Bluebird Ants in the Pants Game - 1980s Vintage New Old Stock - Factory Sealed - UK Made - Rare

New Old Stock (NOS) — never opened or played. Factory cellophane wrap present but split in areas at the top corners and side seam, as clearly shown in photos. Contents presumed complete and unused. Please examine all photos very carefully before purchasing — condition as shown in images.

An exceptionally rare survivor — a Bluebird Toys edition of the classic Ants in the Pants® Game, still in its original factory cellophane wrap, dating from the 1980s. Bluebird Toys was one of Britain’s most beloved toy manufacturers of the era, and this is a genuine UK-made edition — the back panel confirms “Made in Great Britain” with a Kusan, Inc. licence credit (the original American game was designed in 1979). UK Bluebird editions of Ants in the Pants in sealed condition are extremely difficult to find — most surviving copies were opened and played, making this a genuinely rare piece of British toy history.

This is also a European multilingual edition — the back panel carries full game text in English, French, Italian, German, and Dutch, confirming it was distributed across the UK and Europe.

Game details (photo-verified):

• Brand: Bluebird Toys — Made in Great Britain
• Licence: Kusan, Inc. © 1979 (original game design)
• Players: 1 to 4
• Age rating (box): Ages 3 years and up
• Languages on box: English, French, Italian, German, Dutch
• Era: 1980s
• Contents (per box text): 1 pair of blue plastic dungarees/pants with red braces, 16 coloured plastic ant playing pieces, complete instructions
• Retail hang cord: Original red braided cord handle present on box

How to play: Players press down the spring-loaded ants and try to flick them into the pair of plastic dungarees — the player who lands the most ants in the pants wins. Simple, fast, and endlessly entertaining for young children — a true classic of 1980s family game design.

Box & wrap condition (photo-verified):

• Factory cellophane wrap is present and largely intact around the box body
• Wrap has split at the top corners and along the side seam — age-related splits clearly visible in photos; wrap is not fully sealed at these points
• Box graphics are clean and bright beneath the wrap — no obvious fading or print damage
• Minor corner push/crease to one top corner of the box — as shown in photos
• Red braided hang cord intact
• Contents have never been opened — presumed complete and unused; some age-related degradation of plastics inside cannot be excluded given the age of the item