{"id":1244,"date":"2013-11-23T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=616"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:53:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:53:03","slug":"national-game-and-puzzle-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2013\/11\/23\/national-game-and-puzzle-week\/","title":{"rendered":"National Game and Puzzle Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-615\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/5368461966_c2c8d19dd9.jpg\" alt=\"5368461966_c2c8d19dd9\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/5368461966_c2c8d19dd9.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/11\/5368461966_c2c8d19dd9-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>November 24-30<\/strong> <strong>is National Game and Puzzle Week<\/strong> \u2013 Most children love to play games \u2013 ball games, card games, board games, word games, guessing games. Playing games is important because it helps children learn how to handle disappointment when they lose. It also helps them to l earn to take turns and how to follow rules. Play their favorites or teach them a new game from your childhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #888888\">Photo: Daniel P. Fleming<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 24-30 is National Game and Puzzle Week \u2013 Most children love to play games \u2013 ball games, card games, board games, word games, guessing games. Playing games is important because it helps children learn how to handle disappointment when they lose. 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