the kindness game

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Materials: Markers, colors or crayons, scissors, glue or tape.
# pages: 5

Instructions:

• Print all of the 5 pages included with the game. If more than 4 players are going to play, print out another copy of the first page.

• Color, cut and glue the characters following the guides on the page. These will be the game tokens used to play the game

• Cut and glue the dice

• Cut our the cards and place them on a stack, facing down, next to the board.

• Place all the player’s tokens on the “START” heart.

• All players roll the dice once. Whoever got the biggest number will start the game.

• Roll the dice and move your token that number of spaces. If there are instructions on the box, follow them. If the box has a “CARD” heart, take the first card on the stack and follow the instructions on the card. Then return your card to the bottom of the stack.

• All players must take turns in order, rolling the dice and moving their token.

• The first player to arrive at the “FINISH” heart wins the game.

Caregivers: Board games are amazing teaching tools for children: they teach them about managing frustration, taking turns and being good winners. This game is intended to be played with adult supervision so you can guide your children as they follow along the game. Small children may need help using, scissors, assembling the dice and tokens, counting the spaces and reading/interpreting the instructions on the cards.
Propósito: Encourage healthy management of frustration or excitement. Each card has a lesson on kindness, either with ourselves of others, making it an integral teaching tool on kindness.