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9 fun DIY Games that teach your children morals

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Looking for fun easy games you can play at home? Check out our 9 games that you can play without preparation that teach your children morals at the same time!

1. The Kindness Relay

  • Objective: Promote acts of kindness.
  • How to Play: Write kind deeds (e.g., “compliment a friend,” “help someone with a chore”) on cards. Kids pick a card and complete the task. The “relay” continues with each player inspiring others to do good deeds.
  • Moral Values: Kindness, empathy, and community spirit.
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2. The Honesty Circle

  • Objective: Highlight the importance of honesty.
  • How to Play: Sit in a circle. One person tells a story with a mix of truth and falsehoods. The others must discern which parts are honest and discuss why honesty matters.
  • Moral Values: Integrity, honesty, and accountability.

3. Responsibility Bingo

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  • Objective: Teach responsibility through daily tasks.
  • How to Play: Create bingo cards with tasks like “make your bed,” “help set the table,” or “feed a pet.” Completing tasks earns them a bingo.
  • Moral Values: Responsibility, diligence, and dependability.

4. The Respect Quest

  • Objective: Learn the value of respect for people and belongings.
  • How to Play: Set up scenarios where kids role-play (e.g., sharing toys, listening attentively). Reward respectful behavior with “respect tokens.”
  • Moral Values: Respect, fairness, and teamwork.

5. Good Samaritan Role-Play

  • Objective: Teach compassion through action.
  • How to Play: Recreate the parable of the Good Samaritan with a modern twist. Kids take turns acting out roles like the helper, the person in need, and bystanders.
  • Moral Values: Compassion, generosity, and helping others.

6. The Gratitude Game

  • Objective: Foster gratitude in everyday life.
  • How to Play: Kids write things they’re thankful for on paper leaves and stick them to a “gratitude tree.” The goal is to fill the tree with leaves.
  • Moral Values: Gratitude, contentment, and positivity.

7. Sharing is Caring Challenge

  • Objective: Emphasize the value of sharing.
  • How to Play: Provide a limited number of resources (e.g., toys, art supplies). Kids must work together to share and complete a project.
  • Moral Values: Sharing, cooperation, and kindness.

8. The Empathy Adventure

  • Objective: Understand and respect others’ feelings.
  • How to Play: Use cards with situations (e.g., “Your friend is sad. What do you do?”). Kids discuss how to respond compassionately and gain points for empathetic answers.
  • Moral Values: Empathy, understanding, and respect for emotions.

9. Coloring Worksheets

I know that this one is not a game, but I thought I would put it in anyway for younger children that may not be able to play the above games.

  • Objective: Learning kindness.
  • How to Play: Coloring in pages.
  • Moral Values: Learning acts of kindness through imitation.
Kids activities learning morales through coloring.
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Do you have any games that you think we should add to this list? If so drop them in the comments below to share them with us all!

May God Bless you,

Vanessa Rooney – LDS Mum

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