Game is considdered one of the basic needs of a child and besides providing satisfaction and pleasure, it encourages children to learn about themselves, about others and about the world that surrounds us. Through the game a child can spontaneously gain knowledge about environment that surrounds it. There are several theories of games and they are divided into three main areas: social, psychological and pedagogical approach to games. Asside from those theories there is also a basic division of games. Games are usually divided to functional games, games with symbols and games with rules. Games that teach kids about their environment are being more and more used in educational institutions. By playing, a child develops its skills and abilities and learns tolerance, independence and problem solving Developing love towards the environment in which a child lives is a task both for the family and educational institutions. It is of great importance that children play games that encourage them to develop love towards their environment both at their homes and at educational institutions. Through the game the children spontaneously learn, gain new knowledge and expand their previous one. Main goal of this research is to test how much the children are interested in playing games that teach them about environment and can they gain new knowledge by playing. Research has shown that children have some knowledge about mammels, especialy about the ones in their immediate environment. Through the game children develop a human relationship towards animals and grow concious of the importance of animal world for the entire life on planet Earth. It is very important that children learn to wait while others talk, in other words, to be taught patience and tolerance, to respect other people's opinions and to follow the rules. Results of this research have shown that children show their satisfaction and interest throught the game, but also gain new knowledge and expand their previous one. Twenty three children from an older group of kindergarten „Radost“ in Osijek were involved in the studies.