
Game PlayĬolor - using the WOOD ENDS of the 2 Stack Sticks, place 1 block of that color on the block stack in the center of the boardĬhallenge - 2-player cooperative challenge! Pick a Challenge Card. Insert the wood ends of the Stack Sticks into the hole in the block from either side to lift and move the block onto the stack. Stack Smasher - move the Stack Smasher forward 1 spaceĬhallenge - make a short stack with any 2 blocks and then, using your hands, stack the short stack on the block stack in the center of the board Game PlayĬolor - using your hands, place 1 block of that color on the block stack in the center of the board You don't need the Stack Sticks or Challenge Cards in Level 1. What you need to play: game board, spinner, 12 blocks, the Stack Smasher in stand. If the spinner stops on a color and there are no more blocks of that color, the Stack Smasher moves forward 1 space. If you drop a block while trying to stack it, the Stack Smasher moves forward 1 space and the block moves back to the side of the board. If all or part of the block stack topples during play, the game is over and the players lose.
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Players help each other, no one is left out, and everyone wins or loses together.Ĭooperative games build a feeling of security for the youngest children just learning how to play games and they build self-esteem and habits of cooperation in older kids. That means all players play together against the game, not against each other.

Since the object is the same for all levels, you can facilitate a game where each child plays at his or her level.Īll of Peaceable Kingdom's Preschool Skills-Builder Games are cooperative. Stack Up! can be played by kids of different ages and capabilities at the same time. As a child grows, she moves to the next level of play, from 3 to 4 to 5 years of age, adding challenges at each age and level. Stack Up! has three levels of play with specific rules designed for age and developmental capability. STACK UP! gives kids the chance to do two favorite things-build a tower of blocks and knock it down! The game encourages color learning, hand-eye coordination, taking turns, working together, counting, and game-play basics.
