Woopie "Exploding Chicken Coop" is a fun skill game for the whole family: place the chickens on the coop roof before the mechanism "pops" and sends them all flying.

This exploding chicken coop game brings plenty of laughs for children and adults. Players take turns rolling the colour die and placing a chicken of that colour on the roof. The roof can pop at any moment, and then all the chickens tumble off. The rules are simple, but the game takes dexterity, focus and patience. The set includes a coop with a movable roof, 36 chickens in six colours and a die. It is designed for 2–4 players aged 3 and up, girls and boys alike.

What your child develops

• Hand-eye coordination. Each chicken has to go on gently so the roof is not jolted.
• Precision and patience. Every move needs to be slow and calm.
• Colour recognition. The die shows a colour, and the right chicken has to be found.
• Playing together. Children learn to wait their turn and lose with a smile.

How to play

Stand the coop up, and each player picks a colour or the chickens are dealt out at random. Press the roof down to "set" the mechanism. Take turns rolling the die and placing chickens on the roof. If the roof pops on your turn, you lose the round or collect the chickens as penalty points.

The first player to place all their chickens wins. Play several rounds and keep score.

A great gift

Exploding Chicken Coop is a good gift for a family with children aged 3 and up – for a birthday, for Christmas or to bring when visiting.

What's in the box

• 1 chicken coop with movable roof
• 36 coloured chickens (6 of each colour)
• 1 colour die

Find more games like this in our skill and arcade games collection, or more ideas for this age in toys for 3–5 year olds.