A Fun Way to Learn Great Parenting Skills
What are Parent Parties?
Parent Parties create a fun and relaxed environment to present parent education and to promote parent involvement by using numerous games and activities. These resources are created by and made available through Second Mile Parent Initiative, a non-profit organization working to increase parent involvement and education in schools and communities.
Parent Parties provide an innovative approach to present parent education and to promote parent involvement through games and activities in a group setting. Information regarding monthly activities, games and information sheets are provided on a computer disk for the convenience of all participants.
Parent Talk (Heart to Heart)
PARENT TALK (Heart-to-Heart) – a conversation game encouraging parents to share heart-to-heart as
they discuss how they would handle different parenting situations. Do these situations give you a Heart
Attack or make your Heart Throb? Play and find out.
they discuss how they would handle different parenting situations. Do these situations give you a Heart
Attack or make your Heart Throb? Play and find out.
READ TO ACHIEVE – another parenting group game that encourages parents to read to and assist their
children with reading at home. The discussion of many reading facts works into a surprise ending when
the winners verify that children have to “Read to Achieve” student success.
children with reading at home. The discussion of many reading facts works into a surprise ending when
the winners verify that children have to “Read to Achieve” student success.
Read to Achieve
SMILE (Super Moms and Dads are Involved through Love and Encouragement)
SMILE (Super Moms and Dads are Involved through Love and Encouragement) – an interactive
game played in a group setting to promote important parenting information and share discussion
within the group. This is a lively game played with music and a “beat the timer” approach to sharing
parenting information. Some parenting information discussed includes preparing your child for school,
encouraging your children at home, school issues and more.
game played in a group setting to promote important parenting information and share discussion
within the group. This is a lively game played with music and a “beat the timer” approach to sharing
parenting information. Some parenting information discussed includes preparing your child for school,
encouraging your children at home, school issues and more.
PINGO PARTY GAME – a parenting group game that provides good reminders by asking important
parenting questions and provoking thought patterns to increase parent awareness at home and in their
children’s school. Ex. Have you attended a parent/teacher conference for your child this year?
parenting questions and provoking thought patterns to increase parent awareness at home and in their
children’s school. Ex. Have you attended a parent/teacher conference for your child this year?
PINGO Party Game
TINGO Card (Teacher Involvement Nurtures Great Opportunities)
TINGO Card (Teacher Involvement Nurtures Great Opportunities) – a game card designed to
use all school year to promote teacher involvement and increase parent involvement. Teachers become
motivated by wins as they move through the completion of teacher activities (played much like Bingo).
use all school year to promote teacher involvement and increase parent involvement. Teachers become
motivated by wins as they move through the completion of teacher activities (played much like Bingo).
PINGO Card (Parent Involvement Nutures Great Opportunites)
PINGO Card (Parent Involvement Nurtures Great Opportunities) – a game card designed to use
all school year to increase parent involvement. Parents become motivated by wins as they move through
the completion of parent activities (played much like Bingo).
all school year to increase parent involvement. Parents become motivated by wins as they move through
the completion of parent activities (played much like Bingo).
Parent Survival
PARENT SURVIVAL – an ice breaker game that assists in making parents aware
of necessary information and items needed on a day-to-day basis.
of necessary information and items needed on a day-to-day basis.
Parent Involvement School Scavanger Hunt
PARENT INVOLVEMENT SCHOOL SCAVENGER HUNT – an interactive game that helps parents
become familiar with areas of the school and promotes parent involvement within the school.
This game is ideal for a beginning of the school year activity.
become familiar with areas of the school and promotes parent involvement within the school.
This game is ideal for a beginning of the school year activity.
Parent Party games include: