Two-Player Counting Game

Age range

4 years old

Development benefits

1. Social/Emotional Development: Encourages turn-taking.
2. Cognitive Development: Builds counting.

Take place in

Indoors (table).

How to play

1. Explain the simple rule: take turns and count your own pieces.
2. Play your turn first to demonstrate.
3. Let your child take their turn and count out loud.
4. Compare totals together at the end of the round.

Perfect for

1. Social: turn-taking
2. Cognitive: counting

Expert tip

Games with a clear winner and loser can be tough at four - keep the tone light and celebrate the counting, not just the score.