Everyone knows about the Itsy Bisty Spider who went up the waterspout only to be washed away by the rain. The game ‘Up the Water Spout’ is based on the nursery rhyme.
The game includes the water spout, one faucet, a pole with stand, 8 spiders and a spinner. The game has to be set up and taken down every time it is played. Unlike many games that must be assembled before play ‘Up the Water Spout’ was easy enough for my son to assemble and take down in less then a minute.
Each player has two spiders of the same color and they are trying to be the first to get both of their spiders to the top. Each player takes turns spinning the spinner to determine if they will be moving 2, 3, 4 or 5 spaces, swapping there spider for another spider or if they will be releasing a rain drop that could knock any of the spiders off the water spout.
What about the kids? Well they loved it! The only problem they had was a few of the kids had trouble figuring out how to climb the water spout. The kids wanted to climb straight up rather then following the arrows that went over then up the water spout. Despite this the kids really enjoyed playing the game.
I highly recommend this game for an addition to any preschool game library because of its unique and fun concept. ‘Up the Water Spout’ can be easily tied into any curriculum based on bugs, nursery rhymes or counting.
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