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by | September 29, 2022 | 8 comment(s)

Kids Can Entertain Themselves on Yom Kippur With Single Player Games

Keeping kids happy and getting some time for your own tefillah can be as simple as a new game for one.

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. And Yom Kippur was usually when we’d get a new one. (I’m not talking about toddlers here – these are for preschoolers and up.)

Below are some of our favorites:

Rush Hour Jr.

The classic that almost everyone has heard of. There’s even a preschool version now!

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Antivirus

Also very popular, this one has stood the test of time.

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Quadrillion

This game has a Tetris vibe

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Circuit

One of my kids’ favorite was Serepentiles which is out of production. This game looks similar. Love the travel size!

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Colorku

Sudoku using colors instead of numbers. This is played by kids and adults in our house – and there are expansion packs available, too.

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Chocolate Fix

You’ll find this game in many houses. Player uses logic to figure out placement of the chocolate tokens. (Think math logic puzzles – if this, then that, and then this…)

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Kanoodle

With 2D and 3D options of play, this works for more ages.

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Hoppers

Upgraded version of the classic peg solitaire game.

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Chicken Shuffle 4+

Super cute and good for younger ages.

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Color Code 5+

Also on the younger end of the age range, though it can be played at harder levels, too. Easy to understand how to play.

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Equilibrio

For a child with good fine motor skills and spatial awareness, this is a real hit.

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Tangramino (younger)

Classic tangram tile game

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Coogam Wooden Hexagon Puzzle

This is the game you leave on the table and everyone who passes by will give it a go, from young kids to adults.

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Esti Waldman

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