PLAYING THE GAME
Buckle up — it’s time to play! The youngest player goes first by moving the bus along the
road and stopping it at their bus stop. As the bus is moving, it will begin playing the tune
of the “Wheels on the Bus™” song. Every player is encouraged to sing and dance along!
When the bus reaches the player’s bus stop, they should press the bus’s hood — while the
music is playing — to find out which token to look for. Will it be the wheels? Or maybe the
horn? The bus will call out which part of the bus the player will need to find. For example,
if the bus plays “The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep,” the player needs to find the
horn token. NOTE: If you need a reminder of which token to look for, just press the hood
one more time! (See the figures below for suggested hand movements.)
After the bus has finished singing, the player now has two chances to find a token that
matches the motion called out by the bus.
• The player should pick up one token from the center of the game board and turn
it over for everyone to see. If the token matches the motion called out by the bus,
congratulations! The player gets to keep the token and should place it on the matching
space on their bus stop.
• If the token does not match the motion called out by the bus the player should return
it, facedown, to the center of the game board. They then get one more try to find the
correct token.
• If the player does not find the correct token after two tries, that’s okay! Flip the tokens
back over in the center of the board.
• Play continues clockwise.
• NOTE: If the bus asks for a part that the player already has, they must try to find and
flip over a second one that matches. If they find it, they can flip over a third token. If
the third token is a part of the bus they don’t already have, they can keep it — if it is a
duplicate, they should flip all three tokens back over.
WINNING THE GAME
The first player to collect one of each of the four different tokens wins! Place your mover on
the top of the bus and gently press down. The bus will now play the entire song!
