Berkshire, UK (September 9, 2026) – Play is widely understood as a child’s “job”; it’s where they learn about themselves and the world through hands-on experience. School is also full of play, but it’s not always in session and let’s face it, can be a little dry for some kids with super active imaginations. Thankfully, educational game and book publisher Mrs Wordsmith is invested in providing kids, parents and teachers alike with entertaining games which pull double duty as super effective educational tools. While kids are on holiday break, it’s the perfect moment to gift a Mrs Wordsmith game which will sneakily teach them useful knowledge about reading, comprehension, and language. Mrs Wordsmith’s games have been field-tested by bona-fide educators in classrooms with great results, so any gift hunters can purchase with confidence knowing that their games can walk the walk as well as talk the talk! And what’s more, these games are great fun for adults and young adults to play. Bigger siblings, parents, fathers, and grandparents will all have a great time playing Mrs Wordsmith games with the kids. As research shows, learning with an adult doubles the gains, and here it’s even fun for the adult!
For those little ones who are still getting a grasp on letters, Mrs Wordsmith has Big A Little a ($25.99 | Ages 3+), a literacy-first twist on traditional matching games. Inside a box are four sets of cards: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, uppercase illustrated words, and lowercase illustrated words. Parents can work with their kids using a flash card method to identify and match the uppercase and lowercase forms of all 26 letters. When kids feel more comfortable, try hiding cards throughout the playroom and get them up and active while practicing their letters and matching their different forms. Introduce the illustrated letter cards and challenge children to match up the words spelled in upper and lowercase letters. The eye-catching and zany illustrations not only draw kids in but help give them hints as to the meaning of the word, and another method to match if they’re still mastering the letters. Turn up the difficulty by making the matching game feature only lowercase letters and uppercase illustrated words or vice versa! This versatile card set is perfect for homes or classrooms alike, helping young children get started with mastering their letters.
Speaking of talking the talk, Mrs Wordsmith’s Blah Blah Blah ($37.99 | Ages 4+) is a fast-paced card game for two or more players that transforms phonics practice into an exciting gameplay loop that children will love to repeat. Featuring three decks of varying difficulty for a total of 200+ word cards, this game is perfect for all skill levels and educational backgrounds. The aim of the game is to get rid of all the cards in your hand by discarding them appropriately. Players must take turns discarding into the discard pile by matching similar sounds in different words. Each card features the full word in the middle (e.g., “Moon”), a helpful breakdown of syllables right below (“M-oo-n”), as well as individual sounds in the corners of the card (“m” “oo” “n”) so kids can easily understand what sounds they have to match in the discard pile. Tricky modifier cards like “Draw Two Cards,” “Reverse Order,” and “Skip a Turn” keep the game unpredictable and fresh. Be sure to say “Blah blah blah” when you have one card left! Rounds are fast-paced and dense with learning and practice, making repeat games a guarantee. Kids will be having a ton of fun with Blah Blah Blah without even realizing they’re learning!
Of course, there’s more than one way to learn new vocabulary. Case in point: sight words! See It! Stick It! Vol. 1 and 2 ($19.99 | Ages 3-7) features 200 sight words for kids to practice with parents or teachers. Some words are so common that they’re critical for kids to pick up quickly, such as days of the week, colors, irregular verbs and common prepositions. This combined mega volume of See It! Stick It! challenges kids to identify and pronounce words in the front half of the book. If they have trouble, example sentences are included to provide helpful context. Once they’ve got the word down, have the child flip to the back of the book and find that same word among tons of reusable stickers. This trains their ability to remember the word, its meaning, and pronunciation as they hunt for the correct sticker. Once they’ve found it and peeled the sticker off, flip to the front of the book again and have them place the word sticker in the correct spot, further reinforcing the lesson. Once complete, you have a full vocabulary study guide to review together! Helpful QR codes for pronunciation guides are available to kids who find audio demonstrations helpful.
But how about a game that encourages kids to use all those new words that they can now pronounce? Vocabularious ($33.00 | Ages 8-12) is just the thing; packed with descriptive vocabulary to boost your storytelling skills, this game is as fun and silly as the players’ imaginations. With three different games in a set of Vocabularious, you can pick your preferred way to play and learn, with 1-10 players. Match illustrated scenes with definitions in the Word for Word memory game, or race to get rid of all your cards by pairing them up in a “go fish” style card game called Lost for Words. Silliest of all is Distractionary, which challenges players to act out and guess word pairs to their teammate while the other teams do their best to be as distracting as possible! Have you ever pretended to be an audacious tightrope walker while your friends danced the Macarena to distract you? How about a devious villain while your friends hop like kangaroos in the background? Only the best master of words will win!
To get a full scope of these educational games and all other offerings from Mrs Wordsmith ahead of the holiday shopping rush, visit their website at https://mrswordsmith.com or their official Amazon storefront. Foster a love for learning in kids with games from Mrs Wordsmith!
About Mrs Wordsmith
Award-winning Mrs Wordsmith helps children and young adults learn phonics and acquire vocabulary — to become proficient, happy readers. From illustrated books and card games to Dungeons & Dragons-inspired video games, Mrs Wordsmith meets children and teachers where their attention is: tabletop card games, flip top books on a desk, video games.
Characters designed by the creator of Madagascar and a laugh-and-play-to-learn philosophy win the engagement battle, optimizing the delivery of pedagogy in and outside the classroom. Trusted by thousands of families and schools across the UK and the USA, because if you make learning irresistible, children progress, as a National Literacy Trust pilot confirmed: 50% vocabulary gains in just three months