Example of the cards
The Whimacles is an educational tool to improve kids creative skills, develop social interaction and learn to communicate ideas and feelings about oneself and the world around them. The game is a lot of fun, and can be used as a whimsical way for kids to tell their fortunes too, develop plots and share making up stories.
The cards are fun and whimsically illustrated, with phrases on the bottom of the cards.
Picking cards from the deck, the creative task is to add the meaning of each card together to tell a story. That’s where the fun comes in…. There are also People cards where names can be added to personalize the game. There are 100 cards to the deck.
The cards are also used to tell ones fortune, but its so funny, it may be true but it’s funny
true and a great game to play with the whole family.
It was developed by Sandra Fields, a creative entrepreneur, and is brand new to the
Marketplace.
Who can use the whimsically illustrated cards?
Kids, Teenagers, Adults, Teachers,Writers and Psychologists. It can be played by one or more people or played with a group of people.
• The deck can be used by KIDS AND YOUNG ADULTS to develop their creativity as well as their social and communication skills. It flexes their minds to come up with creative interpretations of the card's links and meanings. As they work together to develop stories, the game provides an easy tool for learning social and communication skills. It also provides hours of fun!
• The deck can be used by TEACHERS as a tool to explore kid's creative, social and communication skills. The deck can provide a format for developing creative thinking, exploring situations and ideas, as well as developing creative thinking, exploring situations/ ideas, and developing communication and social skills.
• The deck can be used by PSYCHOLOGISTS/
• The deck can be used by ADULTS as a fortune telling card game. The cards reveal real life situations, emotions and outcomes with surprising accuracy. It can be used to gain insight and clarity for self counseling. It is a fun way to tell the future, and should not be taken seriously. It provides hours of fun.
• The deck can be used by WRITERS to develop plots and create story lines.
Use any of the spreads in the instruction we provide with the game, or make up yo OR JUST PICK A CARD FOR THE DAY… or select a few cards to answer a question… use it as you would the “crazy 8 ball”!
We are beginning to have a following. The game was praised at the toy show as being a brand new idea and the next biggest seller. It's currently in about 40 stores in the NYC area. You can also purchase the game on our website: www.thewhimacles.com, or on Amazon.com. We periodically have competitions to create interesting stories from a card spread on our site. Please write to us and let us know how you enjoy the game.
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