Board games and dice and card games can have a substantial impact on your child’s development.

Board games are created to be fun and to entertain but  often help a child socially and academically.

Kids board games are great for encouraging social skills.

A board game is great for teaching kids the concepts of turn taking, sharing and losing as well as the academic stuff such as reading and math.
Gong out to dinner or watching a film together are great activities but do not draw a family together quite like a board game…

It is surprising how kids grow in self confidence and esteem when playing board games with their family

Children learn  patience, verbal communication and interaction with others, which develops their social skills.

Children develop focus and lengthen their attention spans whilst waiting to take their turns.

Children learn about following rules during a family board game as well..

Frustration and disappointment are often felt by children when they lose a game. If they win a game they are happy. A lot of children take this seriously.

You may find you need to be patient and understanding of your child asd they deal with their anger or frustrations at losing a game. You must let your child lose at times though otherwise thay will never learn these valuable lessons.

Board games are valuable in teching different skills. Some are helpful for learning math skills, others for their language skills. Solving problems and manipulation are skills learnt in others.

Our favorite games include:

The trouble board game is great , very simple the idea being to get your four colored playing pieces home first.
This game involves learning turn taking, losing/winning/ colors, and learning how to count to 12..

2..Blokus Classics Game. This is a game of strategy for children ages five and up. A great game for teaching spatial awareness.

3.Chutes and Ladders, a simple game which  teaches young children how to count  wait turns. .

4.Qwirkle Board Game. A game where you match colors and shapes to win points. It is about strategically placing tiles to win the game. .

5.Scrabble, Boggle, and Balderdash are  games that help kids expand their vocabulary.

6.Cueldo is a mystery game that requires problem solving and deduction to work out who killed the victim. This is a game for older players..

Chess is a game for older children that teaches, patience, math skills, logical thinking and strategic planning.

Zingo is a game for players ages 3 and up. They will need to match tiles to cards similar to bingo cards. One side of the card is for younger kids and the other for older children
Monopoly is a great classic game.
9.Monopoly is one of our favorite classic games. It helps with stategic planning, money skills and reasoning skills.

Board games are great for spending quality time together. Get them out on a rainy afternoon or evening and have some  fun..