Creating fun family nights is a good way to get to better know your children. Playing Bible board games is one of the best ideas I know of to accomplish this.
When selecting a new game, educational children’s toys and a variety of wooden board games keep in mind not only your child’s interest but the age groups for which you are purchasing.
The “old standard” games are a good place to start your game shopping but for those of you who would like to find something a little out of the ordinary your online shopping will reveal many unique board games you have not seen in stores.
Consider “Eco Ranch”. Manufactured by ImagiPLAY, this is a new board game for a greener future. Made in the USA this strategy game if a family-friendly educational game which encourages players to create a more sustainable environment and to protect and nurture our planet.
This wooden board game is geared for ages 12 and up and is available online.
Except for card games and dominos’ I do not remember my parents playing with me. Now that I am an adult I am thinking this may have not been so bad for me.
When you think about it, when kids play alone or with siblings they are encouraged to use their own imaginations and develop independent thinking. Because we had to play by ourselves as children we had to learn to be resourceful because no one else was going to provide our entertainment.
As playing is every child’s first priority it really is not pure entertainment, but it is also an integral part of a child’s mental and emotional growth and gives them time to enhance their ability to think and communicate with others.
Even so, it is a good idea to incorporate family games into your routine and introduce your children to Bible board games at an early age. This is a great way to teach your children to take turns, to play by the rules and that it is not so important if they win but how well they play together.
Jonah VeggieTales – The overboard adventure game is pictured above and is for ages 3 up. Spin the spinner and follow Jonah’s path to Nineveh! Inspired by Jonah - a VeggieTales Movie.
The first VeggieTales video was released in 1993 by Big Idea Productions, and was the U.S.’s first completely computer animated video. Since then, the VeggieTales videos have sold well over 35 million copies. In addition to the videos, there are also books, games, and the ubiquitous plush toys which accompany nearly anything beloved by children.
Reportedly, the characters are vegetables because of the limitations of early computer animation technology; it would have been difficult and expensive to give them arms and legs. (However, they are usually able to hold objects as if they had hands and they typically “walk” by bouncing.) The lack of appendages is sometimes made into an internal joke. Later videos do not share this limitation: for instance, one of the supporting characters in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie is a many-legged caterpillar.
Many great Bible board games such as Don’t Sink the Ship, Jonah, the Overboard Adventure Game and Seek and Match board game are availiable online.