Velcro game with cards: ‘Follow the Pattern – Africa’

About the game

Lions, elephants, giraffes and other marvellous animals have gathered on the African savannah. But today they need to be arranged in a particular order. Will you be able to place all the animals in the correct order according to the example card?

‘Follow the Pattern – Africa’ is a wooden game with Velcro pieces, in which the child places the animals on the game board according to the task. Cards featuring coloured silhouettes and outlines help to identify the correct characters and replicate their arrangement.

Each new layout is another little journey through the African savannah, where careful attention helps all the animals find their places.

In the set

• a 32 × 23 cm base featuring a savannah and Velcro strips
• 14 animals with Velcro fastenings: lion, elephant, giraffe, zebra, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, monkey, tiger, crocodile, flamingo, parrot, pelican, chameleon, toucan
• activity cards with tasks: coloured silhouettes and outlines

How to play

1. Choose a template card.
2. The child finds the animals and attaches them to the Velcro strips in the same order.
3. Check against the card — then move on to the next one.

Where to start

Start with coloured cards featuring 2–3 animals. Outline cards are a more challenging level.

Game variations

• ‘Repeat the pattern’;
• ‘Who’s higher, who’s lower?’;
• ‘Who’s gone?’ — memorise and recall;
• a story about a safari.

What children can practise

• working from a model
• memory and attention
• spatial awareness

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.