My kids really enjoy music of all kinds. They love to sing along, dance to, and just listen to music.  At Christmastime, one of our favorite things to do is attend a live performance of The Nutcracker.   Both of my kids are familiar with the story and recognize Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies when it starts to play in a store while we’re shopping.  That’s why I was so excited to try The Nutcracker game on the computer.  I knew my kids would really love it!

The game was extremely easy to install from the CD.  We were able to play it in less than 3 minutes.   The music quality on the game is really good.  There are so many games that it really kept my kids entertained.  Since I only allow them a few minutes of computer time per day, it made the game “last” longer.    It seemed like the sound level on the instructions was extremely low compared to the game.  Therefore, we would turn the sound up for the instructions, then the sound would blast on the game.  We quickly learned that we could skip the instructions just by clicking on the screen, which was helpful.  The games on the CD were varied enough that both of my kids enjoyed it, even though they are 5 years apart in age.   While music appreciation is a clear goal of this game, it also provides the incentive of earning golden “keys” and mastering ear training.  I’m glad that we got to try this CD and know that my kids will enjoy it for a long time to come.

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Music Computer Game is available on Amazon and other retailers.

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