Great Gifts That Develop Word Consciousness!

Families that promote word consciousness encourage children to be curious about and aware of words. Word Play is a wonderful way to have fun with word consciousness.  Keep reading for gift ideas that will get your family excited about words!

Bananagrams is one of my favorite anagram games.  The winner is the fastest player to create a word grid with all of their letter tiles.  Pairs in Pears and Appletters  are also terrific word games created by the same company.

Originally created by a busy mom of seven, Namits- The Game of Think is the perfect gift for the family on the go!  Kids love listing as many related words as possible to the topic cards.

Featuring a double sided board, Scrabble Junior can adapt to fit your child's readiness level.   

And of course my favorite gift of all... BOOKS!  Children expand their vocabulary when they incidentally encounter new words in text. The Mitten by Jan Brett is one of my seasonal favorites, but the best gift for any kid is a book they will fall in LOVE with!

If you are interested in learning more about word consciousness check out this blog post, Creating Word Conscious Kids.