Benefits of board games for children

The leisure time of our children is something that we should take care of with care. Playing and having fun is one of the Rights of the Child, a need from which we can not deprive any child. Although, sport is one of the main activities in children's leisure hours, there are other ways for children

The leisure time of our children is something that we should take care of with care. Playing and having fun is one of the Rights of the Child, a need from which we can not deprive any child. Although, sport is one of the main activities in children's leisure hours, there are other ways for children to entertain themselves.

We claim the essential role of board games in the childhood of any child. It is not necessary to banish forever the console or the tablet, but it would not be bad to transmit to the children the pleasure of the traditional games, of those games with which to fill entire evenings.

Benefits of children's table games

We are always praising the benefits of physical exercise for children. And we will continue doing it, but we can not neglect his mental development and we can do that thanks to the games. The board games for children help the psychological and emotional development of the child, teach him to relate to others and are a good way to have a fun time the whole family.

Board games are ideal for those rainy afternoons when you can not play outside. They are very different games that stimulate different aspects of the personality of the child como, such as patience, concentration, logic, the capacity for deduction, tolerance for frustration and knowing how to accept defeat in fair play.Due to the large number of board games that we can offer to children, we think that this type of games are the best toys to give to a child that can also be enjoyed

the whole family together. We prepare for a fun day around a table playing non-stop. Types of board games for children

There are many types of board games, there are games for all

ages, to develop different capacities and to stimulate the various interests of the children. But they all have something in common and they are tremendously funny. - Strategy games.

Games such as Chess, Checkers, Connect 4 or even the classic Domino teach children to develop simple strategies, mark plantes or make decisions, so they are perfect to stimulate the autonomy of any child. - Educational games.

Although the best-known educational board game is the Trivial, there are many more on the market that are the most fun. The children learn vocabulary with the Sracbble, geography with the Tourist, with the Risk they are interested in history or show off their creativity with the Pictionary. - Concentration games.

Some board games are great to improve memory and the ability to concentrate in children. 'Simon says' is one of the funniest games in which children should pay close attention to not fail and other games like 'Who is who' are great for practicing memory and deduction skills. In addition there are the Puzzles varied and adapted to each age. - Games of chance.

In other table games, chance or luck is the real protagonist. In some, a certain dose of strategy is also needed, but what really counts is spending an exciting time playing Parchís, Oca a Serpientes and escalera or Monopoly. - Card games.

The cards offer infinite possibilities of play, from memory games for the little ones to poker for the most restless, the cards can play the whole family in fun ways where laughter is assured. Laura Vélez.

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