Kristin Heim recently submitted this bulletin board that she created to remind parents why family game nights rock! Not only do they provide great bonding opportunities and a way to get involved in their kiddos' lives, games also reinforce important concepts like...
- Good sportsmanship
- Respect for rules
- Financial responsibility - i.e. a new board game costs $5-$25 and can be used over and over again, whereas taking the family to a movie can cost much more and is only good for several hours of entertainment, etc.
- Valuable life lessons/skills - i.e. negotiating, money management, how to respond when things don't go your way, etc.
- Educational development - i.e. one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, vocabulary, etc.
Here are a few close-ups of the informational game spaces...
Let's Play A Game!
- Background: Yellow bulletin board paper.
- Title: "Let's Play A Game!"
- Border: Complimentary patterned bulletin board border.
- Decoration: Design and draw a game board directly on the background paper, using markers to color in the spaces and a black permanent marker to outline the spaces/board. [NOTE: If you didn't want to color the entire board, you might consider using sticky notes in assorted colors. Simply glue the sticky notes to the board in the desired pattern/path and use a black permanent marker to create the outline.] Add the desired text (i.e. the reasons why family game nights rock and perhaps some game lingo - 'Lose a turn', 'Have a family game night. Move ahead 5 spaces', etc. - and finish off the design by adding real game pieces from various games!
