Games!

The great thing about being an information professional is that I can write a post on just about anything and say it is in the realm of what I do. This post is about games and is inspired by the board game Blokus that my six year old and I are playing. The box has all these little labels for winning a ton of awards and so here are the list of resources for people wanting authoritative sources for recommendations on games and toys.

• Educational Insights: https://www.educationalinsights.com/
• ASTRA: American Specialty Toy Retailing Association: http://www.astratoy.org/
• Toy of the Year http://www.toyassociation.org/TIA/Events/TOTY/Past_TOTY_Winners/Events2/TOTY_Awards/2015_TOTY_Winners.aspx#.VdvChflViko
• Teacher's Choice Awards: https://www.theeducationcenter.com/learning/tca-classroom

By the way, Blokus is a great game that is colorful, strategic, funny and fast play. If your young child must always win, two person play practically guarantees that it will always end in a draw. When your child is ready to handle losing gracefully, add more players for harder play!