Australian Flag Beetle Game

I'm sure everyone remembers the classic game 'Beetle' from our childhood, where you have to create a 'beetle' piece by piece according to what you roll on the die. 

Our Australian flag is a complex little rectangle and I thought with Australia Day coming up, adapting the game 'Beetle' to the Australian flag made good sense. 

At the link below, you can find the pieces for the game including a colour background, a colour full flag for cutting out the pieces, a flag indicating which star relates to which number on the die and a plain black and white flag for colouring in. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE PRINTABLE FLAGS

It's a little....rough, haha and the stars are wonky but I hope you like it just the same.

The stars don't need cutting out exactly, just cut them in a circle and the backgrounds will blend in. 

How to play:

Each player will need a background and one set of stars (1 x big, 4x medium, 1 x small). You will also need a die. Start with the youngest player and move clockwise. The first player rolls the die. They get to place onto the blank flag the game piece that corresponds with the number rolled (see the guide at the link above). If they roll a number and that piece is already on the flag, they forfeit their turn for that round. First to complete their flag wins. 

Now for some facts about the Australian Flag:

• In 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was formed.  
• Until this time, Australia used Britain's flag, the Union Jack.  
• A competition was held to find the design for Australia's own flag.  Five designers shared the prize because they came up with similar ideas for the Australian flag.
• In the top left hand corner is the Union Jack.  This shows that Australia is part of the British Commonwealth.  
• Beneath the Union Jack is a large white star with seven points.  The points represent Australia's states and the territories.  Originally this star had six points.  The seventh point, for the territories was added in 1908.
• On the right hand side are the stars of the Southern Cross. The southern Cross was chosen because it can always be seen in the Australian sky at night
•  (info courtesy of DLTK kids)