Baa Baa Bubbles

 

Baa Baa Bubbles - You're safe until she sneezes!

 

Bubbles is a lovely ewe that has the misfortune of having hay fever. Periodically, as she is eating, she will sneeze... bubbles. If you are the one that is feeding her when she sneezes, you may both end up covered in bubbles.

The Baa Baa Bubbles game includes a colorful, hard, plastic sheep standing next to a plastic haystack. The back/top of the sheep is removable and a bubble solution is poured in before the game is started. Pushing down on the levers on both sides of the sheep will activate the game. During the game, players will be "feeding" Bubbles by pushing her head down toward the haystack. Her head is easy to push and you will hear a squeak sound. As you feed Bubbles the meadow tiles, she will either eat them happily, with no bubble explosion, or sneeze, causing a bubble explosion. Below are images showing the game contents and the bubbles coming up out of her back.

 

There are 12 meadow tiles and each has a number printed on one side, from 1-5. This is the number of times you will push Bubble's head toward the hay on your turn. There isn't any action of actually feeding her with these tiles. 

Object:

Have the most meadow tiles when the game is over.

Set up:

Place the sheep game unit in the middle of the players. Take the top off and add the bubble solution. Replace the top. Scatter the meadow tiles, number side down, around the sheep.

Play:

Players take turns. Choose one meadow tile, flip it over, note the number, and press Bubble's head down toward the hay that many times. With each push, bubbly wool will appear on Bubble's back. If she eats without sneezing, she likes what you fed her and you keep the meadow tile. If Bubbles sneezes, put the tile back in the box and your turn is over. Play until all meadow tiles have either been claimed or put back into the box. The player with the most meadow tiles wins the game.

Try this:

• Play with the sheep before playing a game so the individual will know what to expect. Push the head down and watch the bubbles grow.
• Skip the meadow tiles. Each person pushes the head down the number of times they feel they can get away with before Bubbles sneezes. If you go too far and Bubbles sneezes on your turn, you lose the game. Play best two out of three.
• Use any bubbles solution after the stuff that comes with the game runs out. 
• Have fun blowing, chasing, and popping the bubbles once you are done playing the game.
• Put the round pieces away by picking up one, then stacking it on top of another and picking up both, then stacking them on top of another and picking up all, then put that stack on top of another, etc. Can you pick them all up this way? Put them in the box.
  
• Work on visual discrimination, recognizing numbers 1-5, tactile defensiveness, manual dexterity, socialization skills, executive functioning skills, play and leisure exploration and participation, process skills

 In the box: Sheep game unit, 12 meadow tiles, 1 oz. bubbles solution.