Good Character Building Games and Activities for Kids

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Games to Help Build Good Character in Children

Good character building starts at a young age and continues with us for life. Kids and younger children should be exposed to great hands-on learning experiences right from a young age. And there is no better tool than the best of practical games which help them learn and evolve as fine adults with a great and a genial character.

Games which involve role-play and teamwork are highly recommended as great learning aids for youngsters. Tender minds are best shaped in the right direction before the age of ten and that is the reason that the best of games are crafted for kids between ages 3 and 10. Selected below are well reviewed and highly recommended games, activities, reading material and worksheet resources to help aid your child's development. Thank you for dropping by and best wishes.

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: GM's Screen

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: GM's Screen

Amazon Price: $10.12 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Reviews: 28 (24 five stars; 4 four stars)

User Review: The DM's screen allows the Dungeon Master to keep his notes and dice rolls hidden from the players and provides easy access to key charts when running the game.

This screen is one of the best I have ever had. It is made from the same heavy card stock that hardcover gaming books use. It is a four-fold screen, providing more cover than many of the three-fold versions and also has the art from Wayne Reynolds' Iconic Player characters, as introduced in the Pathfinder RPG.

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Richard Scarry Busy Town

Richard Scarry Busy Town

Amazon Price: $17.62 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 3 - 8 years

Reviews: 112 (94 five stars and 16 four stars)

Parent Review: My son, age 3, loves this game. We had a lot of fun playing it. It is a game that will hold his attention and one that he loves to come back to over and over. I recommend this game and all the others from this company. They really know how to make games that get kids working together, learning, moving and having fun! A parent can't ask for much more!

MindWare Imaginets

MindWare Imaginets

Amazon Price: $17.24 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 3 to 6 years

Reviews: 42 (34 five stars and 8 four stars)

Parent Review: I bought this set for my 4yo, but as it turns out, it is a hit with her older siblings, too. It is super durable, portable, colorful, and great for creative and educational value. Worth every penny!

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Five Crowns

Five Crowns

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 10 years and over

Reviews: 305 (254 five stars and 42 four stars)

User Review: I have to give myself 5 stars for ordering this game. My whole family (which includes my husband, a teenager and a fourth grader) loves Five Crowns. I was looking for a card game we never played before to take along on our vacation. I had to make sure that any new game would be simple enough for my 9 year old to play yet be complicated enough to keep my 14 year old interested. Well, I hit the jackpot with Five Crowns. The instructions are clear and short. We learned to play Five Crowns in just one hand; we played every night on our vacation. And now that we're back... homework first, then Five Crowns.

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Spot It

Spot It

Amazon Price: $9.79 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 7 to 12 years

Reviews: 212 (187 five stars and 21 four stars)

Parent Review: We got this game to take with us on a family trip and it has quickly become a fave around our house. It's hard to find games the whole family can play (Our kids are 4 and 8). There are several different ways you can play and every hand is different, so you don't get bored. It is also small and even fits in my purse, so it travels well and makes a great game to take to restaurants or the doctors' office (anywhere you might have to wait).

Qwirkle Board Game

Qwirkle Board Game

Amazon Price: $16.60 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 6 years and above

Reviews: 394 (323 five stars and 59 four stars)

Customer Review: My mother-n-law bought this for our son's 6th birthday. It is a huge hit with my son, my 7 year old daughter, and mom and dad too. We love playing this together. We love games but this is by far the most fun! The kids love counting up their scores especially when they get a great match. Definitely a 5 star game!!

The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game

Wheel Of Time Roleplaying Game

Amazon Price: $55.75 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Reviews: 32 (16 five stars; 15 four stars)

User Review: I just picked up this RPG a little while ago, and i really loved what I saw. A great fantasy game based on a great and well-written fantasy series. It is a very interesting game and easy to learn, especially if you know the d20 system or are a fan of Mr. Jordan's wonderful books (which i am) I also enjoyed reading Mr. Jordan's foreword at the beginning of this book. This is a must-have for fans of fantasy or RPG's or both.

ThinkFun Math Dice Jr.

ThinkFun Math Dice Jr.

Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 6 to 15 years

Reviews: 41 (33 five stars and 7 four stars)

User Review: I have used Math Dice Jr with great success when tutoring kids in grades 3 and 4 (but the game works well with younger kids as well)! It's extremely flexible and fast. So I like to play a quick game using the standard rules and then alter the rules to make the game harder or easier to suit the kids' skill level. Great game!

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Scrambled States

Scrambled States

Amazon Price: $9.97 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 8 to 12 years

Reviews: 76 (61 five stars and 13 four stars)

Teacher Review: I originally bought this game for my classroom, but I brought it home this summer to play with my kids. I play this game all the time with my 7 year old. It is fun for both adults and kids (who can read). My son also has learned the states, an added bonus!

Character Building Worksheet Resources

Social Skills Lesson Plan - Initiating Interaction With Peers
Objective: Students will approach another student in a role playing situation and engage the other child to play.
Social Skills Worksheets - My Qualities
My Qualities - Self Assessment Worksheet
Social Skills Worksheets - Responsibility
Students write a responsibility poem. Activity to Improve Basic Poetry Writing Skills.
Letter Recognition Worksheet Activities
Letter recognition is an underlying skill for all literacy: in order to read or write in a language, a child needs to know the language's symbol system. Worksheets are not the only way to learn the basic sound symbol relationships, but they provide review and support as you are teaching young children to recognize letters.
Straight Cutting Worksheets to Help Early Intervention Children
Activities to Build Fine Motor Skills
Child Developmental Milestones - Three Months to Five Years
Sometimes it's not enough to define what something is; we also need to explain what it's not. This is certainly true of gifted children. It's just not always enough to explain what it means to be a gifted child; we also need to explain what a gifted child is not. In other words, parents of gifted children need to be aware of the developmental milestones of average children to understand the advanced development of their gifted children.
Language Development In Children - Six months to Eight Years
This page presents information on the development of language in children. The chart below presents typical language development. There is a wide range of normal development. Most children will not follow the chart to the letter. It is presented so you will know what to expect for your child. If your child seems significantly behind in language development, you should talk with your child's physician regarding your questions and concerns.

Sleeping Queens

Sleeping Queens

Amazon Price: $6.90 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 8 years and above

Reviews: 165 (146 five star and 14 four star)

Parent Review: I bought this card game as a good travel game, and also because of the theme! However, before I could even read the directions, my boys 8 and 6 grabbed the deck, picked out their "favorite" queens, married them off to their favorite kings, and began acting out voices, characters, and battle scenes! They had a fit when I asked them to put the cards away (now all over the house in strategic positions). Great story of the little girl who "dreamed" the game up with her family! We should all do more of that! I'm buying more for Christmas gifts for all the cousins - mostly boys!

Learning Resources Money Bags A Coin Value Game

Learning Resources Money Bags A Coin Value Game

Amazon Price: $12.47 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 5 years and above

Reviews: 57 (45 five stars and 8 four stars)

User Review: I use this game in the classroom as a math support teacher and at home with my kids. All of the kids love it and it moves at a good pace. I appreciate how the game doesn't just let the kids always decide what combination of coins they'll use to represent a certain value. When they spin the spinner, it will sometimes land on no dimes or no nickels, and so on. So they need to figure out how to make a certain amount without those coins.

Rat-A-Tat-Cat

Rat-A-Tat-Cat

Amazon Price: $7.62 (as of 05/29/2012)Buy Now

Recommended Age: 6 to 12 years

Reviews: 80 (73 five stars and 5 four stars)

Parent Review: Rat-a-Tat Cat is our favorite game to play with our six year old. Your child will learn basic math skills (addition), gain an intuitive appreciation of probability and gaming, and have fun at the same time. Best of all, parents will enjoy playing this game with their children. Because it combines elements of chance and skill, anyone can win at any time.

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Sinking Raft Team Building Resource by Everlast

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Lego Alpha Team

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  • Rankography May 13, 2012 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Nice lens and lots of good game ideas. Thanks.
  • mamabush Mar 31, 2012 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    Nice selection of character-building games! :)
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 24, 2012 @ 10:02 am | delete
    As a child, I loved educational toys and games. Most of the time, we were engaged in very active creative play. Now we know how very important play is for learning. The right kind of instructional games and play are critical to a child's healthy development. I appreciate this focus on character-building games. Thank you!
  • blogalexg Mar 10, 2012 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Lots of great things to look at. I really liked the poster 'Following the Crowd'.
    Alex
    Celebrity English
  • MelonyVaughan Feb 27, 2012 @ 9:51 am | delete
    What a great lens! Thanks for sharing!
  • kathysart Feb 6, 2012 @ 10:31 am | delete
    PS Angel blessed!
  • kathysart Feb 6, 2012 @ 10:31 am | delete
    I played outside. There is a lot to be said for playing outside and creating in the world of imagination.
  • crstnblue Feb 1, 2012 @ 12:35 am | delete
    Very good lens! Indeed games can help children to develop their personality and character being focused on certain issues brought up while playing, developing their personality, character, adding value, making them interact, perceive priorities, understand things from within and outside game, see limits... and project them from game (as abstract and relative cases) to real life.
    Only hope that parents will be more careful with chosen games and topics, cause are so many wonderful motivational and fun games with positive message or triggered actions, but also a lot of weird and negative one triggering violence, revenge, etc which on long run have bad impact on kid's evolution.
    And hope kids are smart enough nowadays to take positive aspects and good parts, and have lot of fun with games building their character and became valuable persons in real life.
  • mismatch Jan 24, 2012 @ 10:49 am | delete
    Character building is very important -- games would surely contribute -- as any other social interaction does. Nowadays the form of the social contact has changed a lot -- becoming more abstract and concepts taking the place of real people and real situations -- but the overall values of interaction are the same. Blessed this lens -- keep up the good work!
  • ajgodinho Dec 23, 2011 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    I'm all for games that add value to life and are fun at the same time. I think Character building games are great!
  • canoz Dec 20, 2011 @ 8:37 am | delete
    Lots of games here I haven't heard of and yet look really good. My kids can't wait to get to nanny's house at christmas to play Life. It was a favourite of ours too when we were kids. It's funny how their different personalities cope with the money side of it!! Great lens. Thanks.
  • akarki Nov 12, 2011 @ 4:26 am | delete
    i should buy those games for myself, i guess, if is not too late.
  • aesta1 Oct 27, 2011 @ 5:22 am | delete
    Will have to come back here when I get games for our cottage this summer.
  • Tipi Oct 23, 2011 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    How wonderful that we have opportunities to build character in such a variety of ways, anything learned while enjoying the activity has been proven to stick with us.
  • Ian_K Oct 22, 2011 @ 4:41 am | delete
    Fantastic lens, so much info. Great stuff Charles!
  • cffutah Oct 18, 2011 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    the educational toys I grew up with were 4 twigs broken off the ole tree in the backyard! Just kidding, but somewhat true. enjoyed your lens tonight.

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