Chalk and Chuckles' Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town (item CCPPL048), the box our link goes toPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
What's in the box: a board, cards, movers and Caring CatsPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
Roll, move, draw a situation, answer kindlyPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
Five kinds of kindness to choose fromPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
Play together against the Mean MousePhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
Cats, the Mean Mouse and heart charmsPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
The box base is the boardPhoto: Chalk and Chuckles
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Family game

Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town

Talk through everyday situations and collect charms for kind ideas

2–4players · best with 2-3
20–30 minplaying time
6+recommended age
Learning curve
Very easy1 / 5
EasyDemanding
Luck & skill
More luck than skill
LuckSkill
Interaction
Medium
Set-up
About 3 min
Reading
Little

The quick verdict

Full verdict ↓

Great for Children of about 6 to 9 who are learning to share, wait their turn and help others

Think twice if Your child wants a game with strategy or a real challenge; this one is about talking, not tactics

How we rate it

Learning curve. Roll, move, look at a picture and say a kind idea: a six-year-old follows it in one game, so it sits with UNO at 1 on our scale. The harder part is the conversation, which an adult leads.

Luck & skill. Who wins the race comes down mostly to the die and to missed turns from the Mean Mouse. The skill is in the answers, which earn charms rather than beat other players.

Interaction. Players listen to and talk about each other's answers; in the cooperative game the whole table works together against the Mean Mouse.

Set-up. Open the box board, stand the cats and the Mean Mouse in their stands, shuffle the situation cards and hand out five Caring Cat tokens each.

Reading. The maker describes the situation cards as picture cards and the answers are spoken; the instructions are in English for the adult.

Learning curve: 1 = UNO or Connect 4; 3 = Catan; 5 = a heavy strategy game. These describe the experience, not an overall score.

Is Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town right for you?

Great if

  • Children of about 6 to 9 who are learning to share, wait their turn and help others
  • Parents, teachers and counsellors who want an easy way to start conversations about feelings
  • Families who speak a mix of languages: the answers are spoken, so any language works
  • Children who find losing hard: in the cooperative game everyone wins or loses together

Skip it if

  • Your child wants a game with strategy or a real challenge; this one is about talking, not tactics
  • You want a game children can play on their own; it works best with an adult guiding the talk
  • Your family dislikes games with a lesson built in; this one is openly about manners and kindness

How Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town plays

The box holds the town board, four cat movers and a Mean Mouse on wooden stands, 30 situation cards, 20 Caring Cat tokens, heart charms and a wooden die. Each of the five Caring Cats stands for one way of being kind: Helpfilli helps, Goodygum gives and shares, Makermax makes things for others, Chattychoo is kind with words, and Lotothot is thoughtful and respectful, for example by waiting for a turn.

  • Time to teach: about 5 minutes.
  • Reading and language: The maker describes the situation cards as picture cards, and the answers are spoken, so children can explain their ideas in Hindi, English or any mix of languages the family uses. The instructions are in English. We could not confirm whether the cards also carry printed words.
The box base is the board · Photo: Chalk and Chuckles

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A turn, step by step

  1. 1
    Roll

    Roll the die and move your cat around town; roll the Mean Mouse and you miss your turn.

  2. 2
    Respond

    Draw a situation card, choose the Caring Cat that fits and say what kind thing you would do.

  3. 3
    Collect

    Each kind answer earns a heart charm.

  4. 4
    Win

    Be first to five charms, or in the cooperative game collect five together before the Mean Mouse reaches the School of Pawsitivity.

Read the official rulesCaring Cats: Kindness Around Town - how to play (Chalk and Chuckles product page) · English
The full explanation: how a game of Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town goes

In the race game, Race to Charm, each player puts a cat on the board and takes five Caring Cat tokens. On your turn you roll the die, move your cat around town and draw a situation card: a picture of an everyday moment, such as a child who has fallen over. You choose the Caring Cat that fits, say what you would do ('I'll help him get up and walk with him'), and collect a heart charm. Roll the Mean Mouse and you miss your turn. The first player to collect five charms wins.

In the cooperative game, Charm Together, the Mean Mouse starts on the board at the left and the cats start on a blank space in town. Players take turns answering situation cards with their Caring Cats and collect charms as a team. Everyone wins if the team collects five charms before the Mean Mouse reaches the School of Pawsitivity.

How much an adult helps: a six-year-old can roll and move without help, but the answers are the point of the game, so a parent or teacher is needed to ask questions such as 'How would she feel?' and to talk about each idea. A card can have more than one good answer. The maker suggests turning an answer into a small real-life mission afterwards, such as helping to tidy up at home.

Tip: start with the cooperative game for younger or very competitive children, so that nobody feels their kind idea lost the race.

What's in the box

What's in the box: a board, cards, movers and Caring Cats · Photo: Chalk and Chuckles
  • 1Board in a box
    the town board, which the maker calls a 'board in a box'
  • 4Cat movers
    on wooden stands
  • 1Mean Mouse mover
    on a wooden stand
  • 20Caring Cats tokens
    five for each player
  • 20Heart charms
    the prize for each kind answer
  • 30Situation cards
    picture cards of everyday situations
  • 1Wooden die
  • 1Instructions

Box: 38.1 × 24.8 × 4.5 cm, 0.594 kg. Handy to know for gifting and travel.

Contents are from Chalk and Chuckles' product page for this box (item code CCPPL048). The maker's 'What's in the Box?' picture labels 30 heart charms where its written list says 20; an Australian toy library's inventory of its copy also counts 20 charms, 30 cards, 20 Caring Cats tokens and five character stands. There is only one edition.

Where to buy

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About the editions

Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town is designed by Chalk and Chuckles, a learning-games company based in New Delhi with its own factory in Kundli, Haryana, and the listing our link goes to is sold by the maker itself. There is no imported version to look for. Our Amazon.in link goes to the maker's own box.

Before you choose

  • The box and the listing should name Chalk and Chuckles (also written Chalk & Chuckles)
  • Contents: 4 cat movers and a Mean Mouse on wooden stands, 30 situation cards, 20 Caring Cats tokens, heart charms and a wooden die
  • The box is about 38 x 25 x 4.5 cm and weighs about 600 g
  • The maker's item code is CCPPL048; the listing shows the older code C&C048USA

What reviewers and players say

We found no independent reviews, parent blogs or forum threads that describe playing Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town. An American roundup of kindness games (One Green Planet, 2025) lists it as a family game about the many ways to be caring, and an Australian toy library lends it out, but neither says how it goes in practice. On paper it is a simple roll-and-move game whose real value is the conversation each card starts, so it depends on an adult who will talk through the answers. Having both a race and a cooperative game gives families a choice for children who find losing hard.

What people love

  • Picture situation cards that start real conversations about feelings and manners
  • A cooperative mode in which the whole table beats the Mean Mouse together
  • Five cat characters that make different kinds of kindness easy to name
  • Answers are spoken, so the game works in any language

Common complaints

  • Needs an adult to guide the talk; children playing alone may rush through the cards
  • Winning the race depends on the die rather than on how thoughtful an answer is
  • No independent feedback yet on how long children stay interested
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Questions people ask about Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town

What age is Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town for?

The box front and the maker's page say 6 to 12 years; some listings say 7 and up. Children of about 6 to 9 get the most from it, and a parent at the table helps younger children put their ideas into words.

How do you play Caring Cats: Kindness Around Town?

Roll the die, move your cat around town and draw a picture card showing an everyday situation. Choose one of the five Caring Cats, say what kind thing you would do and collect a heart charm. Be first to five charms, or in the cooperative game collect five together before the Mean Mouse reaches the School of Pawsitivity.

Is Caring Cats a cooperative game?

There are two games in the box. Race to Charm is competitive, and Charm Together is cooperative: the whole table wins or loses against the Mean Mouse. The cooperative game is a good start for children who find losing hard.

Can Caring Cats be played in Hindi?

Yes. The maker describes the situation cards as picture cards, and the answers are spoken, so children can explain their ideas in Hindi or any other language. The instructions are in English, so an adult may need to explain the rules.

Is Caring Cats made in India?

It is designed by Chalk and Chuckles, an Indian company that lists its own factory in Kundli, Haryana. The maker's pages don't state where this box is made, so check the box if it matters to you.

Game facts

Publisher
Chalk and Chuckles (Chalk and Chuckles Products Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India)
In India
Chalk and Chuckles, an Indian company (registered office in New Delhi, factory in Kundli, Haryana), which makes and sells the game in India
First published
2018
Players
2–4
Language
Little reading – The maker describes the situation cards as picture cards, and the answers are spoken, so children can explain their ideas in Hindi, English or any mix of languages the family uses. The instructions are in English. We could not confirm whether the cards also carry printed words.
Box size and weight
38.1 × 24.8 × 4.5 cm, 0.594 kg
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