Snail's Pace Race

A fun game for beginners based on color, no reading required.

In the box: Game board, 6 snails, 2 dice

Snail's Pace Race is a simple game for beginners based on color - no reading required. The wooden snails are going to race through the garden, starting on the spaces with the arrows and ending on the spaces with the snails. 

The Snail's Pace Race game board is a whimsical garden scene with six rows/lanes, one for each on the six snails. The board is approximately 18 7/8" x 8 7/8". The wooden color dice each have six colors, one color per side, that match the six snail colors (pink, blue, green, yellow, orange, red).

 

 

Object:

The first snail to reach the finish line wins the game.

 

Set up:

open the board and place the six snails on the end of the board with the six colored arrows. There is one space with a colored arrow for each colored snail.  

 

Play:

Players take turns. Throw both dice. The two colors that come up will indicate the two snails (by color) that will each move forward one space. The first snail to reach the finish line wins the game.

 

Try this:

• Use only one die per turn for a longer game.
• Cup the hand before shaking the dice. If the individual has difficulty with this, place a small ball in the palm and ask the individual to cup the hand around the ball. Then remove the ball and drop in the dice.
• Keep the hand in the cupped position a little longer while shaking the dice by reciting Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, how does your garden grow...
• Set up the game by placing one snail at a time in the player's palm and asking him to bring it to his fingertips and place it on the correct space on the board. Place the snails facing the wrong directions, upside-down, etc., so that the individual will have to manipulate them in-hand to orient.
• Predict who will win after each turn (who is closer to the finish line).
• Work on visual discrimination, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, palmar arch development, socialization skills, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation
  

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