Board Games- 7th annual Million Minute Family Challenge

I found out about this earlier this year from Sephera's post
Family Time and signed up to get an announcement in my email. I've already sent out a letter to my local PTA to ask if they would be interested if MikeIT and I co-chaired the committee to get it organized.

What is the Million Minute Family Challenge? Read more or click on
Million Minute Challenge.

The Million Minute Family Challenge is a grassroots effort that encourages interaction and communication among family and friends through playing board games. The goal is to encourage at least 1,000 families or groups in each of the 50 states (that?s 50,000 families/groups) to play a board game together for at least 20 minutes (that?s 1,000,000 minutes) from September through December.

Why participate in the Million Minute Family Challenge?
When parents play board games with their children, they are accomplishing more than providing entertainment. Playing board games teaches lessons in sharing and communication. It also helps establish a secure and trusting relationship between parent and child, which is a key part of a child?s development.

Why play board games?
Board games are the perfect fun activity for family and friends of all ages. They help the youngest players develop social skills including following rules, fair play and good sportsmanship. As children grow, board games can help sharpen vocabulary, spelling, math, creative writing and critical thinking skills, all under the appearance of having fun.

How can I participate?
Families and groups are encouraged to block out 20 minutes in their busy schedules to play a board game. Teachers can invite students to play a game in the classroom. Everyone can participate by logging the number of minutes they played board games at www.millionminute.com
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