Personalized Kids Games

Personalized Puzzles

• Puzzles are popular with young children. Parents can order a personalized puzzle from a toy store, mail order or online. Often, many options besides the child's name are available. The parents can select items such as the character's hair color, eye color, hair type and length and even the child's interests. For example, if the parents select princess stories as an interest for a daughter, the puzzle will have a princess with the child's features in cartoon style art and the child's name.

Personalized Board Games

• Personalized board games are custom-made games like Monopoly where family pictures are added to the board rather than the art found in the original game. The game rules are the same, but the family members can see their own pictures in the game. This is enjoyable for older children who are ready for strategy games.

Personalized Story Books

• Books are often made into a game and a learning experience for children. Brightly colored pictures and a fun story as well as options like sticker books or sounds can make the book a game while the reading experience helps children learn vital skills. Personalized books ask for information such as hobbies or interests, the child's appearance, the child's name and sometimes even a friend's name. The parents or child can determine the story line based on the child's preferences or interests, making the personalized book a story about the child. For example, the parents of a girl named Sara might make a Princess Sara story and adventure.

Personalized Memory Game

• The game "Memory" uses matching pairs of pictures placed face down in a random order. The player flips one card or picture over and then flips over another to try to find its match. If the pictures match, the player takes the two cards. If they do not, the player turns the cards back over. If the next player gets the match for one of the pictures previously turned over, he or she tries to remember where the first matching card is placed. Personalized memory games can use family photos for an inexpensive game option or games that use cartoon images based on the description of the child and the child's interests can be ordered.