Board Games: Still Fashionable Or Too Old Fashioned For Kids?
In today’s modern world of the latest and greatest video games, are the board games that used to be so popular with kids a thing of the past? In our new high-technology world, are board games too low-tech for kids to still enjoy? The answer is no. Board games are still a very popular choice, even with the modern kids. Hungry Hippo, Monopoly, Clue, and the Game of Life are just a few of the board games that are still just as popular as ever. There is no new technology with the older board games but that has not stopped them from still being a very common present for kids.
Other board games have the advantage of being educational. These games include Cranium, Trivial Pursuit, scrabble, and other such games that require you to think. These board games make the perfect gift for special needs children because they help kids learn.
Board games are still the perfect gift for any child. With the huge variety to choose from, finding the right board game for any child is easy. No matter what interests them, there is a board game out there that is a perfect match. Board games help to amuse children and relieve boredom, but they can also be a very valuable educational tool as well. Board games also help teach children how to get along with others, follow the rules, and accept losing gracefully. They make a great gift for children now just as well as they used to, only now there is a lot more variety available.
Best Board Games for Special Needs Kids
1. Hand2mind Mindful Maze Boards
A screen-free way to teach kids how to soothe themselves with hands-on resources that help build social-emotional skills for children by providing cues and physical objects to guide kids through breathing exercises. Mindful Maze Boards would make a great addition to your therapy toys.
2. Kerplunk Classic Kids Game with Marbles
Ker Plunk! is a blast from the past with a cool look and attitude! The object of the game is to skillfully remove the sticks from the tube while dropping the fewest marbles possible. The translucent tube stands upright on a base that contains four separate numbered trays. Each player selects a numbered compartment to use throughout the game, and the straws are passed through holes midway through the tube to form a lattice “web.”
3. Noah’s Animal Rescue! #1 Cooperative Game
It’s a race to get all of the animals to Noah’s boat before the great flood. Can you help them? Work together to gather all the animals on the ark to win. Noah’s Animal Rescue combines the famous bible story with cute animals in a unique and colorful game.
4. Hasbro Gaming Candy Land Kingdom Of Sweet Adventures Board Game
Do you remember playing Candy Land when you were a kid? Introduce new generations to this sweet kids’ board game.
5. Sight Words Bingo – Language Building Skill Game
A favorite TREND Bingo turns skill practice into an exciting game. Our unique 6-way format adapts to all skill levels, keeping play exciting for everyone. Perfect for small groups, the entire class, learners with disabilities, and anyone learning English.
6. Osmo – Coding Starter Kit for iPad
Use hands-on physical blocks, and coding commands, to control the character Awbie on a fun-filled adventure (Coding Awbie), an introduction to coding. Use coding blocks to learn coding’s creative side while developing an ear for rhythm, melody, and harmony – make your beat come alive, learn patterns & loops with over 300+ musical sounds (Coding Jam). Share a composed Jam with family, friends & the Jam community. Solve advanced side-by-side coding puzzles solo or with others, playing at their level, using teamwork & strategy to unlock new worlds & coding 60+ puzzles (Coding Duo).
7. Zobmondo!! The Ladybug Game
Feed the ants, escape the praying mantis, and deliver Ladybug safely home in this colorful board game invented by a first grader. It’s fun for the whole family! The Zobmondo!! Ladybug Game introduces your child to basic math concepts as they learn addition and subtraction. They will even learn some cool stuff about bugs!
8. Pressman Charades for Kids — The ‘No Reading Required
The classic game of Charades – now designed especially for kids to play and enjoy! With three levels of clues, each card has one pictured clue, so no reading is required (although the combination of the picture and its corresponding word reinforces early reading skills). Younger players can act out a toothbrush, a cat, or a bumblebee. Older children can read the simple words and phrases and act out actions like eating spaghetti or playing guitar! It’s great fun for the whole family as they try to guess the charade before time runs out!
9. Pictureka! Game, Picture Game
The Pictureka! game is laugh-out-loud entertainment as players try to find it fast and find it first in this picture game! Who will be the first player to find a dinosaur on one of the tile cards? How about finding things that are loud or crazy hairdos? The anticipation builds with every round as players choose from blue, red, and green mission cards, each with its category.
10. Emotional Intelligence
Includes 50 richly illustrated, open-ended family and school scenario cards and an array of 50 emotions. Each emotion face card features a list of practical coping suggestions to guide positive behavior and decision-making skills
