The Guardians - Fun Saftey Game
Posted on Apr 10, 2008 under Babies & Kids |
MyPreciousKid.com, which features safety products for children, has a wonderful safety game called the Guardians. The game is geared towards ages 4-10, and is focused on a fun way to teach kids about safety.
Since my kids are 5 and 7, this game was specifically directed towards them. It was very easy for them to understand the rules of the game, so we got started right away. I thought the was an important feature, since the focus should be on the actual game and not just trying to learn how to play.
Both kids picked out the character they wanted to be from 4 different ones (two boys and two girls). My daughter wanted to be “Angel” since she liked the name, and my son just wanted to be “the red guy” since he likes that color. The other boy was blue, so that probably would have been acceptable as well.
There were 4 decks of cards, each with safety questions and answers. Also included were several blank cards for us to write our own safety questions on. Since this was our first time playing, we set those aside for the time being. But in the future, we will probably write down a few safety rules of our own.
The object of the game is to safely get your character from school to home by correctly answering the questions. Depending on what color space you land determines which deck you draw the question from. My son was the first to roll and moved ahead a few spaces. He correctly answered the question, and moved ahead 2 more spaces.
While I’ve tried my best to teach my kids important safety rules, this game made me realize there is still things they needed to learn. For example, there were a few questions my daughter did not get right, but she learned from the game anyway.
I was very excited to get the chance to review this, and my kids were very excited when the game arrived. We had to play it immediately, and they had a blast. This is an excellent way to teach kids important safety rules while spending quality family time playing a game.
The Guardians is endorsed by the National Parenting Center and is the recipient of their “Seal of Approval”. Details and ordering information about this wonderful safety awareness game can be found at:
http://www.mypreciouskid.com/safety-game.html
