Chocolate Day / Chocolate Button Bingo
Chocolate Button Bingo
Children play bingo using chocolate buttons as counters, with a small taste for everyone at the end.
How to run it
- Hand out bingo cards and a small pile of chocolate buttons.
- Call numbers or pictures and have children cover matches with buttons.
- The first to complete a row calls out bingo.
- Share a few fresh buttons from a clean bowl at the end.
You will need
- bingo cards
- chocolate buttons
- bowl of fresh chocolate buttons for eating
Make it easier or harderUse picture cards for younger children; older children can play with multiplication calls.
SafetyCheck allergies and dietary needs; serve eating chocolate from a clean bowl, not the counters.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4Playing bingo builds number recognition and listening skills.
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