Get Kids Board Ц With Board Games, That Is!

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by Electra Forbes

Board games have long been one of the greatest sources of entertainment for families and young children. Who doesn't remember the first time they played Candy Land or Monopoly? Board games can be an exciting way to teach young children. They are also a great way for families to spend time together.

Are you looking for the perfect board game for your children? There are more board games available now than ever before. Walk into any toy store and you'll find dozens of board games suited for almost every interest and taste. You'll find board games that double as educational tools, board games inspired by the latest movie superhero or hit television cartoon, as well as the classics. Here is a short list of the most popular board games today. You'll find some classics listed here, as well as some newer favorites.

1. Candy Land! Candy Land is billed as "your child's first game." Indeed, Candy Land has been a family favorite for over 50 years. What keeps drawing young children to this game? Candy Land appeals to a child's sense of adventure, fantasy, their love of color, and of course, candy. This wonderfully whimsical game is filled with colorful character pieces and a storybook premise. The layout of Candy Land is straightforward. Players move their pieces across the game board spaces, moving through such magical places as the Lollipop Woods and the Molasses Swamp. For all its sugary fun, Candy Land is designed to teach young children important social and literacy skills. Children can practice taking turns, sharing, colors, matching, counting, memory skills, and much more.

2. Monopoly. Monopoly is the undisputed champ of board games. Many people have fond memories of playing heated matches of Monopoly with their families and friends. For many young children, Monopoly is their first exposure to currency, negotiation, trade, the concept of buying and renting, and the "real world" of the free market.

аHistorical Quote

In the game of “Whist for two,” usually called “Correspondence,” the lady plays what card she likes: the gentleman simply follows suit. If she leads with “Queen of Diamonds,” however, he may, if he likes, offer the “Ace of Hearts”: and, if she plays “Queen of Hearts,” and he happens to have no Heart left, he usually plays “Knave of Clubs.”

—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)

3. Operation. An oldie but goodie, Operation continues to entertain even today's hyper stimulated video game generation. Many parents give the Operation game to their children hoping to stimulate some kind of interest in medicine. However, most children are too busy having fun to notice that they might be learning anything about the human body. Operation is a classic game of coordination and skill. In order to remove the red-nosed patient's ailments, each player must take turns with the operating tweezers. If the player hesitates or lacks control of the tweezers and the tongs touch the "walls" of the patient's body, the player loses their turn. But even losing is half the fun in Operation. Whenever a player makes a slip with the tweezers, the patient's red bulb nose lights up!

4. Boggle Jr. Boggle Jr. is a fun and education version of the popular game, designed just for kids. Bobble Jr. helps teach young children their letters and letter sounds, spelling, reading, vocabulary and other early literacy skills. Boggle Jr. uses matching pictures to allow children to learn the names of different objects. This game is recommended for ages three to six years.

5. The game of Life. Who doesn't remember the game of Life? If you played board games during the latter part of the twentieth century, chances are you played the game of Life. Children love playing the game of Life because it allows them a glimpse of the "grown-up" world. Most children love the feeling of pretending to be older, and the game of Life allows them to have fun being grown-ups while learning about such things as rent, home ownership, marriage, college, and loans. To play the game of Life, children spin the Wheel of Fate and use their game piece to travel through Life's path. Each player experiences a variety of major life events while collecting money. Players learn to work through life problems and pitfalls like losing a job or owing money, perform good deeds, and practice social interaction.

6. Battleship. Not technically a board game, Battleship is nonetheless a childhood favorite. Players send out their torpedoes and strategize to destroy their opponent's ships. The game is deceptively simple, but succeeds in getting older children to use reasoning skills to balance out the random power of luck.

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