Wild Animal Clothespin Game

This is a fine motor game where you put clothespins on animals as their legs. There is also a writing component. It works on fine motor strengthening while practicing classroom knowledge.

Objective

The goal of the game is to get all eight of your animal legs before your opponent while incorporating writing practice and fine motor strengthening.

Components

Included in digital download:

• Game board bowling grid (regular, with words, with letters)
• 6 animals
• writing cards (questions and actions)

Not included (you must provide):

• clothespins
• bowling pieces (decorative flat bottom marbles)

Setup

Print out and laminate the game boards, cards, and animals. Have the bugs and clothespins ready to use.

Starting The Game

Bowl the marble down the board and try to land on a square. The number in the space will indicate how many legs (clothespins) you can clip onto your bug. You can write the letter or word that is in the space.

You can choose to draw a card and answer the question on the card or do the action on the card.

Winning And Losing The Game

The player who gets all of the legs for their animal first wins.

Alternate Rules

You can add your own flash cards to help study and learn different subjects. You could use multiplication cards or any subject.