Hula Hippos

Hula Hippos

In the box: 24 wooden hippos, 1 wooden hoop

A finger-flicking game. Spin the hoop and while it is spinning, flick your hippos so that they will be in the hoop when it stops and falls flat. A little skill, a lot of luck. 

Try this:

• Use a different finger to flick each game, making a round circle between the finger and thumb.
• Use the non-dominant hand and do the same.
• Place the hoop flat on the table and throw the hippos into the hoop.
• Place the hippos flat and flick them for one game. Then stand the hippos up and flick them for the next game.
• Line the hippos up in a long line, all facing the same direction, by picking them up one at a time, turning it in the fingertips to orient it for placement, and setting on the table. Now start the game.
• Stand the hippos up as in the suggestion above, starting with two or three in the palm. Without dropping, move them one at a time to the fingertips to turn for placement while holding the other(s) back.
• Work on manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, thumb-finger opposition, finger dexterity, spatial relations, play exploration and participation, social interaction

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