28 Other Ways To Use Minecraft As A Teaching Aide

Minecraft has a cult following in I assume most countries. Our kids have moments of loving it but they are not hardcore fans and certainly not addicted. I know that the word Minecraft does tend to perk up their little ears. We often find our kids are looking for extension work. So we will be using these Free Minecraft Themed Printable Lesson Plans & Activities at home next time I hear the words “I am Bored”.

Minecraft is going to be around for some time, it has turned into one of those classic themes, so it is no wonder it is a popular choice for kids’ parties. Mine craft parties don’t have to be hard to put together and we have added some great Minecraft ideas to So If you are hosting a Minecraft party then check out these Minecraft party supplies below and these DIY Minecraft crafts we wrote about, including these fun food ideas for making Minecraft party food.

Minecraft Decorations

Minecraft Party Backdrop

Minecraft partyware

Minecraft favor

When my daughter was younger I would spend a lot of time trying to come up with activities she could do in the car on long road trips and things to entertain her when we were waiting at restaurants and things that didn’t involve screens.

But it turns out there are a lot of great activities you can do with just a piece of paper and a pen.

What Do We Do All Day has a great collection of pen and paper games, including some that can be done with just one person, though they’re all more fun if you have at least two.

There are some classics on here like hangman and dots and boxes, but there are also quite a few I hadn’t heard of before.

I don’t want to spoil the whole list for you because you should definitely click over there and look around, but I will share about the one that you see pictured above.

This game is called Bridges, and you start by making the big random shape and the dividing it into a bunch of sections (the post says 30-50 sections is ideal but I think this one is smaller than that).

Each player gets their own color marker and you take turns drawing bridges from one space to another, crossing a third. Once there’s a bridge, no other bridges can start, end or cross in those spaces. Keep going until no more bridges can be built, and the person who makes the last bridge wins.

Check out the post over at What We Do All Day for more great ideas for no or almost-no prep games you can play with your kids or that kids can play together. I’d love to know if you have a favorite paper and pen game, whether it’s on this list or a different one.

[Photo: What We Do All Day]

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