Save the Animals-Climbing Path Game-A Balance Board Game

A Balance Board Game | Eco-Education + Focus Training

Inspired by endangered species, this DIY game combines motor skills and environmental awareness. Kids control a heart-shaped ball to "rescue" animal silhouettes by lighting up their LED eyes—learning through play!

Materials

1. Base: Cardboard
2. Path: Hand-drawn tree path + 10 animal cutouts (carved with a craft knife)
3. Interactive Parts:
4. Heart container (with a glass ball inside)
5. Strings + rings (to hang the heart)
6. Magnets (for switches + heart trigger)
7. Colored LEDs, coin battery, conductive tape (Paper Circuit)
8. Reed Switch - Magnetic Induction Switch
9. Decor: Markers

Tools:

1. Utility knife (for rough cutting)
2. Precision craft knife / X-Acto knife (for fine carving)
3. Scissors
4. Ruler (for measurements and alignment)
5. Pencil (for sketching and marking)

Software：AutoCAD & Fusion360

1. Find silhouette references of 10 endangered animals and large trees.
2. Draw a tree on cardboard, surround it with endangered animal silhouettes.
3. Draw it with AutoCAD
4. Carve them out.

1. Use conductive tape to link LEDs to the battery. Attach magnetic switches (Reed Switch) behind each animal.

1. Glue a magnet to the back of the heart. Thread strings through rings to make it movable.

1. Tug strings to light up animals! Label names for fun quizzes.

1. Focus & Fun: Balancing the ball trains hand-eye coordination.
2. Eco-Lesson: "Meet the animals we need to protect!"
3. Bonus Q: "Can you name them all?" 😉

Let’s save wildlife, one game at a time!