.
When the smelly sock eventually flew out of the washing machine the kids were delighted, I think this feature adds an extra element of fun to the game. Jake was the first to wear the peg closely followed by Daisy.
The victor of our first round was Jake, as you can see he was over the moon to be crowned champion. Wally The Washer is lots of fun for the whole family to play, we absolutely loved it.
What We Loved About Wally The Washer
- That the game is really simple to assemble and play
- The cute washing machine
- That we had to wear a peg on our noses
- The way the pieces spill out of the washing machine
- That the washing machine sounds like a real one
The bathroom!
The bathroom
The Kitchen
The bathroom
The bathroom! Saying that though, I’m a cleaner for my job and other people’s toilets are worse than mine so I guess it’s a pleasure!
The bathrooms
the bathroom
the kitchen…its neverending!
My least favourite room in my house to clean is the bathroom.
I hate cleaning the kitchen. In particular the oven is a nightmare to clean.
The bathroom
It’s got to be the kitchen
Probably the kitchen as the floor always gets covered with muddy paw prints, however carefully I dry the dog’s paws before I let her in!
Bathroom is the worst
The conservatory… all those windows!
The bathrooom!
The Kitchen it’s never ending lol pots pans cooking oven cleaning washing uurghh
The toilet, always yucky.
The bathroom.
The bathroom I hate cleaning it
The bathroom definitely!
The kitchen. So many surfaces and appliances to keep cleaning.
my daughters bedroom, shes 16, enough s1id hehe
Would have to be the kitchen! The work surfaces aren’t too and but its having to pull all the appliance soft to clean behind that them can one a pain
i hate cleaning the kitchen because you clean it then use i and dirty again
The bathroom, I hate it as it’s so old & lots of crooks n nooks to get into!
The bathroom
lol the bathroom
My kid would really love this
The kitchen, never stays clean
The kitchen. The children are creating new washing up even as I switch the dishwasher on!
The kitchen after a big family meal on a sunday
my livingroom I absolutely hate it it’s like everyone in the house sees a surface and immediately thinks oh that needs covering and decide leave their junk everywhere!
The Shower! What is the scummy stuff? Why does it not stay clean? EWWWWW
The living room, I hate hoovering
I think it would have to be the kitchen especially the oven.
I hate cleaning my bathroom
The kitchen because it’s quite a big room
The bathroom, hate toilet cleaning!
Must be the bathroom
my sons bedroom
Kitchen – hate cleaning the oven & fridge, freezer needs defrosting – another job I’m putting off, hate how full and messy my kitchen table is from the kids. Bought a UV torch to check for puppy Lee and even things that look clean like the cupboards are not
*puppy pee
That would be the kitchen as it is the arrest room in the house.
My sons bedroom. I never know what i am going to find in there
I really hate cleaning the bathroom
it has gotta be the bathroom. i hate cleaning the toilet and my daughters have a habit of leaving empty toilet roll tubes everywhere
The bathroom
The kitchen, especially the dreaded oven.
The kitchen as it is quite big and takes a while, especially when I have to clean all the cupboards on top, inside and the fronts
It has to be the bathroom 🙁
The bedroom.
It has to be the living room I hate dusting and polishing
The kitchen – especially the oven!
bathroom
The downstairs loo, as it is a small space and difficult to properly clean
Definitely the bathroom – hate doing the plugholes in particular!
The bathroom as I hate cleaning the toilet
I hate cleaning the bathroom
The bathroom definitely
The bathroom
The bathroom
The Kitchen
The Kitchen as there is just so much more to clean.
Bathroom
The kitchen is a nightmare and we are currently having building work done and the kitchen seems to be taking the brunt of the dirt.
The bathroom
The bathroom
The utility room. Always loads of muddy foot and pawprint. Have to clean the floor every day.
The bathroom, the males in this house are not domesticated
It’s got to be the bathroom closely followed by the kitchen
The kitchen ! I love it when it clean and tidy but it gets messed up so quick ! Washing up seems to multiply on its own .. the crumbs on the floor drive me bonkers ! The bin is a disgusting job and there washing basket is always in the corner of the room staring at me with a certain disappointed look …
Urgh the bathroom for sure
M bathroom as Its constantly dusty wher Ive always got the window open
The bathroom
omg the bathroom! i absolutely hate doing it!
It has to be the bathroom, it’s such a chore scrubbing down the tiles and the shower.
Bedroom. Would love this for my niece.
The kitchen
My little sisters bedroom it’s a nightmare
The kitchen
The kitchen. I clean it, leave and within seconds it seems to be a mess again!
Bathroom, every time. I can doo every other room without rubber gloves!
The Bathroom is never nice.
the bathroom
I hate cleaning the bathroom, seems like everyone uses but only i clean too
The kitchen as it has the dreaded oven!
I hate cleaning the bathroom
Toilet.
I hate cleaning the bedrooms, there’s always clothes everywhere and it takes sooo long
The Bathroom by far.
I don’t like cleaning the bathroom, loads of tiles to keep clean, then there’s the bath bending over and cleaning it is a right pain, the basin and toilet where everyone else uses but never rinses the basin or thinks to put a bit of bleach down when they know it’s right by the loo in the cupboard and I think I’m the only one to put the loo roll on the holder, the others leave tho old roll on and the new one on top and as for changing the towels well don’t get me going on this one , I do live in a male dominated household so I shouldn’t be suprised really bless them
The bathroom although to be honest there is no room I enjoy cleaning!
I must admit it’s the kitchen and the tile floor. Having a large dog doesn’t help this weather when he’s in and out of the garden quite a lot (shouldn’t complain but the floor does get messy) and the oven is my bugbear. Also absolutely hate trying to hang sheets out on the line (the washing machine is in the kitchen so that adds to it lol).
The bathroom
The bathroom
bathroom
The bathroom
The kitchen! Cause I know it means cleaning the oven
The bathroom. It’s a grim job requiring lots of effort x
my daughters room!
Any room that needs dusting…. I hate dusting!!!!
The Kitchen
The kids room!
The toilet. No matter how many times i clean my 2 sons always mess it up
The kitchen.
i hate cleaning the bathroom
The bathroom because I live with boys! Do I need to say any more?! Haha
I hate cleaning my kitchen, especially now my dishwasher has broken 🙁
Kitchen – urgh