August 24, 2023 - Raising World Children

Bilingual journey for kids can be a hard one. Luckily we have more and more products releasing every single day that help our kids build their vocabulary reducing the barriers between themselves and their heritage language. There are many ways that you can enforce language learning, books, cards, devices. The earliest way is to use card decks. Have you ever wondered about how to use Hindi language card games for kids to build their vocabulary.

While every product being created has a place in our lives, I specially appreciate gadget free resources like books and/or cards that help with the goal to develop language skills.

One such product has been brought to you by GujaratiKoalaMom.com

Akshita Kumar grew up speaking Gujarati, Hindi & English. She met my husband in 2012. He speaks Fiji Hindi even though he is a US born because his parents were born in Fiji. She herself is from the Fiji Islands. With a life in the USA, today her goal is to help the next generation learn through simple resources and repetition. Her own struggles with language learning drives her passion to make it easier for kids everywhere.

Now I don’t need to tell you the advantages of using cards for repetition and vocabulary building. That is a given!

Hindi Language Card Games for Kids

I received the cards to review and on top of the amazing quality of the cards and the fabulous packaging, my kids and I were fascinated with how many fun things we could do with cards. A little background on my family, we INVENT games from cards and stationary, constantly! So this was just a challenge for us that we truly enjoyed, specially since my kids are older now so have quite a bit of a Hindi vocabulary.

Game 1 (for Toddlers or Beginners)

A basic game for little ones. Each child (and parent) gets 10 cards each. IF a child gets it right, they get a point that you can show off on a board or if you believe in incentives, maybe a bite of their favorite snack. The person who gets more points wins.

The catch is of course that the HINDI translation of the world should be given. This would of course work with any language. These cards are available in Hindi and Gujarati as well.

Game 2 (Older Kids aged 7 and above)

This game would be for someone who has a little bit of a vocabulary. You each get 10 cards. The goal is to try to use as many of these words or make as many sentences as you can. If you can do that, then you get 2 points each. One for correct usage and one for using in sentence. If one or other is done, then one point each.

BONUS points for using adjectives and/or verbs particular to the item on the card. So “bhuri gaay” meaning brown cow or “uchalta mendhak” meaning jumping frog.

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Hindi and Gujarati learning has been made super easy by Akshita Kumar. I know how hard she has worked personally to make these cards durable, easy to use, and understand by kids. The card stock used is of top quality and can withstand all the gunk kids have on their hands. The illustrations are attractive, and you can create quite a few games by using them. Comment below if you think of any more using these or have any more language games in mind.