Hobbies And Interests
Scene It
Scene It can be played with two or more players. The game comes with a board and a DVD. On the DVD are puzzles and trivia related to movies. Answering a question correctly allows the player to advance a game piece around the board. Scene It is perfect for almost-teen girls because of the various DVDs that can be purchased to customize the game to their interests. Versions include Disney movies, Twilight, comedy movies, Disney Channel and Harry Potter.
Konexi
Konexi is a word game. It is played like Scrabble, where players add letters to make both long and short words, but the letters connect in a tower. Unbalance the tower and all the letters come tumbling down. The game is for ages 10 and up. It can be played by two to four players at a time. Konexi can be purchased at stores like Toys R Us or online through toy stores and sites like Amazon.com.
ClubPenguin.com
Online games are popular with tween girls. ClubPenguin is a good choice for 12 year olds. This virtual world made up of penguins is also popular with parents because they can limit to whom their children talk, and the site has real-time monitors to check and make sure kids stay safe from predators while on the site. While the game is free to play, membership levels give some advantages such as extra activities and special items for characters. Items can be purchased online or you can find gift cards for Club Penguin in stores like Walmart and Target.
Werewolf
If you're looking for games to play at your 12-year-old daughter's birthday party, then werewolf can be a great choice. Werewolf is a good game for a large group. It is also sometimes called Mafia. In this game, players draw cards to find out what their role in the game is. The cards can be made from simple 3-by-5 index cards. There is one player (two for a group of more than 15) who is the werewolf, a sheriff, a doctor, a narrator and the rest are villagers. The narrator must tell everyone to go to sleep and then awaken the werewolf only. The werewolf silently chooses a victim by pointing at that person. The narrator then puts the werewolf to sleep and awakens the doctor. The doctor chooses one player to heal. The narrator puts the doctor to sleep and awakens the sheriff who indicates who he thinks is the werewolf. The narrator puts the sheriff to sleep and awakens the village. The narrator then tells a story of what happened during the night. He shares who the werewolf attacked, who the doctor healed and who the sheriff thought was the werewolf. The game continues until the sheriff guesses who the werewolf is or everyone is eliminated but the werewolf.