Cat in The Hat: I Can do that! Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Contents
• Object
• Set Up
• On Your Turn
• "I Can Do That!"
• STOP! Cards
• Winning the Game
• Note to Parents

Contents

Age 4+. Players: 2 or more.

• 1 Trick-a-ma-stick
• 9 Playthings (Cake, Fish, Boat, Ball, Book, Gown, Fan, Toy Man, Rake)
• 33 Cards
• 1 Rules Manual

Object

Be the player with the most blue stars at the end of the game to win!

Set Up

1. Build the Trick-a-ma-stick. Build the jiggly-wiggly Trick-a-ma-stick by inserting the yellow stick into the red bases as shown.
2. Cards. Mix up all the cards and lay them face-down on the floor. This is the draw pile.
3. Playthings. Assemble the fishbowl by sliding the two pieces together. Assemble the cake by inserting the cake into the plate. Set all the playthings nearby.

The youngest player goes first!

On Your Turn

1. Flip over one RED card, one BLUE card, and one YELLOW card. If you flip over a STOP! card, stop immediately and jump to the STOP! Cards instructions below.
2. Put your RED, BLUE, and YELLOW cards face-up in order, so they fit together.
3. Now read the complete sentence created by all three cards. If you think you can do the activity, say, "I can do that!" and jump to the "I Can Do That!" instructions below.
4. If you don't think you can do the activity, then you may switch your RED, BLUE, or YELLOW card for another card of the same color. If you pick a new card from the draw pile, mix your old card back into the draw pile, face-down. You may do this as many times as you wish, but watch out, you may get a STOP! card. If you do, jump to the STOP! Cards instructions below.

"I Can Do That!"

Try to do the activity on the cards. If you do the activity successfully, you earn those three cards. Put them into a scoring pile next to you. Also put the plaything you just used back in the game box.

STOP! Cards

If you flip over a STOP! card, your turn is over. Put the STOP! card in your scoring pile and mix any other cards you just flipped over back into the draw pile, face-down.

Winning the Game

When all the cards are gone, the game is over. Count the blue stars on your cards. The player with the most blue stars is the winner!

Note to Parents

We encourage families to customize their own rules, particularly for what counts as a "successful activity." Is it okay to drop a plaything? Do you get a second chance? We believe that discussing the rules with children before, during, and even after play can be a positive learning experience. And of course, the most important thing is to have fun!