Goki's donkey balancing game - hand motor skills
Author: Jantine Booij
Pediatric physiotherapist
Goki's pack donkey is a nice game to practice fine motor skills without noticing.
You can play the game with four people, but the game can also be played alone. Sorting the sticks so that each player has his own color is already a good exercise.
The rules of the game are simple. Place one stick on the donkey per turn and make sure you are the first to place all your sticks on the donkey's back.
Whoever has finished his sticks wins. If any sticks fall off the donkey while laying them down, you are out of luck and have to put them back down one by one.
Putting the first layer on the easel is still quite difficult but you can then agree to put the first layer together. Once the first layer is on it will be easier.
If it is too difficult to put the sticks on the easel, you can also play the game without the easel. You can also stack the sticks in a different way.
Once all the sticks are on the easel or on the table and the tower is stable, you can also play another game. Can you then remove the sticks one by one without the tower falling? And can you also stack and remove them with your other hand or tweezers?
A fun game that doesn't take too long and can be played in different ways. For me as a pediatric physiotherapist, it's not just a fun game, but one that also secretly practices hand motor skills. I get the pack donkey out of the stable. Fortunately, this donkey easily fits in my trunk!