Honey Bee Tree

Honey Bee Tree

Don't let the bees fall out of the tree as you pull out the branches supporting them. Honey Bee Tree is a fun game of tumbling bees similar to Kerplunk Alien Freefall and Tumblin' Monkeys. 

The tree and base consist of three, hard plastic pieces that need to be snapped together before play (easy to do). There is one big hole in the top of the beehive, where the bees will be dropped in, and multiple small holes at the base of the beehive for the leaves to be pushed through.

Object:

Be the player with the least amount of bees once all of the bees have fallen.

Set Up:

Assemble the tree using the honey pot, oak tree, and flower tray base, all lightweight plastic pieces that snap together easily. One at a time, push each leaf through a hole and guide it until it comes out a hole on the opposite side. Once all 32 leaves are criss-crossed in the oak tree, drop all the bees in through the top. They will sit there until leaves are removed, leaving gaps for them to fall through. 

Play:

Taking turns, players pull out one leaf at a time, trying to avoid disturbing the bees and making them fall to the bottom. You keep all the bees that fall on your turn. At the end of the game, each player counts his bees and the one with the least amount of bees is the winner.

Try this:

• To add the bees to the tree, pick them up one at a time and squirrel them in the palm. How many can you hold without dropping. Drop them by handfuls into the top of the tree.
• Put the monkeys away by handfuls. Ask the individual to cup a hand and drop the monkeys in one at a time as you count. Will they all fit? If not, go again cupping the opposite hand.
• Set the tree up by throwing the die to determine the color order for inserting the branches. Place all of one color at a time.
• Put the monkeys in a pile on the table. Use a branch and see how many you can pick up by the tail. Use this method to put the monkeys back in the box after play.
• Play to see who can get the most monkeys. This game can end quite fast.
• Hold a stick diagonally and see how many monkeys you can hang on it. Allow the elbow to be supported on a solid surface. Then try without the support.
• Set up by cupping the non-dominant hand and filling it with monkeys. Then keep the hand cupped as you drop the monkeys in through the top, one at a time, using the dominant hand keeping the hand in a cupped position as long as possible.
• See how many sticks you can pull out in one turn before a monkey falls. Keep the sticks. See who ends up with the most sticks.
• Work on manual dexterity, pincer grasp, palmar arch development, in-hand manipulation, coordinated use of both hands, fine motor precision, eye-hand coordination, visual discrimination, spatial relations, executive functioning, process skills, social interaction skills, play and leisure exploration and participation 

In the box: 1 orange honey pot, 1 hollow brown oak tree, 1 flower tray base, 32 leaves, 20 bees

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