Ideas for Board Games for Kids

Role-Playing Games

• Developing a game that gives kids a chance to take on various roles can be beneficial for their development. These types of games can be culturally based or they can focus on different types of professions. For example, you can develop a board game that gives children a chance to play different characters from various cultural backgrounds. Role-playing activities give children a chance to better understand people who they may not normally encounter and thus this activity can promote respect for others.

Educational Games

• Creating educational games can be particularly useful in helping teach children concepts in a classroom or to help them at home learn about subjects that they're attempting to master from school lessons. For instance, a board game can include game cards that ask math questions as a way of advancing around the board. The winner would be the player who either gathers a certain number of points first or gets to a particular square on the board ahead of other players.

Teach Responsibility

• Another type of game to consider creating is one that teaches responsibilities. A game of this nature is especially useful in teaching younger children about the responsibilities that children have (like cleaning their room). You can, for example, create a board game with images that show kids and adults performing their various daily responsibilities. Include a series of cards that offer scenarios and then several options as to what the person should do in that situation. To create your board game you have a couple of options. You can have a company create your board game for you or you can use a graphic design program to create your game's design yourself along with game cards. You can use a game board you already own and glue the printed image of your game onto this game board.