Episode 037: Games for Fun and Learning
If things are fun, they gain relevance and children remember them and games are fun for us, too! In this episode, Maria and Sheila discuss age-appropriate ways to incorporate games into our daily activities to make things more fun and educational for our children.
“The single most important skill that parents can acquire is playing.” - Lawrence J. Cohen
Learning happens so much more quickly through play than through any other method and with schools pushing for more and more academics, it's even more important that we incorporate play-based learning into our family time activities.
In this episode, we provide research and resources for age-appropriate games that are timeless and fun for the whole family. Incorporating games into your family time will also help to develop and nurture the family culture that you desire.
Resources From This Episode:
Toddler/Preschool Games:
play silks
wooden blocks
puzzles
puppets
legos
magnatiles
chutes and ladders
snails pace
connect4
Card games for younger children:
Uno
Go Fish
Old Maid
Older card games:
5 Crowns
Spoons
Egyptian War
Individual Games:
Perplexus
Labrynth
Puzzles
Solitaire
Learning Games for 6 and up:
Gobblet
Cathedral
Clue
Life
Apples to Apples
Battleship
Sequence
Rummy Kub
Yahtzee
Boggle
Mastermind
Chess
Checkers