Build Your Own Amusement: Tiny Park
Building an amusement park immediately captures kids’ interest. Tiny Park from HABA teaches decoding, critical thinking, and encourages emotional intelligence and experimentation.
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Adventure with Brandon the Brave
In a game like Brandon the Brave, kids also get the chance to practice strategy, to stretch their brain muscles as they decide which quest they want to complete first.
» Read moreLearn Physics, Discernment, and More: Animal Upon Animal Crest Climbers
Animal Upon Animal Crest Climbers is so much more than just a stacking game. It’s a great option for young gamers, because there’s so much to learn!
» Read moreThe Power of Learning – Through Play (and Board Games)
You may have never considered the unbelievably powerful learning tool we have at our fingertips – play! But a company called HABA has.
» Read moreThe Color Monster… And Emotional Intelligence
The Color Monster is all mixed up; he can’t tell what he’s feeling and his friend, the little girl, offers to help sort it all out. Work together to sort all the Color Monster’s emotions in the correct jars…
» Read more175 – GameSchooling & Board Game Club with Chrissy – The Family Gamers Podcast
Chrissy Wissler tells us about gameschooling, her board game club, and learning soft skills through board games.
» Read moreWhy Play Games with Your Kids? (Why Join… Part 3)
We’ve addressed why board game classes and cafés are great for your kids, but now we’ll pause and talk about why YOU should play games with your kids.
» Read moreStill Unsure… (Why Join a Community? part 2)
Still unsure about joining a board game class, café, or convention—a gaming community for you and your kids? Last time I started addressing the question many families have: Why take a board game class, visit a gaming café, or go to a convention when I can just do this at home? I talked a bit about the scheduling and the
» Read moreWhy Join… A Café or Convention?
Why join a board game class or a meet-up? Why visit a board game café or convention? Why not just stay in the comforts of your own home, inviting friends over for regular board game nights?
» Read moreIt’s Okay to Fail
But something I’ve learned as an adult is that when we fail, when we strive for something and it doesn’t work out, when we’ve fallen face-down in the mud and aren’t sure we can get back up again (let alone try again)—those are the real opportunities. The opportunities to grow, to get better, to learn from our mistakes and try again.
» Read moreMore than Strategy – Teach Emotional Intelligence through Board Games
Board games are amazing for teaching our kids strategy and critical thinking, supporting their growing reading skills and comprehension. But board games also offer something that’s not talked about as much…
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