Goliath Games Pop The Pig: Even Bigger and Better Kids Games | For 2-6 players | Ages 4+

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Main Objective: Each player has to make the pig chew the hamburger the number of times they get on the rolling dice. Feed the pig until it pops! It’s possible, but it may get complicated for young kids. You can easily assign numbers 2 through 5 to the different colors of hamburgers used in the game. The number 1 can be used as a skip and number 6 as ‘all colors’ or ‘any color’. While this is fairly easy to remember for us, preschool kids might easily get confused between colors and numbers. Are the materials used to make Pop the Pig game durable and safe for kids? Pop the Pig is a simple, fun game that is excellent for learning colours and numbers. Learn how you can use Pop the Pig to help develop your child’s gross motor, fine motor, social, emotional and cognitive skills. A classic fun game for preschool kids, Pop the Pig the game is a good way of keeping the kids busy. It’s about kids having fun while the pig gorges on delicious hamburgers. Meanwhile, they also learn the lesson that feeding/eating too much junk doesn’t have pretty outcomes! Encourage your child to sit cross legged, kneel on their hands and knees or lie on their stomach while playing to increase their core strength.

You can also focus on developing your child’s winning and losing skills. Often when children become fixated on winning, they can have difficulty regulating their emotions if they lose. It is often helpful to role model good winning and losing behaviour. Also emphasize at the start of the game that it is more important to have fun and play fairly than to win. Similarly, before starting the game, brainstorm friendly things to say to one when someone wins (e.g. “You played really well”) or when someone loses (e.g. “Good game. Do you want to play again?”. You could also practice empathy and discuss how other players may be feeling at the end of the game. Pop the Pig provides hours of fun and is completely kid powered (no batteries needed). For added convenience, all pieces can be stored inside the pig. With each round, a point is given to the winning player. A set number of rounds is decided and the player with the maximum score towards the end wins the game. Resetting The Game Pop the Pig ® is an international preschool classic that is adored by millions of children – it was the top-selling preschool game in 2016 and 2017 according to retailer sales data collected by NPD! Kids spin the spinner, pop a hamburger into the pig’s mouth and push down on his head. The more they pump, the more his belly grows until . . . pop!

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One of the four colors appears, which means the player will feed that colored hamburger to the pig.

Ever since its launch, Pop the Pig is still exclusively sold by its original creator Goliath. A typical game kit contains the following: Whether a player wins or loses when he or she pops the pig depends on local rules. While pop the pig instructions by the original creator of the game, Goliath Games, says the player to pop the pig loses, several American versions say otherwise. Pop the Pig ® - Kids spin the spinner, pop a hamburger into the pig’s mouth and push down on his head. The more they pump, the more his belly grows until . . . pop! An international preschool classic, Pop the Pig is a game that doesn’t need a second mention. It’s unique, appealing and intriguing to the kids, and blends in the right amounts of fun and thrill.Ask your child to name the number on the burger and model putting up the right number of fingers to match the number. Encourage your child to count as they press down on the pig’s head the correct number of times.

Pop the pig is developed keeping in mind the minds of little children. This is why it’s not only fascinating and satisfying but also the rules are extremely easy to understand. Dice Play Pop the Pig may not seem like a very physically active game but it is easy enough to adapt to target some of those gross motor goals. Pressing down on the pig’s head is great for building your child’s hand strength. Encourage your child to use just one hand to press down on the pig’s head if they are strong enough.

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An Instruction Manual also comes along. One that you might not need as we are already here helping you out. Spin the spinner, pop a hamburger into the pig’s mouth and push down on his head. The more they pump, the more his belly grows until . . . pop!

The hamburger will slide down into its tummy, but what’s important is the air that will be pumped in. The greater the number you get on your burger, the more you inflate the tummy of the pig, and the closer you reach to the end of the round. Popping The Pig Create a simple obstacle course using what you have at home (e.g. crawl under chairs, hop on mats, walk heel-to-toe on a line drawn in chalk or masking tape etc.) and have your child do the obstacle course each time they want to collect a burger to feed to the pig. Pop the Pig is in itself a wonderful game for developing your child’s knowledge of colours and counting skills.Goliath Games was established in 1980, and remains one of the few family-owned and run businesses in the world of toys and games. Access to all digital games and activities that are added to our collection in the future. (Multiple activities will be added each month) Encourage your child to hold the pig steady with their non-dominant hand while feeding the pig and when pressing down on the pig’s head.