The SCH(M)ATZMATZ is a collection of creative games for children from the age of five.

The game consists of a high-quality acrylic glass board with 49 hollows and a groove running round the edge, 60 transparent glass marbles (yellow, red, blue and green) as counters, 6 silicone rubber tubes to suck up the marbles and a blank template block which you can use to make up your own games. This means that you can copy well-known games, such as draughts, ludo or solitaire.

Small children can carefully paint in the colours of the game, helping them to develop fine motor skill activity. Older children can even try out their hand at devising their own games, and making up rules for them as well. The prepared template is simply placed beneath the board and the game can begin!

A number of game suggestions are already described in the instructions. Playing with the SCH(M)ATZMATZ is especially suitable for English lessons in primary school and at an observational level. The tubes are included in the game for therapeutic purposes. In order to strengthen muscles in the mouth, the tubes are used to pick the marbles up and place them back on the board, depending on the rules of the game.

Sophisticated games can also be developed with adults undergoing therapy. Of course, the tubes can be sterilised or boiled. By the way, it is fun for everybody if you suck up the pieces instead of simply using your hands to place them on the board. But be careful: you mustn't laugh, otherwise you won't manage it at all!!!