My kids are older now but games and movies often elicit nice discussions.
But an early question by my son when he was young - and one I never had a good answer for - was about why the gameplay in most Lego games is mostly about destroying stuff when Legos are about building. Deep thought.
They're definitely not in the genre of "sneaky" educational but, being a full-time latchkey kid, I was basically raised on edutainment games from the 90s. I will give my full-throated endorsement of games like Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? and Gizmos & Gadgets! as incredibly engrossing edutainment games that are as fun as any I was playing on N64, if not more. I still remember historical facts from Where in Time. Do they still make 'em like this? I have no idea!
I'm with you -- I spent so much time with games like that, too. Willingly! Well...mostly. Sometimes it was the only thing you could "play" at the library.
I've been playing "Dave the Diver" a lot recently and my 10 year old (who also loves AC:NH) is really into watching me catch fish and other sea creatures. I think she is picking up on the different varieties of animals in that game; she definitely has shown off her bug + fish knowledge from AC:NH in her day-to-day.
My (7yo) is very into wildlife catching games, having played a ton of animal crossing and recently 100%-ing Bugsnax. He also really likes watching me play Dave the Diver and Moonglow Bay. This sounds right up his alley!
My kids are older now but games and movies often elicit nice discussions.
But an early question by my son when he was young - and one I never had a good answer for - was about why the gameplay in most Lego games is mostly about destroying stuff when Legos are about building. Deep thought.
Honestly, that's an amazing observation lol
They're definitely not in the genre of "sneaky" educational but, being a full-time latchkey kid, I was basically raised on edutainment games from the 90s. I will give my full-throated endorsement of games like Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? and Gizmos & Gadgets! as incredibly engrossing edutainment games that are as fun as any I was playing on N64, if not more. I still remember historical facts from Where in Time. Do they still make 'em like this? I have no idea!
I'm with you -- I spent so much time with games like that, too. Willingly! Well...mostly. Sometimes it was the only thing you could "play" at the library.
I've been playing "Dave the Diver" a lot recently and my 10 year old (who also loves AC:NH) is really into watching me catch fish and other sea creatures. I think she is picking up on the different varieties of animals in that game; she definitely has shown off her bug + fish knowledge from AC:NH in her day-to-day.
Oh, I like that!
My (7yo) is very into wildlife catching games, having played a ton of animal crossing and recently 100%-ing Bugsnax. He also really likes watching me play Dave the Diver and Moonglow Bay. This sounds right up his alley!
Let us know what he thinks!