Keeping kids happy and getting some time of your own can be as simple as a new game for one.
EDITOR’s NOTE: Even though it is useful for anytime, we originally posted this roundup prior to Yom Kippur. While we all know that when our children are young, our primary focus on Yom Kippur will be taking care of our children. Sometimes it just takes a simple form of self-entertainment to get you an hour or more to daven. And quiet, portable entertainment means possibly even davening in shul.
Over the years, my family has enjoyed many different single player games. Long Friday nights or Shabbos afternoons, unwinding time after school, or even early mornings, there were so many times when one of these games kept a kid quietly happy.
Below are some of our favorites:
looks great!
can you do another post for toddlers and little kids?
Thanks!
I’d love an updated post on little kids too!
I would also find a toddler and little kids post helpful also.
Thanks
Some I have tried:
Toddler Scavenger Hunt Cards
Think fun Roll and Play Game
Monkey Around Game
Pegs
My First Match-It: Heads and Tails
Thank you for sharing these links!
another one:
Shape Sorting Cupcakes
Im a preschool Morah and mommy of toddlers:)
all time favorite!
Conestax Stacking Game
I found this post extremely helpful! Thank you so much!!
I am slowly buying these games. I refer back to this post every few months. Thank you so much!
Thanks for these amazing suggestions. I bought the coogam wooden heaxagon game and it was a huge hit. The link also gave another individual game suggestion called apple twist which I found very appropriate for rosh hashana. The kids love these games which they can play by themselves ( and no one calls them out for ‘cheating’) and which they have to use their thinking skills for. Thanks again for a great post!