Doodle Quest

Doodle Quest - Visualize, then draw

Doodle Quest is a fun game that requires combining visual perceptual skills with fine motor precision to complete 36 deep sea challenges that increase in difficulty as you go.

The game includes 38 challenges on 18 cards. Each card is numbered and one side is an easier puzzle and the other side is a more advanced puzzle of the same number. The instructions for each challenge card are printed at the bottom. The scoring will be printed in a white box at the top of the card. All challenges are under-water themed.

Each person will get a blue board and a clear plastic drawing sheet to go over it. The challenge card will go between these two sheets when you are done to check your accuracy. The challenge of Doodle Quest is that once you will look at the challenge card and solve the challenge by drawing on the clear sheet over an empty blue background. Once everyone has completed drawing, you will place the puzzle card back under your plastic drawing sheet and see how close you got. It's harder than you might think. Here is an example:

The first image shows the challenge card. There are three sharks and five divers swimming in the water. The instructions at the very bottom of the puzzle card tell you to circle the divers without running into the sharks. The second image shows where I have drawn my guesses. Finally I put the puzzle card under the clear plastic to check how I did. I got three divers completely circled. The small box in the top left hand corner tells you how to score this puzzle. I get three points each for those three divers. One of the divers I circled through his body and I get two points for that. The diver where I included a small part of the shark in my circle gets no points. So I received 11 points total for this challenge.
  
Challenges include drawing paths, drawing pointed teeth on a shark and circling objects such as scuba divers or fish. Challenges always require you to complete the task without running into other obstacles. For instance, in the puzzle card below, circle the green fish without running into the purple fish. There game also includes a red fish stencil. Some challenges require you to trace around the stencil, drawing fish in particular areas. I like this game. It is a workout and I have used it with kids of multiple skill levels. The challenges are all underwater themed.

In the box

Here is an image of the easiest challenge and the hardest challenge.

 
Challenge on the left - draw a path through the fish without touching any fish. Challenge on the right - draw a line to connect as many items as you can without running into any bones. Much harder.

Object:
Score the most points over six challenges.

Set up:
Give each player a blue background board, a clear sheet, a dry erase marker and an eraser. Randomly choose six challenge cards. 

Play: 
Place a challenge card in the middle of the table where all can see it. Everyone draws their guesses on their boards. Players take turns putting the challenge card under their plastic to score their results. Record each player's score and tally them after six challenges.

For kids who struggle with this I allow them to put the challenge card under their clear sheet and study it before taking it out and drawing.

If you would like to read more about games that require writing or drawing in some form, check out my post Games That Require a Writing Tool. 

Try this:

• Put the challenge card under the clear drawing sheet at the start and complete the challenge to get a feel for where you are supposed to be.  Take the card out, erase, and then complete the challenge.
• Talk about how the individual's work is off, giving visual and verbal cues for correcting, such as this circle is too high, this circle is too close to the edge, etc. Then try again and see if you can use this information to come closer.
• Allow the child to analyze his own work and tell you what needs to be changed in spatial terms.
• Put the challenge card under the plastic card and complete that way for a much easier game.
• Work on visual discrimination, spatial relations, eye-hand coordination, figure ground, visual memory, visual closure, visualization, visual tracing, efficient grasp, using a writing tool, coordinated use of both hands, fine motor precision, manual dexterity, executive functioning skills, socialization skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 4 boards, 36 quest puzzles, 4 erasable drawing sheets, 4 dry erase markers, 4 erasers, 4 fish stencils, score pad

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