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Amazing Games to Help Kids Understand How to Organize

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Many games can teach kids many lessons. They can teach them how to analyze situations, do math, distinguish between colors, strategize, etc.… Below are fantastic games to help kids understand how to organize. These games would also be great for gifts.

Amazing Games that Show Organizing Skills

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  • The Pickup Sticks game
  • Hedbanz game
  • Mousetrap game
  • Tetris game
  • Sort It Out game
  • Kanoodle 3-D Brain Teaser Puzzle Game
  • Pop It Fidget Toys
  • The Game of Life Board Game
  • Uzzle Board Game
  • The Uzzle Stack Royale Board Game
  • Orbito Board Game
  • Time Management Skills Kid Games
  • What Time Is It?
  • Time to Fly

The Pickup Sticks game

It shows fine motor skills. This game helps kids look at things more closely and, therefore, determine different ways to do tasks by determining similarities and differences.

Benefits for organizing: This game helps kids examine the tasks more closely and figure out how to move them without interrupting the others. It allows them to see the cause and effect of their actions.

Where can I buy it? Here are four types of pick-up stick games from Amazon (affiliate) (affiliate):

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Hedbanz game

It shows how to think analytically and approach topics. When describing the card above, the person's head will help them find similarities in different objects. They can define an object by saying, "This object is in a kitchen to help you make dinner."

Benefits for organizing: When they look at the image and describe it to the other kids, they have to group items mentally. What do the pieces in this item look like? What items do the same thing as this one? Without saying what the object is, this step helps them figure out other similarities this object has with different things without telling the other objects' names.

Where can I buy it? Here are Hedbaz game options from Amazon (affiliate) (affiliate):

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Mousetrap game

It helps kids develop fine motor skills while promoting imagination in the process.

Benefits for organizing: This game shows how different items can go in a sequence and have different outcomes. Putting pieces in one order doesn't necessarily mean using a different order will result in the same outcome.

Where can I buy it? Below are game options you can purchase from Amazon (affiliate) (affiliate).

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Kids Game: Hasbro Gaming Mouse Trap Kids Board Game

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Tetris game

Pick a board game or a video game.  You put the different-shaped blocks in a row without any holes.  You get points for every row you complete.

Benefits for organizing: Helps kids fit shapes together without overlapping them. It helps them realize wasted space and ways to fit items together to decrease wasted space.

Where can I buy it? Below are the various versions of Tetris from Amazon (affiliate) (affiliate).

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Sort It Out game

This game sorts objects into categories by specific parameters.

Benefits for organizing: It helps with sorting objects by similarity. Knowing how to sort is crucial for organizing. This game allows your child to practice sorting items into groups.

Where can I buy it? Below are options for Sort It Out games from Amazon (affiliate) (affiliate).

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Kids Game: UNIVERSITY GAMES BOX-Sort It Out Board Game

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Kanoodle 3-D Brain Teaser Puzzle Game

This game helps sharpen spatial reasoning and critical thinking skills.

Benefits for organizing: It helps develop the ability to see a two—or three-dimensional object and then mentally manipulate it, which will help children organize a space visually by looking at the components.

Where can I buy it? Below are game options you can purchase from Amazon (affiliate) (affiliate).

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Pop It Fidget Toys

These games will help kids control their energy. It allows them to manage their energy and may even help with anxiety.

Benefits for organizing: People tend to get nervous when organizing a space, so allowing them to relax by using a Pop It can help them view their space as a game rather than a challenge.

Where can I buy it? Below are game options you can purchase from Amazon (affiliate).

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The Game of Life Board Game

The Game of Life was one of my favorite games. While it may not be as popular these days, it teaches kids about various life events and what can happen.

Benefits for organizing: This board game helps the child learn about planning and making decisions. It helps them understand things and options of what they can do when they grow up.

Where can I buy it? There are various versions available; below are just a few I found on Amazon (affiliate).

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Uzzle Board Game

I learned about the Uzzle board game last year when scrolling through Facebook. There was an ad, and I thought, what an excellent way to learn pattern blocks to help you know how to create patterns from existing cards as fast as possible. My whole family loved it!

Benefits for organizing: It helps you group items as shown on a card. It helps with problem-solving and cognitive skills. You will improve your sharp eyes, quick thinking, strong observation, and fast hand speed.

Where can I buy it? I found it on Amazon, but you can also buy it on The Uzzle website. Below are the ones I found on Amazon (affiliate).

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The Uzzle Stack Royale Board Game

The next game is by the same The Uzzle Company. But this would have bricks that stack. It reminds me of Jenga. However, each person will make their own design depending on the card drawn from the deck. Whoever finishes the design first is the winner. This is the next board game I will be buying. It is an easy game to learn, too.

Benefits of organizing: It is also a great board game for learning problem-solving skills. It helps kids with thinking skills, sharpened eye observation, quick thinking ability, strong observation power, and fast hand speed.

Where can I buy it? You can buy the game on their website or Amazon (affiliate). See the links below.

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Kids Game: The Uzzle Stack Royale Board Game

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Orbito Board Game

The Orbito Board Game (affiliate) is perfect for kids who need to learn adaptability. It is a strategy game for Kids and Adults, intended for kids 7+ or older. It is a two-player game that is easy to plan.

Benefits for organizing: It develops puzzle skills and helps determine new circumstances and ways to change one's thinking.

Where can I buy it? In the U.S., it is only available on Amazon.

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If you are looking for a particular skill you want to teach, search online by using the skill name and adding the word "Games" or "Board Games." There are lots of sites that review games.  Here are a few review sites I found.

  • The Board Game Family
  • Boardgaming.com

Time Management Skills Kid Games

***Update 2025*** To help your kids with Time Management and understanding how to manage their time, you may want to check out these board games. Time management skills are started during the early years when kids learn about time, and it is best to focus on this skill early on so they incorporate it into their lives. It will then become second nature to them when they can recognize how much time things take and adjust accordingly.

What Time Is It?

Benefits for Time Management: It helps them with time discernment and understanding the concept of time in topics they can relate to as a child.

Where to buy? You can buy this game in the U.S. and on Amazon.

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Board Games: Carson Dellosa What Time Is It? Judy Clock 4pc Board Game Set 5+ age

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Time to Fly

Benefits for Time Management: This game involves interacting with time and making it fun for kids. They can get real hands-on experience and practice using and telling time. It also helps with reading clocks and learning all about the concept of time.

Where to buy? You can buy this game on Amazon.

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Using board games to introduce your children to organizing will get them into the right mindset. Then, you can teach them in an actual hands-on organization.  Start with a small pile to avoid creating anxiety about organizing.  Help them sort the collection into colors.

Check out my "Find a Pink Button" Experiment to show your child if items are sorted; it will save you time. Please share this with your friends and family, too.

Now it is your turn! What games do you like to share with your kids to show them organizing skills?  Please leave a message below. 

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  1. Janet Schiesl says

    July 26, 2022 at 6:42 am

    We both focused on teaching kids to organize this week!
    I love all your analogies with the games. I always say that an organizing project is like a game of Tetris to me.

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  2. Julie Bestry says

    July 25, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    Fascinating. Of the games that existed when I was younger (Pickup Sticks, Life), I'm not sure I appreciated (at the time) how much wisdom they imparted. I'm afraid I've never been great at Tetris (which I've recently learned can help sufferers of anxiety and PTSD); I think my spatial orientation skills suffer when I'm against the clock. But I love how all of these can introduce kids to organizing themes and concepts in a way that's inviting and fun!

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  3. Seana Turner says

    July 25, 2022 at 5:35 pm

    What a clever thought that playing certain games can help us be better and organizing. Makes sense, as they exercise parts of our brain that are used for executive functioning, sorting, planning, and more.

    I played a LOT of Tetris back in the day. I loved it. Now I see that it was right up my alley. So much fun!

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  4. Laura says

    July 25, 2022 at 3:06 pm

    Children learn best through play! Love these ideas, we have so many of them at home already. 🙂 We actually just broke out pick up sticks the other day for the first time in years (summer boredom) and my kids enjoyed it. 🙂

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  5. Julie Stobbe says

    July 25, 2022 at 10:42 am

    Learning through play is one of the best ways to teach children any new skill. Thanks for showing me how to apply it to organizing.

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    • Sabrina Quairoli says

      July 25, 2022 at 10:47 am

      It was my pleasure! This post is consistently updated when I come across new games. =)

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  6. Linda Samuels says

    July 25, 2022 at 10:05 am

    I love your list of games to help kids develop organizing skills while having fun. You identified so many of the key skills needed when organizing. I remember when the kids were young, they had sorting box tools. A box had open-shaped windows. They had to find the right-shaped piece to fit into that window. It was also an exercise in sorting and hand-eye coordination.

    My friend and colleague, Lynne Poulton developed an awesome game called DeclutterGo. It's great for adults and kids. It takes the organizing game idea into hyperdrive. If you'd like to learn more, here is s link to the game site: https://decluttergo.com

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    • Sabrina Quairoli says

      July 25, 2022 at 10:26 am

      Thanks for commenting and sharing DeclutterGo. I will check it out. =)

      Reply
  7. Lisa Gessert says

    July 25, 2022 at 8:06 am

    Great concept!! when I taught a class for kids from 9-12 years old I used a sock game using a 3 bin car organizer...asking the kids the sort different types of socks (colored, striped, solid, etc) into the 3 bins, it was interesting to watch them sort in different ways, they learned that they may sort differently but it's all correct when you are keeping like with like....love when they really grasp the concept of organizing and why it is so important! Great blog!

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    • Sabrina Quairoli says

      July 25, 2022 at 10:27 am

      Great idea, Lisa. I found the simpler the game, the easier they can grasp the concepts and apply them to their lives.

      Reply
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