The Mom I Want to Be

The idea is that you want the ants to make it over to the picnic.

 

How to make the game: I used a circle punch to make the black circles and glued them on to folder to make a path for the ants to take from the start to the finish, which is the couple having the picnic. The couple, by the way, is some clipart that I found and printed. The game pieces are simply clipart ants glued onto colored circles. Finally, I laminated the game board and the ant pieces for durability with contact paper.

 

 

How to play the game: Begin with the ants at the starting position. The players take turns rolling a die and moving the appropriate number of spaces. The ant that makes it to the picnic first is the winner.

 

FYI: In the past, I have had to help encourage the “ants” that didn’t “win.” I would let them know that there was alot of food at the picnic and that the winning ant would need some help because it couldn’t possibly eat all the food himself. This seemed to help squash any potential quarrels or tears because they didn’t “win.” Fortunately we have played enough games now that my kiddos don’t get too upset when they don’t come in first!