Animal Upon Animal Stacking Game

Overhead shot of Animal Upon Animal Game pieces on a wood table

Animal Upon Animal includes 29 wooden animals & 1 wooden die,

Animal Upon Animal Stacking Game box measures 6.75" by 8.75"

Animal Upon Animal Stacking Game box - back of the box

Over a Million Copies Sold!

Ages: 3 years and up

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Number of Players: 2-4 Players
Playing Time: 15 Minutes

For nearly 20 years, this beloved balancing game has brought families together in a mix of skillful hands, wobbly towers, and lots of laughter. Players take turns stacking quirky wooden creatures, like crocodiles, monkeys, toucans, and more, on top of each other. With each roll of the die, the challenge grows. Will your animals stay upright, or come tumbling down?

Compact yet full of character, this game is perfect for quick play sessions at home or on the go. Whether it’s family night, a playdate, or a casual gathering, Animal Upon Animal keeps the fun rolling.

Why Kids & Grown-Ups Love This Stacking Game:

Wild Stacking Fun: Balance colorful animals like lizards and sheep onto a wobbly wooden tower.
Roll & React Gameplay: Die rolls decide your next move - stack one, two, or hand off to a rival.
Develops Real Skills: Encourages fine motor development, coordination, and patience.
Award-Winning Favorite: Recognized with the Major Fun! Award and Mr. Dad Seal of Approval.
Durable & Sustainable: Made from high-quality, responsibly sourced wood.

Join over a million fans around the world who’ve fallen in love with this modern classic. Start stacking and let the hilarity begin!

Includes: 1 Crocodile, 4 toucans, 4 sheep, 4 snakes, 4 monkeys, 4 penguins, 4 hedgehogs, 4 lizards, Wooden Die with symbols, Set of game instructions

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Game Instructions PDF

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Number of Players: 2-4 Players
Playing Time: 15 Minutes
Includes:
Game Instructions PDF:

UPC: 4010168036786
SKU: 3678AUA
Width: 1.90"
Height: 8.60"
Depth: 8.60"
Weight: 0.90 lbs
Availability: This item typically ships the next business day
Made in: China

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Overall rating: 4.8461537 / 5 from 52 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Animal Upon Animal Game - Compact Version is a family-friendly stacking game that combines skill and strategy. Made from durable wood, it offers hours of entertainment and has won multiple awards. Perfect for all ages, it encourages hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Summary topics

Wood Quality: 16%
Animal Pieces: 19%
Game Experience: 62%

Review topics: ["quality","fun","game","animals","pieces","kids","play","idea","toy","hit","service","gift"].

Review highlights

"This game is the first time all my kids have played and enjoyed together." — Brighteyes
"The wooden game piece animals are durable, vividly colorful and are made of high quality." — Jake R.
"It’s a gift but we love Haba and are usually happy with their toys and games." — Megan s.

Reviews

Classroom gift

"Purchased this for my daughters kindergarten classroom Kids love it"

— Mary J. (5/5)

A great game that will last for years

"This game is challenging enough to keep a child's interest without being too difficult. I feel it will be used for years. Great quality wooden pieces."

— Jessica M. (5/5)

Cute game

"Cute game"

— Laura N. (5/5)

Fun for the Family

"I gave this game as a gift to several families this Christmas and it’s been a huge hit! It’s challenging enough to keep kids interested, but fun enough not to frustrate them when things don’t go their way."

— Anna (5/5)

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— Andre L. (5/5)

We gifted this, along with

"We gifted this, along with other HABA games, to my kids classroom and it’s a hit for “Fun Friday”!"

— CJ N. (5/5)

Language Learning with Animal Upon Animal!

"From the Speech Language Pathologist...Another exceptional, language-rich game from Haba! I love the wooden pieces in this game. It is going to last a long, long time. The kids love the little animals, and the pieces can easily be cleaned with a quick wipe down. While I loved the sturdy box, I replaced it with a 4x6 plastic photo box (it packs down nice and small!) which keeps all the pieces together and protected, and the game lives in my therapy bag, ready to be pulled out at a moment's notice, no matter what setting I'm in. Expressive Language: There are many, many opportunities to name animals and animal attributes with this game. Even if the child is not successful stacking the animals (there's always Animal Upon Animal Jr!), they can play with the animals and make many environmental sounds--all the animal noises! Kids can name and sort colors, and can count and name numbers when using the die. This game is great for talking about basic concepts--"Where will you put the monkey? NEXT to the sheep, ON the crocodile." During free play, children have the opportunity to spontaneously use their language as they manipulate the little animals. Throw in a paper towel roll, and the animals are going in, out, on, off, over, and around! Receptive Language: Many, many sorting and categorizing opportunities--sort by habitat (farm, forest, etc), by diet (who eats what), size (big, small, long, short), features (which animals have fur, etc.). Describe the animals (inferencing) and have the child guess which animal you are talking about ("this animal is long and thin, makes a hissing noise, and lives in the forest." Have the child describe an animal for you to guess! This is great for following directions, from routine, one step ("give me the monkey") to novel complex directions ("give me the monkey, then put the penguin on the crocodile"). Social Language: This is an excellent game for encouraging children to be good sports. Rather than getting mad or upset when their animals topple off the pile, they learn to laugh at themselves and with their friends while enjoying the game. They learn to make appropriate comments--"Oh no! It fell off"--rather than pouting when things didn't go as planned. This game provides excellent opportunities to learn turn taking, waiting, and handling manipulatives appropriately as well. Extension activities: The game pairs nicely with Apple Trouble by Ragnhild Scamell. Children can reinvent the story by choosing where the hedgehog might find these animals and what each animal might say to the hedgehog about the (spoiler alert!) apple stuck in his quills. Children could make a book about the animals to introduce and reinforce vocabulary, perhaps using some different textures--cotton balls for the wooly sheep, vinyl for the smooth snake, bumpy fabric for the crocodile, etc."

— Margaret B. (5/5)

Gift

"Have not used this yet. It’s a gift but we love Haba and are usually happy with their toys and games."

— Megan s. (5/5)

Fun Game!

"I'm very happy with my purchase because my 2.5yo now has an introduction to games I can sit and play with her. She hasn't followed the actual rules yet as she's still a little young but we have fun taking turns trying to stack the animals"

— Jesse M. (5/5)

Great game

"Great game"

— Sandra P. (5/5)

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