Friends and Neighbors is a matching game that focuses on emotions. Can players help a little girl who’s sad because she’s standing out in the rain or a boy who’s afraid of the dark?
Reach into the Helping Bag and Pull out a token – can it help someone on the game board? If so, it’s a match!
In playing the game and reading about the feelings and needs of the characters, parents can help their children recognise feelings in others – the first step to building empathy.
Skills developed while playing this game include:
- Empathy and emotional awareness
- Emotion recognition
- Cooperation and teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Social skills
- Decision-making
- Conflict resolution
- Patience
- Cognitive flexibility
- Critical thinking
- Cooperation
Includes:
- 4 game boards
- 14 tokens
- 1 helping bag
- 1 stop sign board
- social and emotional intelligence parent guide
- friends and neighbors story book.
Age Recommendation: Ages 3 and up
1-4 Players
