‘Mice in Cheese’ puzzle sorter

About the game

Someone has gnawed so many little holes in a big chunk of cheese! And who’s peeking out from underneath it? Why, it’s the little mice, who’ve decided to play hide and seek.

‘Mice in the Cheese’ is a wooden sorting puzzle: the child matches the pieces of cheese and the mice to their correct places and finds where each mouse is hiding.

These amusing mouse hide-and-seek games turn the search for the right shape into a fun little adventure.

In the set

• cheese base: 22 × 21 cm
• 6 removable pieces of cheese with holes
• 6 mouse inserts

How to play

1. Remove the pieces of cheese.
2. The child finds the right places for the little mice.
3. Cover the mice with cheese — who’s peeking out of the holes?

Where to start

Start with 2–3 little mice and some large pieces.

Game variations

• counting mice;
• ‘more or less’: pieces of cheese;
• ‘who’s hiding?’;
• a story about the cheese house.

What children can practise

• the concept of ‘more and less’
• fine motor skills
• counting

Who it’s for

Children aged 3 and over; at home, at kindergarten, whilst travelling.

Material

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