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Games Kids Love to Play in Therapy
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items As a therapist who works with kids, I have spent a lot of time trial and erroring different board and card games to see what really works in sessions, and this list reflects the ones I have found to be most effective. These games are great for buildi...
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is such a fun, fast-paced game that kids usually get immediately excited about. It is perfect for helping them work on focus, impulse control, and social awareness in a playful way. The rules are simple, and rounds are quic...
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Card Game
This is one of my favorites for getting to know kids towards the beginning of therapy. It takes all the pressure out of talking about feelings because there is no competition or right answers. The cards spark natural conversation, and I have found th...
The Ungame
Jenga is one of those games that can be used in so many different ways, which makes it such a great tool in therapy. You can write questions on the blocks and turn it into a get-to-know-you version that helps build rapport and spark conversation. Or ...
Jenga
Uno is such an easy game to bring into sessions and kids almost always get excited when they see it come out. It is super adaptable, which is why I use it in a bunch of different ways. You can assign each color a topic to talk about, like red for cop...
UNO Card Game
Spot It is such a fun and fast-paced game that kids usually love right away. It is great for building attention, focus, and quick thinking, but it can also be used to work on frustration tolerance and emotional regulation when kids get competitive. I...
Spot It Card Game
This game is fun and silly, but it also opens the door for really meaningful moments in therapy. When the ice blocks start to fall, it gives kids a chance to practice patience, coping, and frustration tolerance. I like to use it as a way to talk abou...
Don't Break The Ice Game
Candy Land is such a classic and always a favorite with younger kids. It is simple, colorful, and fun, but it also offers great opportunities to teach patience, turn-taking, and coping with frustration when things do not go their way. I like to use i...
Candy Land Board Game
Guess Who is such a fun game to bring into therapy because it naturally gets kids thinking about other people. I like using it to help teach social and emotional perspective-taking. As they ask questions and try to guess the other person, we can talk...
Guess Who Game
Chutes and Ladders is a great game for helping kids talk about setbacks and perseverance. As they move up ladders or slide down chutes, it naturally brings up moments to practice coping with disappointment and celebrating small successes. I like to u...
Chutes & Ladders Board Game
Hoot Owl Hoot is a cooperative game that is perfect for really young kids. Instead of competing against each other, players work together to help the owls fly back to their nest before the sun comes up. I like using it to teach teamwork, communicatio...
Hoot Owl Hoot Cooperative Game
Feeling Faces Bingo is such a fun and simple way to help kids build emotion recognition and social awareness. Kids match different facial expressions on their bingo cards, which naturally sparks conversations about what those feelings look and feel l...
My Feelings Bingo
Outfoxed is such a unique game and honestly feels like a hidden gem that more people should know about. Everyone works together to figure out who stole the pot pie, which makes it perfect for teaching teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. I l...
Outfoxed! Board Game
Connect 4 is a simple game that kids usually love, and it works really well in therapy for teaching patience, planning, and frustration management. I like using it to help kids practice thinking ahead and staying calm when things do not go their way....
Connect 4 Board Game