Spin the spinner, pop a hamburger into the pig’s mouth and push down on his head. The more they pump, the more his belly grows until . . . pop! With each round, a point is given to the winning player. A set number of rounds is decided and the player with the maximum score towards the end wins the game. Resetting The Game When a hamburger color is assigned by the die or decided by the player, he or she flips one of them lying face down to see the number. The number on the hamburger indicates how many times the pig has to chew that burger (or the player has to make the pig chew). Pressing down on the pig’s head is great for building your child’s hand strength. Encourage your child to use just one hand to press down on the pig’s head if they are strong enough. If you want to play a longer game, you must go with the ‘pop the pig and lose’ rule. Because that keeps eliminating one player at a time, the game resets, and the last one standing wins. This rule also makes the game more suspenseful. Ironically kids get excited when their turn is skipped because that’s a chance to not lose the round.

Ask your child to name the number on the burger and model putting up the right number of fingers to match the number. Encourage your child to count as they press down on the pig’s head the correct number of times.Access to all digital games and activities that are added to our collection in the future. (Multiple activities will be added each month) An Instruction Manual also comes along. One that you might not need as we are already here helping you out.

On the bottom of each hamburger, you will find a number from 1 to 4. Insert the hamburger all the way into the pig's mouth. For casual fun among several kids, you should try out the Fruit Salad and Don’t Wake Daddy game. To foster some learning while playing, there are few games as good as Memory. Target Australia Pty Ltd is part of the Wesfarmers Ltd group and has no affiliation with Target Corporation US You can also focus on developing your child’s winning and losing skills. Often when children become fixated on winning, they can have difficulty regulating their emotions if they lose. It is often helpful to role model good winning and losing behaviour. Also emphasize at the start of the game that it is more important to have fun and play fairly than to win. Similarly, before starting the game, brainstorm friendly things to say to one when someone wins (e.g. “You played really well”) or when someone loses (e.g. “Good game. Do you want to play again?”. You could also practice empathy and discuss how other players may be feeling at the end of the game. Pop the Pig may not seem like a very physically active game but it is easy enough to adapt to target some of those gross motor goals.Create a simple obstacle course using what you have at home (e.g. crawl under chairs, hop on mats, walk heel-to-toe on a line drawn in chalk or masking tape etc.) and have your child do the obstacle course each time they want to collect a burger to feed to the pig. Why We Love It: Kids can’t get enough of the suspense of who will be the popper despite the simple nature of the game. It’s unusually satisfying to watch the pig’s belly grow larger, and fun to watch it pop. Pop the pig is developed keeping in mind the minds of little children. This is why it’s not only fascinating and satisfying but also the rules are extremely easy to understand. Dice Play Pop the Pig ® is an international preschool classic that is adored by millions of children – it was the top-selling preschool game in 2016 and 2017 according to retailer sales data collected by NPD! Kids spin the spinner, pop a hamburger into the pig’s mouth and push down on his head. The more they pump, the more his belly grows until . . . pop!