‘Dinosaur Emotions’ wooden puzzle

About the game

Little dinosaurs are hiding inside six eggs, and each one has its own mood. Who’s feeling happy today, and who’s feeling sad or surprised? Match the egg halves and meet their inhabitants!

‘Dinosaur Emotions’ is a wooden inset puzzle featuring six eggs: by matching the halves, you can examine the facial expressions and discuss each character’s mood.

These little dinosaurs help turn learning about emotions into a fun game full of unexpected discoveries.

In the set

• base board: 32 × 23 cm
• 6 two-piece jigsaw egg pieces
• each egg contains a little dinosaur expressing an emotion: joy, sadness, surprise, anger, fear and others

How to play

1. Remove the shells.
2. The child matches the halves according to the picture.
3. Name the dinosaur’s emotion.

Where to start

Start with joy and sadness — the most easily understood emotions.

Game variations

• ‘Show me how’ — mimic the emotion with your face;
• ‘When do you feel like that?’;
• a story about each little dinosaur.

What children can practise

• recognising emotions
• the ‘part–whole’ concept
• speech

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.