The set can be taken out in any situation or opportunity: family dinners, an afternoon hangout at the playground, a playdate, a camping trip involving several families, and much more. The kit’s main goal is to bring everyone closer and deepen their connections by presenting them with stories that touch upon emotional values (compassion, empathy, sympathy, self-expression, etc.)

Spread the cards face-down, ask a question pertaining to a specific issue in our lives, or ask for general advice. Pick out a card and read the story with its unique message and advice in the accompanying book.

The game kit is suitable for all ages!

Each and every member of the family is invited to listen to the stories, and take from them whatever is relevant. Young children will enjoy the playfulness that comes with choosing the card and listening to a short story about the animal world. Older children will be able to share something that relates to the chosen value.

This game kit has no age limit, it is something to grow with as you come to understand more and more levels every time you play. The kit presents the opportunity to listen to fascinating stories and witness how animals solve problems.

As far as adults are concerned, the stories present us with a certain worldview many can identify with, and make relevant to their own lives.

3-5 years old: You can simply pick a card that leads to a story, or read it as a bedtime story. For instance: each night, as part of the bedtime routine, pick out a card and listen to the chosen story. You can even put the card beneath your pillow to attract good dreams!

5-7 years old: You can use the kit for many different opportunities, during a family get-together or a social event (anything from a family meal to a classroom meeting). The cards can be used whenever children get into difficult situations, when they find it hard to share, or when you simply want to create more closeness and friendship. After picking out a card, you can ask guiding questions such as: How did the animal behave in the story? What would you have done differently? Have you ever experienced a similar situation?

7-up: You can use the cards for advice on any topic. We recommend phrasing the question in the following way: What advice can the cards give me regarding this matter? (A fight with a friend, a difficult test, troubles at home, etc.) Even adults can benefit from the game kit, but they must of course ask for advice regarding issues in their own lives (relationships, self-fulfillment, career, etc.)

• A post-college graduate takes the kit with her on a trip to Europe. Once in a while she takes a card out for herself, or shares one with the people she meets along the way, and draws inspiration from the stories.
• A new father of a six-month-old baby reads a bedtime story to his son: “He might not understand the words, so it doesn’t matter what I read to him. I enjoy reading him these stories, and maybe, little by little, some of the values in the stories will enter his mind.”
• During a family dinner (which included a 93-year-old grandmother, middle-aged parents, young parents, a cynical teenager and a few children ages 3 and 9), everyone draws cards, shares, and participates in the conversation. Everyone stays at the table as they tell each other the thoughts and insights that came up after reading the stories. The evening included two surprises – the grandmother who mostly stays quiet, and the rebellious teen “who hates everything at the moment”, both spoke their hearts out. The mother described this as an “unforgettable evening.”
• A mother bought the kit for her boys, ages 3 and 6; one evening, after the children had gone to bed, she hosted some friends. They all sat together over a couple of beers and everyone read from the cards. This turned into an evening of intimate conversation.

One option is to let children freely bring up whatever comes to mind after reading the story and the message. You can also ask guiding questions such as: How did the animal act in the story? What would you have done differently? Have you ever experienced a similar situation? What did you do in that situation? Do you know someone who experienced a similar situation? How can you use the story’s message to help you in your daily life? Can the message in the story be relevant and helpful regarding the issue you asked advice about?

The card kit is absolutely a therapeutic tool, despite the fact that the set was developed for the family first and foremost. Many therapists, psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, school counselors, social workers and others in the field use it. The goal of the kit is to open up a window into the child’s mind and soul, and this is why many use it as a tool to “break the ice” in the beginning of and during therapeutic sessions. The set is recommended by the Adler Institute.

In this page you will find recommendations for activities you may incorporate while working in groups, using Animal Cards & Tales.

You can choose a card as daily advice for the class/group, or as an answer to a dilemma or question that has come up.

Ask the cards a question: what can the cards advise regarding… then pick out a card, read the story, and discuss the connection between the story and your question.

• A Round of Giving: Each participant in the group picks a card in order to give it to another person, telling that person why, in their opinion, this particular animal is “good” for them (for instance: I would like to gift you the strength of a tiger or the joy of a monkey).
• A Secret Animal: Divide the children (in secret) into different animal groups. Tell everyone to start moving around in the space, sounding out the “noise” of the animal assigned to them. The children must identify other animals similar to their own by sound alone, and arrange themselves according to their animal groups. Each group can then read a story about the particular animal and have a conversation about it.
• Who am I? Tape an animal card to each child’s back. Divide the children into pairs and ask the children to identify the animal on each other’s back, using “yes” and “no” questions. After the children have guessed the animal they can read the stories.
• Identify the Animal: In pairs, or in a group circle, choose someone to think about their favorite animal while the rest of the group members ask questions in order to identify what animal they are thinking about. It’s important that the answers not give away the animal too quickly. It is also possible to turn one of the animal stories into a group play.
• Myself as the Animal: Spread the cards out in the center of the circle. Each participant chooses the animal they identify with most, and tells the group why they’ve chosen it. After that, everyone reads the animal stories.
• Movement and Sound: Each participant chooses an animal and presents it to the group with movement and sound. The rest of the participants guess the animal.
• Draw Me! Each participant chooses an animal card, looks at it for a few seconds, then closes their eyes and draws it. The group then has to guess which animal they’ve drawn.
• Animal/Letter: Each participant says their name and a name of an animal that begins with the same letter. The next person repeats what the previous person said, adding their own name and animal. Keep going until someone gets confused, then start over.
• Group Animals: Choose four different animals and ask the children to arrange themselves in groups according to the animal they feel is similar to them (based on their characteristics). Afterwards you can answer the following questions: In what ways are you similar to the animal you chose? In what ways are you different? What can you learn from the animal? At the end of the activity you can read the story from the book.
• A Drawing and a Story: Read a story about an animal and let the children draw the animal or the story.
• An Animal and an Attribute: Each participant chooses a card and acts out an attribute representing the animal (for instance, an arm held out like the trunk of an elephant). Everyone stands in a circle and each person says the name of the animal and acts out the attribute, with everyone else repeating as well.
• Likes and Dislikes: Spread out the cards on the floor and have each person choose their favorite and their least favorite animal, and explain the reasons why.

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