--- product_id: 48695090 title: "BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor" brand: "moose" price: "$41.95" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Moose" url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/48695090-bananagrams-my-first-word-game-ages-4-2-8-players store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # 80 colorful combo-letter tiles Portable banana-shaped pouch 15 min quick playtime BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor **Brand:** moose **Price:** $41.95 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🍌 Unlock your child’s word power—play, learn, and race to spell! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor by moose - **How much does it cost?** $41.95 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/48695090-bananagrams-my-first-word-game-ages-4-2-8-players) ## Best For - moose enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted moose brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **On-the-Go Learning:** Compact banana-shaped pouch makes it easy to bring educational fun anywhere. - • **Early Literacy Made Fun:** Lowercase, color-coded letters simplify word recognition and spelling for ages 4+. - • **Designed for Little Hands:** Ergonomic, tactile tiles with elevated baselines help kids orient letters correctly. - • **Family Bonding in 15 Minutes:** Fast-paced, 2-8 player gameplay fits perfectly into busy schedules. - • **Dynamic Play for Growing Minds:** Multiple mini-games and progressive challenges keep kids engaged and learning. ## Overview My First Bananagrams is a vibrant, award-nominated word game designed for preschoolers aged 4 and up. Featuring 80 colorful, lowercase combo-letter tiles with tactile cues, it nurtures early literacy through fun, fast-paced mini-games that support spelling and word-building skills. Compact and portable in a banana-shaped pouch, it’s perfect for family play or learning on the move, accommodating 2 to 8 players in just 15 minutes. ## Description From the manufacturer My First Bananagrams The anagram game that drives you Bananas! A Green Banana for the Younger Bunch! The perfect first word game for pre-schoolers and early readers. My First Bananagrams uses lowercase letters for word building and has combo-letter tiles to help nurture your child’s love for wordplay and word games. With multiple activities and mini games, kids will enjoy a play-progression towards our original Bananagrams experience! 2016 Best Learning Toy – Finalist My First BANANAGRAMS awarded Merit for Practical Pre-School & Primary Teacher Update Awards 2016 Combo-letter tiles for early readers Mini games to progress skills Great learning game for one to four players ages 4+ How to Play Place all 80 single letter tiles face down in the centre of the table. These form the BUNCH. Each player takes five single letter tiles from the BUNCH. To win, be the first player to use all your letters in a connected grid without a spelling mistake, proper noun or abbreviation. Words must read left to right horizontally or top to bottom vertically. To start the game any player calls out SPLIT. At the same time, everyone turns their tiles face up and races to arrange them in their own word grid. At any time during the game you can say SWAP – put one tile back face down into the BUNCH and take a new one. You can rearrange your grid at any time and as many times as you like and there are no limits to the number of times you can SWAP tiles. Features and Benefits Letters Have Personalities Some letters are reversed by children. Colours and differently shaped letters give each tile a distinct identity so they’re easier to tell apart i.e. b, d; p, q; m and w. Vowels To make it easier identifying vowel letters, i.e. a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y are in yellow. Special Tile Features The baseline of each tile has an elevated bottom indicating the letter orientation making it easy to understand for younger players. Small Portable Pouch The game comes in a small portable banana-shaped pouch, perfect for playing on the go and easy to tidy up once the game is over. Review: Get it! - It’s brilliant! I bought it for taking into schools for working with kids with additional support needs and it is one of the most valuable items in my kit. It’s so versatile as it can be played as intended with more capable children, which helps to increase vocabulary, comprehension and can help to improve spelling but, it is also fantastic for helping younger or less able children get to grips with their phonics (not solely but, as part of a precision teaching programme) They segment certain couplings and it is super for helping to illustrate rhyme and can be used for helping blending. It’s also a fun game to play at home with my own 3 children. I definitely recommend. Review: Great little learning resource! - We bought this First Bananagrams as we have the regular yellow one at home, and our kids enjoy playing with it. However, the regular one uses uppercase letters, and our son was copying them in his school work. So we got this one as it all lower case and that has rectified the issue. The kids enjoy maming up words they are currently learning, and it is a great visual tool to show them how certain words can be formed if you change one letter etc. They feel great and are lovely and brightly painted making them very attractive to little people! We will be using these for spelling homeworks as the kids get older, and hope to play the actual game once they have learnt enough words to participate. Highly recommend this and any of the Bananagrams games. ## Features - Warning:Not suitable for children under 3 years. For use under adult supervision - Word game for pre-schoolers - Helps younger children learn to utilize words and spell - Family fun ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01G52QSU2 | | Age Range Description | 4 years+ | | Age range (description) | 4 years+ | | Best Sellers Rank | 9,485 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 43 in Travel & Pocket Games | | Brand | Moose | | Brand Name | Moose | | Colour | Yellow | | Container Type | Bag | | Country Of Origin | China | | Customer Package Type | Standard Packaging | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,421 Reviews | | Educational Objective | Improve language skills, specifically word building and reading | | Estimated Playing Time | 15 Minutes | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00856739001661 | | Grenre | Educational, Word | | Included Components | Game tiles, game pouch | | Is Assembly Required | No | | Item Dimensions | 22.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 centimetres | | Item Dimensions L x W | 22.5L x 8.5W centimetres | | Item Display Dimensions | 15 x 15 x 4.7 x 6 centimetres | | Item Type Name | TOYS AND GAMES | | Item Weight | 0.71 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Moose Toys | | Manufacturer Part Number | 1661 | | Manufacturer Warranty Description | Manufacturers warranty | | Material | Plastic | | Material Type | Plastic | | Maximum Age Recommendation | 1188.0 | | Minimum Age Recommendation | 48.0 | | Model Name | My First Bananagrams | | Model Number | MFB001 | | Model Year | 2016 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Number of Players | 8 | | Number of players | 8 | | Operation Mode | Manual | | Other Special Features of the Product | Portable | | Package Quantity | 1 | | Power Source | Manual | | Product Style | 4. Bananagrams My First Letter - Word Game | | Set Name | My First Bananagrams | | Size | Small | | Subject Character | Banana | | Supported Battery Types | No batteries required | | Theme | Letters,Race | | UPC | 793631723348 856739001661 | | Unit Count | 1.0 count | ## Product Details - **Age range (description):** 7 years to 99 years - **Brand:** BANANAGRAMS - **Material:** Paper - **Number of players:** 6 - **Theme:** Word Game ## Images ![BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81fdB1mGf1L.jpg) ![BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71V70qQt1LL.jpg) ![BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61hTD2bCJOL.jpg) ![BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/612CF6L9fxL.jpg) ![BANANAGRAMS, My First, Word Game, Ages 4+, 2-8 Players, 15 Minutes Playing Time, Multicolor - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81zQuUbfcgL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: How is this different than the regular version? Is it only lower case instead of capital letters?** A: This is more of a phonics version of bananagrams. There are pieces that have the TH and the PH and other double letter bricks like OO and IG that help the players work on correct spellings of words where phonics are involved! It is a fun game for newer spellers and readers or those looking to learn how american english works!! **Q: What happened to the keychains?** A: You would need to contact the manufacturer, if they are no longer on the product then the manufacturer must have decided to cut back. **Q: Would this be good for a 7ur old or should I just buy the regular banana grams that has more tiles?** A: I’d buy the regular tiles for a 7yo. We got the junior set for my 5yo and it was way too easy for my 7yo. The junior set has letter/sounds as a double combination to make it easier for them. And there aren’t very many tiles in the set. **Q: what is the size of one of the letters?** A: This was a gift, but my impression is that the size of letters is the same as the letters in the original Bananagrams. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Get it! *by J***L on 13 July 2022* It’s brilliant! I bought it for taking into schools for working with kids with additional support needs and it is one of the most valuable items in my kit. It’s so versatile as it can be played as intended with more capable children, which helps to increase vocabulary, comprehension and can help to improve spelling but, it is also fantastic for helping younger or less able children get to grips with their phonics (not solely but, as part of a precision teaching programme) They segment certain couplings and it is super for helping to illustrate rhyme and can be used for helping blending. It’s also a fun game to play at home with my own 3 children. I definitely recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great little learning resource! *by M***E on 25 February 2019* We bought this First Bananagrams as we have the regular yellow one at home, and our kids enjoy playing with it. However, the regular one uses uppercase letters, and our son was copying them in his school work. So we got this one as it all lower case and that has rectified the issue. The kids enjoy maming up words they are currently learning, and it is a great visual tool to show them how certain words can be formed if you change one letter etc. They feel great and are lovely and brightly painted making them very attractive to little people! We will be using these for spelling homeworks as the kids get older, and hope to play the actual game once they have learnt enough words to participate. Highly recommend this and any of the Bananagrams games. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great educational toy *by G***Y on 24 November 2024* I love the look and feel of these tiles - bright and attractive for young players. Using different colours for vowels and letters often reversed is a super idea. The combo letter tiles is great for reinforcing sounds represented by two letters. The little white notch at the bottom of each tile helps young children keep the letter facing the correct way up. Unfortunately my set had one letter inserted the wrong way into the tile. So the letter n looked like a u on a blue tile. Confusing! I wonder is there a way for me to remove it and turn it round? Or can I get a single tile replacement? ## Frequently Bought Together - Bananagrams My First : Multi-Award Winning Kids Spelling Board Game For Ages 4+ - Learning Resources Snap It Up! 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