Games are great ways to learn and have fun, making critical thinking more fun and rewarding. With games, one can learn new languages, skills, improve vocabulary, and improve one’s ability to concentrate and remember things. But all these benefits only come when you play games that are developed for those purposes and it takes time. That’s why it will be more profitable when you start at an early stage.
Here are some games that your kids (2-8 years) should play;
1. FIRST: Games, Books & TV
FIRST is a game that helps your kids academically (Teacher approved), they designed it to boost the imagination and creativity of your kids. It contains lots of topics, words and sounds and it is very easy to use. First is not just a game, but contains educational videos, lullabies, and bedtime stories you can tell to your kids.
2. TOCA KITCHEN 2
Toca kitchen 2 is a lovely game developed by Toca Boca to help kids learn how to cook. This way, your kids could experiment in the game before doing it in real life. The games teach many recipes and how to prepare lemonades, orange juice, and how to prepare meals. Toca kitchen 2 is a game that is gender neutral, easy to use and free from in-app purchases.
3. THE CAT IN THE HAT INVENTS: Pre-K STEM Robot games
This is a game that helps your kids in Pre-K. It helps boost the creativity and thinking abilities of your child. In this game, kids learn how to come up with solutions to problems, how to use their creativity to make life easy. So, if you think your child is interested in tech and creativity, this is the game they should be playing.
4. STARFALL.COM
Starfall.com brings the fun in learning by using songs that are easy to memorize. With starfall.com your kids won’t be tired of learning because they just make it easy to learn, so stress-free!
Starfall.com is a free educational app for pre-K users. It cost only a penny, and it is easy to use. It provides varieties of great contents and subjects including math, English, and singing.
5. LEGO CITY EXPLORERS
This is also a tech inclined game, designed to help kids feed their creative imaginations. It is both fun and thought provoking. The focus is on rockets, astronomy, spaceships, and how they function. It is available in plays tore and app store.
Let me know if you enjoy these kinds of contents, and make any suggestions. If there is any game that helped your kids a lot, please let us know.
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