‘Mum and Baby’ wooden sorting puzzle — domestic animals (photo)

About the game

The little residents have gathered on the farm: kids, calves, chicks and other little ones. But where are their mums? Look at the photographs and help each little one find their way back to their family!

‘Mum and Baby – Farm Animals’ is a wooden puzzle sorter featuring photographs of farm animals. The child matches the correct pairs from among cows, goats, geese, dogs, cats and other farmyard animals. First, the baby animal is placed in the recess, and the corresponding adult animal is placed on top.

Each matching pair tells a little heart-warming story about the animals, which children can recognise from the realistic illustrations.

In the set

• a 23 × 16 cm board with 12 recesses
• 24 picture cards: 12 mums and 12 little ones — a goat, a cow, a goose, a turkey, a hen, a sheep, a dog, a donkey, a cat, a mare, a duck, a rabbit
• a little one hiding under its mum

How to play

1. Lay out the pieces.
2. The child matches each mum with her baby.
3. Place the baby in the slot, then place the mum on top.

Where to start

Start with 3–4 familiar pairs.

Game variations

• ‘Whose little one is this?’;
• ‘What’s the little one’s name?’;
• memory game;
• ‘Who makes which sound?’.

What children can practise

• knowledge of farm animals
• language: names of baby animals
• memory

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.