{"id":14158,"date":"2016-10-10T20:43:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T18:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/responsive.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents\/?p=14158"},"modified":"2022-06-21T10:30:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T08:30:38","slug":"play-inner-magic-a-powerful-new-childrens-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/activities-and-outings\/play-inner-magic-a-powerful-new-childrens-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Inner Magic&#8230; a powerful new children\u2019s game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I had the privilege of testing a newly launched board game<strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/listing\/raising-kids-positively\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inner Magic<\/a>, <\/strong>a children\u2019s self -esteem game. I played with my grade 00 class at Rainbow Babies &amp; Kids Nursery School and I loved the witty answers as well as the expressions of self love.<\/p>\n<p>This fantasy game based on magic lands touches each of the developmental pillars &#8211; Language, Gross Motor, Cognitive and Emotional. A great tool for any parent or teacher to help develop happy, confident kids that are not afraid to express themselves.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Broadens<\/strong> emotional vocabulary of children<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stimulates<\/strong> conversations of feelings through well executed cue cards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Develops<\/strong> positive self esteem through drama<\/li>\n<li><strong>Builds<\/strong> on life skills by encouraging conversations around coping e.g. bullying, sibling issues<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demonstrates<\/strong> relaxation techniques<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spiritua<\/strong>l growth in self reflection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I found it totally amazing that the 4 and 5 year olds were completely engaged after 45 minutes of playing and wanted to continue playing when I suggested it was time to move onto another activity.<\/p>\n<p>One very special moment was when a child drew a challenge\u00a0to recite\u00a0a poem and was too shy. His friends asked if they could say it with him so that he could earn the token for completing the challenge. The friends all counted out loud as each player moved his token according to the dice rolled and encouraged each other to visit various magic lands.<\/p>\n<p>There was great excitement each time someone\u00a0landed on a magic land and had to answer an appropriate question such as \u201cWhat would you say if you were feeling sick?\u201d, a little boy told me he would ask his teacher if he could go home and his friends chorused in agreement. Or another question that created huge debate was \u201cHow would you feel if your friend hit you during break?\u201d besides saying \u201cI would feel bad\u201d a big discussion was held between the little friends about telling the teacher and telling off the friend who hit them.<\/p>\n<p>The questions and card challenges don&#8217;t only deal with\u00a0life skills, but \u00a0also speaking wishes out loud, with a wish being made for rain. Another card invited a child to choose a feel good sticker, read it out loud 3 times to his friends and wear it for the day &#8211; his feel good sticker said \u201cI am fantastic!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I found the game really effective with my \u00a04 and 5 year olds in that it was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Engaging<\/li>\n<li>Stimulated great conversations<\/li>\n<li>Encouraged them to assist each other to complete challenges<\/li>\n<li>and generated lots of giggles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We encouraged a lot of non judgemental, fun in which no answer was wrong, but could be used to understand the child, share feelings and information with friends and guide the children should their responses be inappropriate for a certain situation.<\/p>\n<p>The question cards are age appropriate ranging from 5 -14 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Playing Inner Magic is\u00a0a great\u00a0opportunity to get to know your children better, while having fun!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/listing\/raising-kids-positively\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to order the game from Carol Surya, the games creator.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note: If you enjoyed this article, and would like to stay updated with more, you can:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Subscribe to our free weekly Jozikids\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/member-registration\/\"><em>newsletter<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0 for parents in Gauteng<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Like us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jozikids.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Follow us on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/jozikids?igshid=1n8cwedrewul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 I had the privilege of testing a newly launched board game, Inner Magic, a children\u2019s self -esteem game. I played with my grade 00 class at Rainbow Babies &amp; Kids Nursery School and I loved the witty answers as well as the expressions of self love. 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