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Sure-fire educational games
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LEARNING IS AN ADVENTURE IN FUN with Aristoplay’s Knights and
Castles. Players advance along a perilous Questing Trail, experiencing

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life in the Middle Ages. It’s fun for all ages!

How often have you bought your
child an educational “game” only to
find that the “education” is the same
boring fact-memorizing drills and
quizzes that tum children off in school?
Or that the emphasis is on “game,” and
not on sound, meaningful learning?
Nationwide concern over sagging test
scores and school performances has
spawned shelf after shelf of these so-
called educational toys and games.

How can you separate the very best
from the rest this holiday season? Jan
Barney Newman, a former teacher and
founder of Aristoplay, an award-win-
ning company that specializes in edu-
cational games, says sure-fire winners
have three simple things in common:

°They truly are fun. Pricey bells
and flashing lights grow old quickly.

For long-lasting, affordable fun that
the whole family can enjoy together,
nothing beats the time-honored play of
board games like Knights and Castles.
Players are knights-in-training, advanc-

ing along a perilous Questing Trail.
They joust, form blockades, and
advance in rank by learning how to
survive in the Middle Ages.

° They teach kids to think. \Look for
games that go beyond answering trivia
questions Or memorizing unrelated
facts.

Alpha Animals challenges players to
name a mammal that starts with B. Easy,
right? But how about a fish that starts
with I? Step by step, this simple naming
game teaches children to classify animals
— an important science thinking skill.

* Quality games grow with your
child. In just six short months, children
can make monumental leaps in their
interests and abilities. Games like
Where in the World?, the original geog-
Taphy awareness game, have multi-
level play, allowing for years of use.

Plus, the top Jevels challenge adults,
so parents can play with their children
and children of mixed ability can play
together.

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