[blparent] EXTERNAL:Re: Gift Suggestions for a 9-year-old?

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Bboard and card games are easy, what does he like? Independent Living
Aids sells some and I think the NFB market does too. 
I'd start by finding out what he's interested in playing and go from
there, v. finding out what's out there. 
You can also make games accessible too with clear tape so you can feel
the spaces but others can see it, and also by putting hot glue on pieces
that look different like chess pieces. The glue cools down so you have
abump, you don't actually touch hot glue when you play. 


-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Peggy Shald
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:01 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: [blparent] Gift Suggestions for a 9-year-old?

It's hard when they get a little older because what they want to play
and 
what's out there that's accessable aren't the same.  They do make
braille 
monopoloy ... which my ten year old loves to play.  There's also braille

scrable.  You'd have to do a google search to find out where to get
them, I 
haven't bought them for a long time ... and they are kind of expensive.
My 
son still likes uno, which is easy to braille.  I'll try to think of
some 
more suggestions and let you know.



-----Original Message----- 
From: Allison
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 9:55 PM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Gift Suggestions for a 9-year-old?

Hi Everyone,

My name's Allison and I was on this list six months or so ago.  I took a

break because I've been incredibly busy.  But I missed the great advice
and 
suggestions I got from everyone so I re-subscribed.

Anyway, onto the main point of my post.  My stepson, Nathaniel, turns 9
at 
the end of this month.  He's sighted and I'm blind.  I'm searching out
fun 
and accessible gifts for him.  We have a couple of tactile games
already, 
like Uno and Connect 4, but he's getting kinda too old for those.
They're 
not as exciting for him as they once were.  I've gotten him a couple
gifts 
already, but I'm looking for more suggestions.  Especially in terms of
games 
that we can play together.  I'm looking for board, card, or computer
games. 
He likes any of those.  I really don't know of a lot of games that
someone 
blind and someone sighted can play together.  I'd appreciate suggestions

from you guys.

Thanks,
Allison
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