Interactive Indoor Games For Young Children

We all have happy memories of when we were kids without a care in the world. Most of the time we busy ourselves with thoughts of swimming in the river or climbing up a tree or spending the afternoon with the neighbor's kid. Yes, these are the fond memories of a child…a child that need not worry about kids' indoor games or outdoor games just as long as they are fun.

Children nowadays though have a different idea of fun. Because they have been exposed to the different technological advancements in the field of entertainment, we would mostly see kids nowadays wired to the computer of the game console or handheld gaming devices that separate them from physical games and activities. For these kids the idea of fun is advanced game play experience, 3d accelerated and rendered graphics, surround sound and AI (artificial intelligence) interactivity.

These are the components and the requirements of a fun activity or game to them. Though there is absolutely nothing bad about enjoying the fruits of technology sometimes there are other forms of activities that can be substituted for the technology enhanced version of fun.


Interactive yet imaginative

One of the more popular kids indoor games that still captures the imagination and the interest of young and old alike are board games. There are several types of board games ranging from goal oriented games like Snakes and ladders to more action based games like monopoly. Aside from those games there are also games that feature words and general knowledge as qualification for accruing points. These are games that often use dice to decide the number of steps or moves to take in a turn. Aside from the family classics like Scrabble and boggle, board games have taken a leap forward in terms of the setting, the goal of the game, the rules and of course the story of the game. One of the more modern board game is Warhammer.

It is a turned based game that features biomechanical suits, highly advanced war tanks, jet fighters, soldiers and other implements of a real war. The game is still turn-based and strategy and technique is a must for players of this next generation board game. Another popular next generation board game is Dungeons and Dragons. Some have labeled the game as the devil's game because of the characters and the players in the game but with moderation and supervision it can be a very exciting and mind stimulating game.

Other than what was mentioned there are several hundreds more board games that are available out there that can be used as good kids' indoor games and an excellent alternative to video games. These games can stimulate interaction and a kids' socialization skill. It's a good way to develop personal relationships with family members, friends and other people.

These games were designed for people especially the kids to learn the value of human interaction and socialization to help keep kids balanced and stress free. Video games sometimes alienate children from other children resulting in poor communication and adaptation skills of today's children. 

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