Wild Cards are speciality cards from Birdcage Press that are not only educational but flexible. Learn fun animal facts and play some classic card games.

There are 48 cards in a pack. There are two cards for each animal, and each card has a different animal fact. Cards also include a picture of the animal, paw print, and animal family. Learn about animals from the bovine family including bison and sheep. Animals from the dog family include the coyote and gray wolf. There are bonus cards included that contain illustrations of mammal tracks.

These over-sized cards are great for small hands and can be used to play some classic kids card games. Since each animal comes in pairs, playing Memory is easy to do with Wild Cards. Simply shuffle the deck and lay out the cards onto the playing area. On a player's turn, he turns over two cards of his choice. If they are a match, he collects the cards. If the cards are not a match, he flips them back over and the next player flips over two cards. When the last match has been found, count up the number of matches found. The person who found the most wins the game.

Another card game that can be played with Wild Cards is Old Maid. Remove one card from the game so there is no an animal without a match. Shuffle the cards and deal them out to the players. One player takes a card from the player to his left. If he has the matching card, then he can remove the match from his hand. Then the next player takes one card from the player to his left. The game continues until the lone animal card is left in someones hand.

Go Fish is another classic card game that can be adapted to play with Wild Cards. Play with all 48 cards. Deal 5 cards to all players. Players take turn asking for animals. If he does not get a card, then he can go fish, which means to draw a card from the deck. When a player has a match, they can remove those two cards from the game.

Wild Cards offer an alternative to standard playing cards for playing some of the most popular children's cards games. The cards are not only meant for smaller hands but include a wealth of information on 24 different animals. Have fun playing card games and gain some animal knowledge.

Wild Cards retail for $9.99. The cards also come with tips on how to play Old Maid, Go Fish, and Memory.