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Challenging Games for Kids

Parents shouldn't worry that their kids are spending too much time playing games. Games are good for children; they can improve critical thinking skills, teach socialization skills and improve hand and eye coordination. All games aren't relegated to sitting in front of a television and punching buttons on a controller. There are tons of challenging and fun games that kids can play to keep them active while learning.

Action Hero Olympic Games
- Challenge them physically as well as mentally. Kids love to pretend to be their favorite action heroes. Schedule an Action Hero Olympic Games that is fun for the children, yet gives them the opportunity to learn at the same time. The physical games can include fast running, obstacle course challengers, and relay races. Play a super hearing game that asks for them to identify recorded sounds, super tasting games to identify food and super smell games to identify strange and familiar scents.
Scavenger Hunts
- Teachers have used scavenger hunts for decades to teach children about subjects they are studying. Scavenger hunts can be used to help kids identify items associated with certain topics as well as improve their problem solving skills. Instead of giving them a list of things to find, you can also include a riddle that can only be solved once they've identified all the items on the list.
Circle Pull
- Teach kids to work together. In the Circle Pull game, kids have to figure out that in order to accomplish the task they are going to have to work together. Their natural instinct is to be the first to stand on their feet to win. Have up to ten kids sit in a circle with their feet out. Tie a rope together in a loop. Place the loop in the middle of the circle. This can also be done with a sturdy hula-hoop for smaller groups. Tell them to stand up without ever letting go of the rope. If the kids work together they will be able to pull one another up to their feet.
Chess
- Chess is a high octane, critical thinking game that doesn't require a joystick. Chess helps to build up a child's logical thinking skills. These critical thinking skills can transfer over into their school work. The Susan Polgar Foundation, world renowned for encouraging chess at a young age, reports that school grades increased 17.3 percent in a study of children playing chess in more than 30 countries. Chess also teaches socialization skills and gives you an opportunity to guide them in being good sports even when they lose.

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