Lotto “72 Food Products”

🥕 Seventy-two familiar foods – from an apple to a small loaf of bread. Lotto “72 Food Products” is a classic lotto game in which pairs are made in two ways: picture with picture, or picture with word. The second option turns the game into a first step towards reading, and the topic itself – food – is the closest thing to a child’s everyday life, so talking about it comes naturally.

✨ What does this game develop?

• Early reading skills – linking a picture with the written word;
• Vocabulary and verbal fluency – the names of 72 foods, their groups and descriptions;
• Understanding of categories – fruit, vegetables, dairy products, baked goods: children learn to sort and to explain why a product belongs to one group or another;
• Attention and turn-taking – lotto requires keeping track of what has already been drawn and waiting for your turn.

🎲 How do you play at home?

Each player gets a long board, and the small cards are drawn one by one – the first to fill their board wins. Start with the picture–picture version and move on to the word side as your child grows. Once a card is drawn, take your time: what food is this? Sweet or sour? Where is it grown or made? Did you eat it today? That way a lotto evening quietly turns into a conversation about healthy eating, and the cards work beautifully for a “shopping” game with a basket, too.

🧑‍🏫 Tips for professionals

For speech and language therapists, food is one of the most rewarding topics: the names of the products cover many different sounds, and the word cards suit early reading practice. The aid works well with children who have delayed language development and a limited vocabulary – from naming the noun you move on to attributes (“a sweet apple”) and actions (“we slice, boil, bake”). In feeding therapy and with extremely selective eaters, the cards make it possible to talk about a food first and only then meet it for real. In a group, the lotto format naturally trains sustained attention and turn-taking.

📦 What is in the set

• 12 long lotto boards with foods (18 × 12 cm);
• 72 cards with foods (5,5 × 5,5 cm).

Please note: the game instructions and the wording on the cards may be in Spanish, but play is simple and the clear pictures let you start straight away.

👶 Who is it for?

Recommended from 3 years. For families, nursery groups and speech therapy rooms – a classic lotto that grows vocabulary, introduces the world of food and leads towards a child’s first read words.