‘Whose Pattern?’ wooden puzzle

About the game

Stripes, spots and dots — every animal has its own unique pattern. But who does this skin belong to? Try to identify the animal by its pattern and check if you’re right!

‘Whose Pattern Is It?’ — a two-layer wooden inset puzzle: the child finds the patterns underneath the figures and matches the animals with their stripes, spots or dots.

Peeking under a figure to reveal the correct pattern is a little surprise that makes every matching pair even more exciting.

In the set

• a two-layer board measuring 20 × 16 cm
• 8 animal figures
• the bottom layer consists of compartments with patterned surfaces

How to play

1. Take out the animals.
2. The child looks at the patterns and tries to match them to the animals.
3. Place each animal on its corresponding pattern.

Where to start

Start with the best-known examples: the zebra — stripes, the giraffe — spots.

Game variations

• ‘Find the pattern’;
• ‘Stripes, spots or dots?’;
• ‘Where does this animal live?’.

What children can practise

• attention to detail
• knowledge of animals
• speech

Who it’s for

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

Material

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