How to Create Your Own Educational Game to Make Your Kids Smarter
How to Create Your Own Educational Game to Make Your Kids Smarter
Your little one is going to be starting school soon, and you want to make sure that your son or daughter sees learning as something fun and engaging. Creating some educational games that you can play with your child is a great way to instill the importance of reading and writing, as well as science and math skills. Here are some ideas that you can use to create some educational games of your own that your child will love playing.
Before you start using materials to create original card games or board games, you should choose some age-appropriate games in your discount department store. The games will most likely be very affordable, so you won't have to spend more than about $20 in most cases. If you choose educational games that are designed for your child's age group, your child will feel accomplished when they win, and won't get too frustrated with trying to figure out the rules of the game. It's also a good idea to choose games that have large pieces, since these are easier for small hands to work with. Card games like Old Maid will teach your child about memory and matching, and Crazy Eights will help your little one practice counting and recognizing numerical value.
However, you should also keep in mind that it may be necessary for you to adjust the rules for certain educational games for your child. For instance, if you know that your little one is having trouble with numbers, you can mark certain game pieces to remind your child of the value of certain numbers (i.e. pieces marked with red show increments of five, pieces with yellow show increments of ten, etc.) If you notice that it is difficult for your little one to remember the names of letters and the sounds they make, you may want to create flashcards with letters of the alphabet that you can stop and use during the game when your child forgets the way to sound a word out.
Now you're ready to start planning a board game that is just for your child. Make sure that your board contains bright colors and easy to read letters. You can start creating a big board that contains instructions for your child (i.e. 'jump three times', 'clap four times', etc.) This will teach your child to count correctly. And, you can also help your child to recognize colors by including instructions like 'jump on the purple square', or 'sit on the red space'.
You can play the educational games that you've created for your child during family game night, so set up a time with your family that will allow all of you to spend quality time together.
Your little one is going to be starting school soon, and you want to make sure that your son or daughter sees learning as something fun and engaging. Creating some educational games that you can play with your child is a great way to instill the importance of reading and writing, as well as science and math skills. Here are some ideas that you can use to create some educational games of your own that your child will love playing.
Before you start using materials to create original card games or board games, you should choose some age-appropriate games in your discount department store. The games will most likely be very affordable, so you won't have to spend more than about $20 in most cases. If you choose educational games that are designed for your child's age group, your child will feel accomplished when they win, and won't get too frustrated with trying to figure out the rules of the game. It's also a good idea to choose games that have large pieces, since these are easier for small hands to work with. Card games like Old Maid will teach your child about memory and matching, and Crazy Eights will help your little one practice counting and recognizing numerical value.
However, you should also keep in mind that it may be necessary for you to adjust the rules for certain educational games for your child. For instance, if you know that your little one is having trouble with numbers, you can mark certain game pieces to remind your child of the value of certain numbers (i.e. pieces marked with red show increments of five, pieces with yellow show increments of ten, etc.) If you notice that it is difficult for your little one to remember the names of letters and the sounds they make, you may want to create flashcards with letters of the alphabet that you can stop and use during the game when your child forgets the way to sound a word out.
Now you're ready to start planning a board game that is just for your child. Make sure that your board contains bright colors and easy to read letters. You can start creating a big board that contains instructions for your child (i.e. 'jump three times', 'clap four times', etc.) This will teach your child to count correctly. And, you can also help your child to recognize colors by including instructions like 'jump on the purple square', or 'sit on the red space'.
You can play the educational games that you've created for your child during family game night, so set up a time with your family that will allow all of you to spend quality time together.