Tag Archives: cool games for kids

(Mis)playing Games

Posted on May 15, 2015 by aofradkin

I really like playing games with my kids, and we have quite a few of them.  However, until recently, many games had to be kept out of Zoe’s reach because she  would rip cards, destroy boards, and lose small pieces. … Continue reading →

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Giotto, the logic game

Posted on January 21, 2015 by aofradkin

The theme of last week’s class was logic.  As one of the main activities, we played the game of Giotto.  It is similar in spirit to Mastermind, but has a nice language component to it (we also played it last … Continue reading →

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The function of 2048

Posted on June 9, 2014 by aofradkin

Yesterday Katie caught me playing the recent popular game 2048.  When I confessed to playing a game, she looked at it and asked me whether she could have a turn.  I didn’t see why not – the rules are certainly … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Mastermind

Posted on June 4, 2014 by aofradkin

A few months ago we introduced Katie to the game Mastermind, a fun classic that both my husband and I played when we were close to her age.  In this two-person game, one player makes up a “code” consisting of … Continue reading →

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SWISH

Posted on May 14, 2014 by aofradkin

About a month ago I had played the game Swish for the first time (although I heard about it almost a year ago) and became an instant fan.  I had since played it a number of times with just Katie, … Continue reading →

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Romantic Puzzles

Posted on March 27, 2014 by aofradkin

As I have mentioned in the past, Katie is a Girl – she likes playing with dolls, getting dressed up, listening to stories about fairies and princesses…  At the same time she also likes math and puzzles.  So when for … Continue reading →

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More Magnetic Fun

Posted on January 9, 2014 by aofradkin

I have already posted about how cool I think Magformers are, but I couldn’t stop myself from sharing Katie’s latest creation.  As foreshadowed, Katie received the 62 piece set for New Years, and so together with the 14 that we … Continue reading →

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Starting Games

Posted on November 26, 2013 by aofradkin

By popular demand, I will write a few posts about some games that Katie has enjoyed playing over the past couple of years. I would also love to hear about other people’s favorite kids games. We started playing ‘board’ games … Continue reading →

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Dixit: The game of creative storytelling, bluffing, and guesswork

Posted on November 23, 2013 by aofradkin

Which one of the following four pictures is best described by the word ‘Monster’? Would your answer change if you knew that the description was made by a five year old girl?  What about your spouse?  When playing the game … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Queens: Katie’s favorite game!

Posted on October 28, 2013 by aofradkin

Only a king can wake a queen and the goal of the game is to collect 5 queens.  A knight can steal a queen, but a dragon can save her.  A sleeping potion can put a queen back to sleep, … Continue reading →

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