‘Cheerful Drivers’ card game

About the game

Who will get behind the wheel of the tractor today, and who will fly the aeroplane? The funny little animals are all set to hit the road, but first they need to find a body, a head and a suitable hat!

‘Cheerful Drivers’ is a card game in which children assemble characters from parts and place them in various vehicles — either exactly as shown or in their own combinations.

Today there’s one driver at the wheel, and tomorrow a completely different one — every new combination marks the start of a fun road story.

In the set

• wooden frame-board
• 10 types of vehicles: tractor, aeroplane, forklift and others
• 10 animal drivers (head and body separate)
• 10 headwear items: helmets, caps, hard hats
• 10 task cards
• box: 17.5 × 12 × 6.5 cm

How to play

1. Choose a card.
2. The child assembles the vehicle, the driver and the hat as shown in the example.
3. Or they can assemble the driver in their own way — and explain what job he does.

Where to start

Start with one car and one driver. Then move on to the cards.

Game variations

• ‘Assemble it as shown on the card’;
• ‘Arrange it your own way’;
• ‘Who does what job?’;
• ‘The odd one out’.

What children can practise

• working from a model
• imagination and speech
• attention
• fine motor skills

Who it’s for

Children aged 3 and over; at home, at kindergarten, or during lessons with a teacher.

Material

Wood-based board (pressed wood), bright print.