When I was a little
girl I remember loving family game night. There were five of us kids and we all
liked to play games. The boys loved to play Risk, the girls loved to play Life,
and my father loved to play Monopoly – if he could get anyone to play it with
him {he liked to win}.
My parents LOVED to
play board games and as I grew up we continued to play board games together. In
high school I can remember my girlfriends coming over and playing games with my
family as well. We were big into spending time together and board games kept us
entertained. Even as full grown adults with kids of our own, whenever my family
gets together the board games come out.
Now that I have little
ones of my own I hope to instill in them the same love of board games that I
grew up with. I know that there are super fun video games and apps out there for
children, we play those too. I really want them to be able to use their
imagination, be able to sit for longer than 2 seconds, and to cherish a
wonderful tradition of family game night.
Aside from all of the
wonderful bonding that can take place through the playing of games with family,
there are great educational benefits to playing games. One of my favorite games
today is Risk. World domination aside, when playing Risk you are staring at a
map and learning geography. By playing games you work on counting, reading, and
most important – social skills. Nobody ALWAYS wins, and that’s okay.
My boys love to play
board games and I love to play board games with them. Right now they may not
quite grasp all the “rules” to Risk, but they enjoy playing it and they enjoy
spending time with mom and dad.
Do you play board
games, and if so which is your favorite?
