Jonathan Wells
Games Expert
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- BS in Theology
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- Creator of Dig the Games, a popular resource for leaders and families featuring creative, low-prep games
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There are a lot of different Arrange Me's, and it is a big crowd game for us. We've done it so many places, and they always seem to enjoy it because even if they work with them, they've never played something like that before, and they're having to ask those questions that they never really thought to ask before. It's a lot of fun, and it's a no-prep game. As long as you have a list of things you're going to ask, there's no prep involved. So, just throw that list on your notes app so you always have it on your phone, and you're good to go.
Sticking to these topics allows them to pick, and at the same time, you're discovering their favorite items. And so, you're discovering, especially if you're in a classroom and you're a teacher, what that child likes as you're teaching them along the way.
Another example: Would you rather be called your full name or your nickname? A lot of kids don't get to say, and little things like that you don't discover until they're older. This can prevent you from thinking, ‘I wish I had known that, I would have called you by what you prefer. You didn't want to be called Abby. You wanted to be called Abigail.’
Do it with animals, with snacks or candies, or something that they can eat. I think keeping it in those categories for kids or something simple like that is a lot of fun because they can relate to it. It's something they do all the time. So, that's what I would do.
One of the games my wife and I play that she always beats me in is called Blockus . It's a Tetris board game style game where you have to get all the pieces to fit. Card games are huge - there are so many games you can play with a deck of cards, and a lot of times, families already have that in their house. We play a couple of games, Sevens and Spoons . Any dice games are also great.
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