Crazy Faces
This game is just plain fun! And of course it is ideal
for teaching very little children to recognize their colours.
Instructions and printout below.
Age:
3+
Skills:
colours
Equipment:
One die *
One set of printable game pieces per player
Also see "Variations" below
* adapt the die by covering each side with a coloured
circle from the print-out below. If you plan to play often, or are
making the die for classroom use, we suggest you stick the circles on
firmly and then cover the whole die with a coat or two of clear varnish.
Instructions:
The object of the game is to build a set of four
different-coloured “Crazy Faces”.
Depending on the age of the child, you can declare a winner when any
number of faces are complete.
Put the game pieces in the center of the table and
give the die to the youngest player. He rolls and hopes for one of the
four coloured spots on the die, which will allow him to take a “face” on
which to build. A white spot represents an “eye”, but you must have a
face on which to place the eye before you can claim it.
If you do not have an appropriate “face”, you miss
that go.
No face can have more than 2 eyes!
A pink spot represents a set of lips. If you roll a
colour which you already have in front of you, you will also miss that
go.
Crazy Faces
Printable
Variations:
This game is great (and more tactile) with the playing
pieces cut out of craft foam or felt. The children can help you make the
pieces. If you have large “google eyes” you can use them for added
silliness!
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