‘Animals in Their Cots’ card game

About the game

It’s winter outside, and seven cute little animals in their pyjamas are already getting ready for bed. But whose boots are whose, and how should the cosy blankets be folded? Help the little residents settle comfortably into their cots!

‘Animals in Bed’ is a card game in which the child assembles blankets from geometric pieces and attaches the booties with Velcro, following the example shown. The bed-shaped box serves both as a play area and for storing the pieces.

Every blanket assembled means one more little resident, ready for sweet winter dreams.

In the set

• a wooden box-bed measuring 23 × 17 × 6 cm — the basis of the game and a storage space
• 7 animals in pyjamas of different colours
• blankets made up of pieces: 7 large squares, 14 halves, 21 quarters, 28 eighths
• 28 little boots with Velcro fastenings in various shapes, colours and patterns
• 24 activity cards

How to play

1. Choose a card.
2. The child places the animals in the cot and arranges the blankets in the correct colours.
3. Attach the boots using the Velcro fastenings — just as shown in the example.

Where to start

Start with simple cards and fewer pieces. Move on to more complex ones gradually.

Game variations

• find items by colour, shape or pattern;
• put the blanket together from the pieces;
• tuck the animals in for bed and tell them a bedtime story;
• count the little boots.

What children can practise

• working from a model
• colours and shapes, ‘part and whole’
• attention and logic
• 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.