‘Panorama: Farm’ card game

About the game

A new day is beginning on the farm: you need to position all the inhabitants and create a whole scene of country life. Where should the animals stand and how should the figures be arranged? The card will give you a clue, and the child will try to recreate everything themselves.

‘Panorama: The Farm’ is an unusual game in which flat wooden figures are transformed into a three-dimensional scene. The child inserts them vertically into the slots in the base box and checks their work against the answers on the back of the cards.

From the picture on the card to a three-dimensional farm — it’s lovely to see the idea gradually take shape.

In the set

• a wooden base box measuring 23 × 16 × 5 cm with holes
• 47 three-dimensional figures: animals, buildings, a fence, trees
• 24 activity cards with tasks (answers on the reverse)

How to play

1. Choose a pattern card.
2. The child inserts the shapes into the holes at right angles, as shown in the example.
3. Describe what is happening on the farm.

Where to start

Start with a few figures and some free play. Cards are the next step.

Game variations

• ‘Arrange the figures as shown on the card’;
• ‘Build your own farm’;
• ‘Where’s the cow? And where’s the fence?’ — spatial orientation;
• a story about the farm.

What children can practise

• spatial thinking: from two dimensions to three dimensions
• attention
• speech
• 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.