Cahootie: Yes, You Can Make One Yourself But…

We’ve recently had the opportunity to review products for kids 5 andup, but since our reviewers’ children are all four or younger, Irecruited my neighbor’s daughter, Julia, who is nine years old and in3rd grade.

The press release says:

Cahootie ($6) is themodern twist on the old-fashioned paper fortune game andfeatures 40 repositionable stickers, award-winning designs, durablelaminated paper and several themes. This classic game encouragescreativity and social interaction with thought-provoking (mom-approved)questions, challenges, and fortunes that players randomly select.

The kid says:

I tried out the Cahootie Wishes and Dreams Game one afternoon withmy friend Katherine.  It is a fingerplay game that is like a fortuneteller.  The good partsare that the sayings are really cool, and you can switch them around bychanging the stickers. The colors, pictures and scalloped edges on theflaps make it cute. 

When my friend told me that our Moms used to makethese at school out of paper I thought it was strange that we have tobuy them when we could take a piece of paper and do our own designs. So I looked Cahooties up online and saw that they cost $6. I thinkthat is a reasonable price because you get funky sayings and it is astronger material. They also have a website that lets you print outextra stickers and some that you can write on (but your mom has to buysticker paper for the printer). The website also gives directions onhow to make your own. 

So, yes we can make our own and I will, but thisis cool. It is a fun gift and I will take it to school; I think thegirls will have a lot of laughs with it.

On a scale of one to ten, I would give the Cahootie an eight. 

– Julia

I say:

Since you can make it yourself, $6 does seem a little steep,but it’s also a fun durable gift that will inspire your child to maketheir own. I also like that their site encourages kids to do just this,providing a template for creating additional stickers to customize theCahootie. It also brings back fond childhood memories such as "playingwith them when the Sister isn’t looking," as Julia’s mother Elaine said.

There are six available themes: Wishes and Dreams, Sporty Girls, Truthor Dare, Birthday Wishes and the partisan Republican and Democratversions.

– Danielle