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HAWKs has released Dinner Time and That’s Scat!, two portable games designed to introduce children to wildlife concepts through play. They are listed at hawkskids.com for $14.99 and $19.99, respectively; an Amazon launch is scheduled for Oct. 15.
HAWKs has released two wildlife-themed games for children, bringing food-chain relationships and animal tracking into family game night. Dinner Time and That’s Scat! are available now through the company’s website, with an Amazon launch scheduled for Oct. 15, according to product information supplied to The Toy Insider.
Dinner Time is a quick card game about predator-prey relationships. Players discard cards to build food chains, then slap the table and call “Dinnertime!” when they identify a chain. The player who calls first takes the pile, and the last player with cards remaining wins. The listing gives the game a $14.99 suggested retail price and an age recommendation of 7 and up.
That’s Scat! uses tokens and asks players to identify animals from scat samples, according to the product description. Players seek matching tokens and choose when to stop collecting or bank their findings. The supplied descriptions differ on one rule: one says sets of three or more matching tokens must be returned to the bag, while another says other players can take those tokens if someone draws three matching ones. The listing gives the game a $19.99 suggested retail price and recommends it for ages 6 and up.
HAWKs describes both products as portable games suited to road trips and camping. The company’s stated educational aims include teaching food-chain concepts through Dinner Time and pattern recognition and stopping decisions through That’s Scat! Those are the company’s descriptions of the games’ intended learning value; the supplied material does not include an independent evaluation of educational outcomes.
Wildlife Lessons at Game Night
The releases give families a screen-free way to bring wildlife themes into a shared activity. Dinner Time centers on how animals relate as predators and prey, while That’s Scat! turns animal signs into a matching and collection challenge. The games make those topics part of play, though the available information does not show how much players learn or retain.
The products also extend HAWKs’ stated goal of encouraging children to reconnect with nature. Portable formats and prices below $20 may make them convenient additions to family trips, as the company suggests. Whether families find the games engaging, and how accurately or deeply they convey the wildlife concepts, cannot be determined from the product descriptions alone.
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HAWKs Builds Games Around Nature
HAWKs stands for Hiking Adventures With Kids. The source report says the company was founded in Los Angeles by former retail executive Emma Flanders and aims to encourage curiosity and a connection with nature through play. The two new products carry that theme indoors, using cards and tokens rather than an outdoor activity.
The Toy Insider’s report presents the games as options for game night, camping and road trips. It also notes that its publication participates in affiliate programs, which may generate revenue when readers make purchases through its links. The product descriptions and prices are attributed to HAWKs; the report does not include comments from educators, wildlife specialists or families who have played the games.
““DINNER TIME!””
— HAWKs, in the Dinner Time product description
Rules and Learning Outcomes
That’s Scat!’s three-token rule is not described consistently in the supplied material. One passage says a player must return three or more matching tokens to the bag; another says other players can jump in and take them. The full official rules were not included, so the precise consequence of drawing a third matching token remains unclear.
The report also does not specify the Amazon launch year, shipping details, or whether the Oct. 15 date applies to both games. It provides no independent testing of the games’ educational effects, and no information about production quantities or sales. Those details are not confirmed by the source material.
Amazon Listings Set for October
HAWKs says both games are available now at hawkskids.com and are due to launch on Amazon on Oct. 15. The supplied report does not give a year for that date, so readers should check the retailer listings for current availability and final pricing.
Further detail would help clarify the disputed token rule for That’s Scat! and whether the online listings match the product descriptions. Until then, the confirmed development is the release of two nature-themed games, with the company’s website identified as the current purchase option and Amazon named as a planned retailer.
Key Questions
What are Dinner Time and That’s Scat!?
Dinner Time is a card game about building food chains. That’s Scat! is a token game involving scat samples and animal identification, according to HAWKs’ descriptions.
How much do the games cost?
The listed suggested retail prices are $14.99 for Dinner Time and $19.99 for That’s Scat!. Retail prices and availability may vary by seller.
What ages are the games for?
The product information recommends Dinner Time for ages 7 and up and That’s Scat! for ages 6 and up. Caregivers can check the packaging and product listings to decide whether a game suits a child.
Where can families buy the games?
The source says both are available at hawkskids.com, with an Amazon launch scheduled for Oct. 15. It does not specify the year for the Amazon date.
How does the three-token rule in That’s Scat! work?
The supplied descriptions conflict: one says sets of three or more matching tokens go back in the bag, while another says other players can take them. The full rule is unclear from the source material.
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