Reader Question: Books and games for six-year-olds?
Play Library reader jan asks:
I will be looking for recommendations of books (and games)for my six year old grandson. He’s into all of the gross action figures and video games, but so far I have found books that interest him and we have quiet times under the shade tree with a pitcher of lemonade and cookies.
My son’s just shy of four so I’m not quite sure what would be good. We just learned to play Snakes/Chutes and Ladders which I’m guessing is a little too simple for a six-year-old.
Help!! What would you recommend to jan?
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4 opinions for Reader Question: Books and games for six-year-olds?
Deb L
Jun 12, 2006 at 8:15 am
SnakesChutes&Ladders is fun no matter how old you are, I think a 6 year old would love it. :)
Candyland is another good one.
Checkers would also be something a 6 year old could catch onto pretty quickly.
Kate
Jun 12, 2006 at 1:06 pm
Bionicles, definitely. They’re robots made by lego. They look like characters out of video games, but they demand hand-on play in three dimensions.
Hsien-Hsien Lei
Jun 12, 2006 at 1:13 pm
Deb: What’s with using Chutes instead of Snakes? It’s not one of those “let’s not scare the vulnerable kiddies” things is it?
Kate: Oh, yes. A lot of boys I know are crazy about Bionicles. They’re pretty freaky looking to me. :P
jan: Another idea is card games. I wrote up a simple version not too long ago and the US Playing Card Company has more Children’s Card Games.
Steven Smethurst
May 24, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Have you ever wondered about the history of Snakes and ladders
One of the most memorable games I had as a child was Abalone but i would wait until he is 5-6 or so.
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