Before you finish your Christmas shopping you may want to take a look at this game. If you love the look and feel of wooden kids toys this is just what you will want for one of your new family games.
Manufactured by ImagiPLAY, this is a new global game to help inspire global awareness through play. Going green can be all fun and games. “Tumblin’ Tree” is a unique game/wooden puzzle-like kid’s toy the whole family will get in to.
The trunk can be adjusted to increase the difficulty level when you want more of a challenge. Available online this wooden kids toy is geared for ages 6 up.
As it relates to the checks and balances of our American government, the Executive Branch is responsible for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The head of the Executive Branch is the President of the United States.
Underneath the President are the several Departments that have been created by Executive Order. The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Justice are just a few examples of these subgroups within the Executive Branch. The representative leaders of these departments are collectively known as the President’s “Cabinet” of advisors.
Your family games should include educational board games such as Hail to the Chief. Players move around the outside of the board answering questions on presidents and the Constitution, as you become a candidate. Then travel from state to state on the campaign trail answering questions on US history and geography to win electoral votes. Winner is the first person to make it to Washington, D.C. first with enough electoral votes.
This game is for ages 10 up and for 2-4 players. Great way to get your kids and whole family aware of how our government works.
Shopping for stocking stuffers for Christmas? How about a new Bible Card Game to add to your family games?
If your children are spending too much time in front of the TV get out a deck of ARK , gather 3-5 people around a table and create some fun memories. This Christian card game will offer teaching opportunities of Noah and the Bible story of the Flood.
Noah is tearing out his beard and the time-pressure is difficult. Clouds are gathering and the rain could come anytime. The weather forecast is not good. Meanwhile, animals are gathering before the ark. The animals slowly drag along and nothing can be said to speed them up. Fortunately, you are there to help manage the animals. Now, if only the ark can be launched without capsizing……
Are you and your family spending more time eating in front of the television? If you are not spending enough quality time with your family and the art of conversation has been lost try turning off the television.
When the TV is off you and your family will have more time to do active things such as taking a walk or going to the library. Another good idea is to have family games night.
Playing Christian board games or Bible games will not only be great family fun but educational also. There are many unique and exciting board games being sold online that are not readily available in your retail and discount stores.
Bibleopoly is one unique game where you win by being the first player to build a church in one of the Bible cities. Or play Exodus from Egypt, a board game of the Israelites’ epic journey in the Exodus.
Experts say when you spend time with your family and play and laugh together instead of watching TV that you will sleep better.
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.
While your children are young it is important to provide them many educational kids toys. By doing so you will reap the harvest of a child who is well-developed emotionally and is smarter than others his age.
As your children grow older their choices of toys will begin to change and they will want to include family games and Bible card games that involve rules. Therefore it is important to have age appropriate games in your home that the whole family can sit down and play together.
Even though lots of games are just for fun you can also include educational Bible games such as games that teach Bible characters and Old and New Testament History.
Back in the 1950′s I grew up playing Chutes and Ladders and Mr. Potato Head, but nowadays parents also have the Veggie Tales and Hermie and Friends series of games as well as early American history, human anatomy and geography games. Pictured above is a popular Veggie Tales game, “Don’t Sink the Ship”, that encourages communication and conversation.
For some families, just getting everyone to sit down to dinner at the same time for a solid half-hour is like pulling teeth. It’s not that they don’t appreciate each other’s company, just that everyone has a hectic schedule that can’t be easily coordinated. A daughter might have soccer practice on the same night that dad has to work late at the office. But what if – just for one night a week – everyone in the family made a commitment to spending quality time together?
Family games serve to focus everyone’s attention in one direction, but the game isn’t as important as the bonding experience. Families with younger children might want to give Super Scrabble a whirl as it encourages the development of vocabulary and logical thinking. Just don’t pay any heed to dad when he insists that he let somebody else win. Board games just might not be his strong suit.