Educational Games

Dear Catherine, 
I wonder if CM would have approved of learning games? Our youngest dd is very interested in horses, especially more so since we’ve moved into a more countrylike area. Next year I was planning to use Beautiful Feet Books History of the Horse. But for Christmas we got the game Herd Your Horses and it’s quite a fun and educational game. There are 4 different games you play with the game board, one of them for one player and several card games you can play with the horse cards.

I never really thought about it in those terms. Would CM approved of learning games?

I have used learning games to large degree. My family loves them. I have approval of them because they are fun and the promote learning. We do know that Charlotte Mason wanted children to have a love for learning so I think she would have approved.

That game sounds fun, if I ever see it I may buy it.

Thanks,
Catherine