‘Ice Cream’ Sorter

About the game

Who wants an ice cream with a heart, and who will get a flower or a star? Today, children can create their own unique treats: they choose the colours, swap the pieces around and decorate each ice cream just the way they like it!

The ‘Ice Cream’ sorter is a wooden game with interchangeable pieces. Children assemble eight ice creams from three parts, mix and match them, and choose decorations. Four ice creams have ears, whilst four do not, so children can come up with new combinations every time.

One ice cream today, a completely different one tomorrow — a little workshop of sweet fantasies where children decide for themselves what the result will be.

In the set

• base: 32 × 23 cm
• 8 ice creams: 4 with ears, 4 without — each consisting of 3 parts that can be swapped around

How to play

1. Take out the ice cream pieces.
2. The child assembles each ice cream — either by colour or by decoration: a heart, a flower or a star.
3. Swap the pieces around — and create a new ice cream.

Where to start

Start with 2–3 ice creams of the same colour.

Game variations

• sort by colour;
• find matching decorations;
• ‘ice-cream parlour’: a role-play game;
• create your own unusual ice cream.

What children can practise

• colours
• the ‘part–whole’ concept
• imagination and speech

Who it’s for

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

Material

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