Advice and reviews for games targeted towards kids under 5 years old.
There’s a huge difference between what kids can play at 36 months old and what they can do at 47 months. Our top picks for 3 year olds.
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How do monkeys help in a pirate battle? Find out in Pirate Blast! – a simple game for kids.
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This week, it’s all about YOUR questions! What’s the best game for a deserted island? What kind of mystery games can we recommend for a 7 year old? What games can you play with a short attention span?
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Cooperate to complete puzzles that tell the story of A Christmas Carol – in order – before Scrooge wakes up!
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Splish, splash! Turtle races down the river to join his friends – but they’re already playing hide and seek!
Can he find them all?
Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, birthdays, or just because, it feels good to give board games as gifts. We present our recommendations for this year, covering all ages and experience levels.
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“One of the best ways to get your kids excited about doing something is by being excited about doing something.” Can you get your kids to love games the way you do?
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Learn how a San Francisco librarian uses board gaming to affirm English Language Learning and welcome people of all literacy levels.
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Right away you’ll notice some differences, but this Junior game keeps the DNA of its big brother without dumbing it down or making it less fun.
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Even games that don’t require any reading can help your child build important reading skills, including: Fluency, Cohesion, Background Knowledge, and Executive Function.
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Work together to peek into the mice’s house and see what kinds of tchotchkes they’ve stolen from us humans!
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We get asked, “How do you get your kids to play games with you?”
First you have to get them interested, but then you have to teach them the rules and how to play!
Scan object cards to “feed” the monsters and match the color of their fur in this app-driven card game.
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Dice and cards can be hard for little hands. What can you do to make game components – especially from “grown up” games – easier for kids to handle?
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Ecologic Puzzle: Respect the Earth comes with 12 two-piece puzzles showing two versions of the same action. The left-side puzzle piece shows an action that is harmful to the earth. The right-side, green-edged puzzle piece shows a more earth-friendly approach.
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We thought this might be a Disney-themed Candy Land… but we were surprised! This game is an absolute delight, and perfect for young children to play with their families.
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The following is a guest post written by Sara Tedrick Parikh. Matching memory games are a rite of passage for pre-schoolers, and Adventerra Games has hands-down the cutest one I’ve seen on the market. Seriously, I considered just linking directly to their website shop with a “d’awwww!” caption and calling it a day, but I decided to push through with
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Over the past year, I think many families have been reminded how great it is to sit down and play board games together. If you’d like to add a few games to your holiday shopping list, we have suggestions for all ages and situations.
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