Grouchy Ladybug Game

Description

The Grouchy Ladybug Game, by University Games, brings the Eric Carle book alive with a whale of a game board complete with a moving whale tail. Children move their ladybugs through the game, practicing manners, meeting animal friends and gathering a nice meal! Each player starts with a grouchy, hungry ladybug and an empty leaf. Players move around the board finding food for their hungry ladybugs. In this game, it takes a polite "please" to move ahead and feed a ladybug. When players land on a ladybug space, they choose an animal card and explore the relative size of various animals. Contents include a giant game board with moving whale tail, 4 ladybug game pieces, 12 animal cards, 50 aphid (bug) tokens, spinner & instructions. Winner of Creative Child Magazine 2005 Preffered Choice Award. Lots of fun play for 2 to 4 players.

Why we love it

I bet your little one knows and loves the story of this grouchy ladybug! The Grouchy Ladybug Game is one of the greatest 3 year old toys. This board game is super fun, but that′s not all! It′s an educational game teaching children manners, and fun animal facts. It′s hard to find good gifts for 3 year olds, but this toy is one of the best!

Features and Skills

• This game is a great way to introduce and teach your little one about all different types of animals – not just ladybugs. Spread out the playing cards and talk to him/her about Hyenas, Lobsters, Elephants and all the other animals on the cards.
• Spread them out and ask them to pick out the ones that live in the jungle or in Africa etc. You can also use these cards for size comparison. Have them pick out the biggest animal and so on.
• Once he/she has become acquainted with the animals you can set up the game and explain to them how this grouch ladybug is hungry but she needs to use her manners to get any food.
• This game is a wonderful way to either teach or reinforce manners to him or her.
• Talk to them about how the ladybug needs to say “please” and “thank you” that so do they when they want something.
• Have their friends come over and play this manners game with them. They can all talk to each other about manners and politeness.
• You can make this game a little more difficult by adding different rules to it as well.
  
  

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Product Safety Information

• This product meets or exceeds all safety standards
• Choking Hazard 3 - Small parts not for children under 3 years