Who Can Resist Building Parks Just the other day we saw a movie trailer for Wonder Park, where a little girl spends her days imagining herself building the amusement park of her dreams filled with talking animals. It’s no surprise that constructing your own park is a dream of many children. Even grownups would love […]
Pyramid of Pengqueen Designer: Marcel-André Casasola Merkle // Publisher: Brain Games// Ages: 8+ For the longest time we have been looking for a kids game named Pyramid (aka Fluch der Mumie). It was first published in 2008, but quickly went out of print and became very difficult to find. Luckily our patience paid off as Brain […]
Previously we discussed the opportunities board games provide children to develop socially. Often these are the more obvious benefits of game playing. However the bodies of research continue to grow in support of games correlating positively with improved critical thinking and overall cognition. ***** COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT We have all heard the claims that games and […]
For adults, board games have always been considered a combination of strategic challenge and social enjoyment. It is easy to see that this can extend to children games as well. Whether a game provides a challenging puzzle or a pure luck-fest, there are still many benefits to be gained by a growing child. They provide […]