Fun Educational Games You Can Play At Home (Without Needing To Buy Anything!)

Suddenly, many more people are finding themselves having to not only educate their children at home, but also to entertain them for long periods of time. This isn’t always easy, but don’t worry, How To Raise A Happy Genius can help. Over the years we Read More …

Game: Who Would Win?

Who Would Win? is a game that kids love to play, but it’s also a great way to encourage them to think logically and solve problems for themselves. It’s a game that’s very easy to play, you simply have to come up with a pair Read More …

Game: What If …

What If … is a great game for encouraging children to think about the consequences of actions, which is important for developing good self-control and forward-planning skills, about how the world around them works, and about how to deal with any mistakes and failures which Read More …

Game: Three Things I Learned Today

Three Things I Learned Today is a game that will help your child see learning as a positive experience, to s find positive outcomes from mistakes and failures, and promote a growth mindset. If you play this regularly, it will create a life-long love of learning and a mindset Read More …

Game: IQ Block

IQ Block is a puzzle-based game that will both entertain your child and stretch their mental abilities. It consists of a small plastic box with a flip-top lid and a set of eight brightly coloured and individually shaped puzzle pieces. The aim is simple: empty the pieces from the box, Read More …

Game: The Dictionary Game

The Dictionary Game is a game which will help improve your child’s spelling and vocabulary, as well as teaching them how to use a dictionary. The game itself is simple: someone picks a letter of the alphabet, and a word starting with that letter. The Read More …

Game: Dobble

Dobble is a card-based game that will help your child increase their observation skills and their working memory (which will, in turn, help with self-control and concentration). The basis of the game is a set of fifty-five cards, each of which has eight symbols on it of Read More …

Game: Sleeveface

Sleeveface is a game that’s great to play on rainy days when kids are otherwise bored to tears. It’s very simple to do, but the results can be hilarious, and it’s a great way to teach your kids about things like perspective, optical illusions and Read More …

Game: Cracking The Code – Caesar Cipher Rot. Left 1

The ability to communicate in a way that no one else can understand is something that kids always find fascinating, and this is why playing around with codes is a great way to entertain a child. However, codes are also a great introduction to many Read More …

Game: Shut The Box!

Shut The Box! is a simple dice-based numbers game. It consists of a wooden box with a series of numbered tabs that can be flipped up or down. The aim of the game is to roll the dice and flip down the tabs based on the numbers Read More …