. . . 5 reasons we love card games!

5 Reasons to Love Card Games

Winning and Losing: Sometimes you win, and sometimes, well, you don't. And that is okay. Learning how to be a good winner and looser is equally important. You never know what life will hand you, so learning how to negotiate the ups and downs with grace is a seriously valuable life skill. It may sound a bit simplistic, but card games are a great place to teach these skills in a low stress, supportive environment.

Memory: Cultivating a good memory takes time and practice. Card games are a great way to nurture and grow little memories into great big ones! Matching games, and collecting games like go fish are great activities to build memory retention, as well as strengthening the neurological processes of categories and sequences.

Following Rules/ Learning How to Make Up Your Own: Our lives are full of rules, and so are card games. Just like learning how to win and lose, learning how to follow the rules and to do it with a good attitude is an important life skill. A lesser known skill in this area, but just as important, is learning how to make up your own rules. A basic card deck is a great jumping off point for making up your own game. How do you think all the other card games came into being? Individuals with a good imagination and sense of innovation made up a set of new rules and created a whole new game. Go ahead, give it a try!

Counting/Math Skills - As soon as little ones can count, card games can help them to realize their awesome mathematical potential. Starting with the games like War, and Old Maid, and moving on to Crazy 8's and Gin Rummy, card games teach kids to see numbers in a whole new way. Wherever math presents a problem, card games present a wonderful response!

Great Games Can Teach More!: We have a number of card games that not only teach all of the wonderful skills above, but they also teach kids about animals, nature, art, and so much more! Need prompt for a great adventure? Give our adventure cards a try today!

Free DIY Card Deck Activity!:

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