This animal movement game works on various animal sounds and actions. Don’t forget to grab the free printable!
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Using a cube template from whsdesign as a base, I added animal pictures to each face of the cube: crocodile, elephant, frog, penguin, dog and monkey. I chose these animals because they have distinctive movements associated with them.
I printed the cube onto white cardstock, cut it out then glued it together.
I took the animal movement cube to a playdate with our friends from Lalymom. I explained that they roll (or gently throw) the die, and then everyone had to impersonate the animal that was on the top face of the cube. Here are some suggestions:
- Dog: Imitate licking, panting, tail wagging, barking, woofing
- Crocodile: Opening and shutting straight arms held out in front, snapping noises
- Penguin: Arms down by sides with hands turned out, waddling action
- Elephant: Holding arm to side of nose as if it were a trunk, elephant trumpet noises
- Frog: Squatting down and making jumps, gribbit noises
- Monkey: Pretending to swing from trees, scratching, eating banana, lots of “oo-oo-ee-ee-aa-aa” sounds!
Miss 4 absolutely loved it (after she got over the lack of zebra on the cube) and delighted in doing all the animal impersonations. F and Mr 1 joined in when they felt like it!
A frog!
A crocodile!
The next day F and I were stuck inside due to the rain. The game turned into a perfect rainy day activity!
This animal movement cube would be a great idea for an animal themed birthday party!
Download the FREE animal movement game template from the Craftulate Shop!
I love this. We had made up our own board game and it had a few of these movements in it. I think my son would love this version of a game as well. Pinning
Thank you so much – I hope your son enjoys it!
I absolutely love this! Would you be open to creating a version with an animal in place of a monkey? As an educator who works with underserved children, monkeys are sometimes associated with racist historical contexts.
Do you have an alternative in mind?