Welcome to Play Everyday in May! Fellow blogger, Mary of NotBefore7 and I are excited to hop on Facebook Live and share some of our favorite games this month! Summer is coming. If you’re like us, you want a change of pace in the summer. But you also know that completely open-ended unstructured free time from […]
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10 Great Visual-Spatial Board Games
Last week I published a huge guide to board games and what you can learn while playing them. But as I stood in front of our wall of board games, one thought kept creeping into my mind. “This is a fantastic game and I know it really utilizes thinking skills! But why can’t I put […]
Better Learning Through Board Gaming
Of course, I may be biased, but in my opinion, there is no better “stealth education” than board gaming. I’ve already shared my thoughts on “educational games” and why they may not be the best use of your time. What I’m sharing today are all the things that your kids are naturally learning by playing […]
Little People Love Gaming, Too!
One of the reasons we have embraced board gaming is because of how adaptable it is to whole-family, multi-generational interaction. (Read more here about what we call “Living” Board Games.) Granted we haven’t figured out a way to involve the eighteen-month-old in board gaming in a meaningful way (i.e. chewing on game components doesn’t count […]
“Living” Board Games: High Quality Family Fun
There is a time for structured learning and instruction. And we can make use of a variety of activities to meet that objective. But when we come to “family time” or “game night,” the objectives are different! Have you ever played a game that everyone knew was actually instruction in sheep’s clothing? Or struggled to stay engaged […]
Games are for Playing
This post was originally published on an earlier blog under the title “Does it Draw You In?” I shelved it while I got this blog up and running, but I’m bringing it back so we can continue the conversation about board games! Living Books Recently I’ve been inspired to learn from the writings of Charlotte […]