The Little Orchard Game by HABA is a simple cooperative memory and matching game where everyone works TOGETHER! For young children, it provides a fun transition into more individually competitive games. Help harvest the ripe cherries from the three-dimensional tree in The Little Orchard. Meanwhile, the little raven also sneaks through the garden wanting to eat some of the delicious fruit. Together, will you be quick enough to harvest the cherries before the raven reaches them?
The Little Orchard Game stimulates:
- Memory
- Recognizing and naming colors
- Development of the "we" concept
How to Play The Little Orchard
First, set up the game board. Hang all the pairs of cherries on the tree. Place the little three-dimensional raven on the start circle and spread the cards out randomly with the flower side facing up.
The starting player rolls the die and turns over the corresponding flower card. Each of the five flower cards matches a different flower symbol on the die. If you roll the sun symbol, you can turn over any card you like.
If you turn over a card that reveals the raven picture, move the three-dimensional raven one circle closer to the tree and pass the die to the next player.
If you turn over a card that reveals a sleeping animal picture, everyone stays quiet and no one does anything. It's the next person's turn.
If you turn over a card that reveals a pair of cherries, pick a cherry pair from the tree and put it in the common basket.
Keep taking turns until the game ends in one of two ways. If the raven reaches the tree and snatches up all the cherries, EVERYONE loses together. If you successfully collect all the cherries before the raven reaches the tree, EVERYONE wins together!
Ages: 3 to 8
Players: 1-4
Contents: 1 game board with 3D cherry tree, 1 wooden raven, 5 pairs of wooden cherries, 1 fruit basket, 1 color die, 15 flower cards, 1 set of game instructions
Length of Game: Approx. 10 minutes
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.
