I was reading this article on Scholastic Parent about skill-boosting board games and thought I would add my own twist to the list. And, if you haven’t guessed it, that would be a travel-related twist. Here are some geography games for kids.
New Geography Game: Where to? A Travel Adventure Game
The people behind the popular subscription box Little Passports has a travel adventure game. Where to? gets kids around the world.
Click here to find out more.
Geography games for kids ages 4+
Geo Bingo, learn about countries with games
If you’re familiar with BINGO, you’re ready for this game. Instead of numbers, GEOBingo uses country cards. With 50 countries represented and 25 on each of the 8 bingo cards, kids will learn about the world in no time.
There is also a version of just US States.
Buy on Amazon.
Sequence States and Capitals, a travel game for kids
And, another familiar game with a geography angle – Sequence! Here match the state shapes (or capital) on the card with the shape on the board.
Buy on Amazon.
Geography games for kids ages 8+
Ticket to Ride, A map game for kids
SpielEssen in Essen, Germany is the Oscars of the gaming world. Here game creators share the games and the annual “Spiel des Jahres” (game of the year) is crowned. Since I used to live less than a 10-minute walk to the conference center that hosted SpielEssen, I was lucky to attend one year. It’s pretty awesome.
Anyway, whenever I see a game that has any mention of SpielEssen recognition, I know it’ll be a good one. Ticket to Ride is no exception. It won the award in 2004. In Ticket to Ride kids get a closer look at geography as they navigate through train routes on different maps. There are many versions available for various routes around the world.
Expansion kits include: (Basically, you need the original or Europe version to play these)
- UK Ticket to Ride with Pennsylvania on the back
- India Ticket to Ride with Switzerland on the back
- Africa Ticket to Ride
- Asia Ticket to Ride
- Netherlands Ticket to Ride
There is also a version available for younger kids (Ticket to Ride First Journey), which I’ve seen at Target.
Geography games for kids ages 10+
Passport to Culture, a cultural game for kids
With over 600 questions and almost 50 cultural scenarios, kids will be able to test the “Cultural Intelligence”. It’s a fun way to see what you need and learn something new.
Buy on Amazon.
National Geographic Geo Bee Challenge, geography fun for kids
This game includes actual questions for the National Geo Bee Challenge.
Buy on Amazon.
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