Lay out your first words with word games from Small Foot!

It is not easy to find fun and simple word games for children of the young age. This first learning game of creating words is designed for the whole family!

The board game playfully develops spelling skills and expands vocabulary. It has 145 robust and pleasant to the touch letters in the format of cubes. The grid has 100 square cells. Mini grid separators conveniently prevent letters from sliding during play. One can form words and even small sentences. It is a freestyle game, when laying out words is permissible horizontally, vertically and even try diagonally! The words may cross over each other. The wooden storage box is compact and allows preserving letters neatly until the next round of games.

Travelling with the word building board game

Thanks to its compact size, one can easily transport it. If you get bored on a trip – play the words! It is a combo of fun with mindfulness!

Gifting word games

It is a lovely gift for the first day at school, a birthday celebration or during a holiday season. Children and parents will appreciate such a valuable addition to their traditional gaming collection.

Educational benefits of word-making games

It is a mentally challenging word game. In terms of neurodevelopment of children, word games are essential to have in the family household, starting from the age of 6 years.

– Children create first words out of letters – they actually start thinking about random words.
– With the help of peer friends, parents and guardians, the child gets to learn new words and their meaning, be it from the topics of history, daily surroundings, household, geography, biology etc. The activity builds intellectual capacity and enriches vocabulary.
– It teaches the brain to think quickly, promoting intellectual dexterity, tactics and strategy.
– The child gets to focus and concentrate on the task.
– The more the game is played, the stronger memory functionality.
– Building words with letters together promotes bonding with family and friends and enhances interpersonal skills.
– The activity helps to foster healthy competition. “The more words you learn throughout the day, the better you be in the next game… Why not read more books?..” – some kinds motivational hints for children in case of loosing the score…
– Yet, children get better and better over time, and this is when their levels of personal confidence grow… being proud of smart words they came up with in the last word-building activity…

Creating words with such word games is a fun, educational and simple game to pass the time and instil love and appreciation for literacy in the early years!

Note: The set includes such letters as Ä, Ö and Ü. The “SS” combo is not available; in this case, please use the letter “S” twice.

Age: ideal for 6 – 10 years (and older, of course)
Certificates: the wooden board game is made of 100% FSC-certified forests
Product size: 19 x 18 x 3 cm