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Educational GamesLearning Through Play

Three games designed and made in India by Gnaan U. Two help children and families explore careers in a fun way; one builds early language and storytelling.

A student studying a hand of I Want To Be! career cards

I Want To Be! Family Game of Wonder & Amusement

For everyone: children, families and adults

A card game about 112 careers grouped into 28 abilities, with four dream careers in each ability. Players ask the right card from the right player to complete their groups, and talk about careers as they play.

Ages9 years and above
Players3 or more
Play time30 minutes to 1.5 hours
Inside112 career cards, 3 power cards, rulebook
How to play
  1. Each player collects career cards in ability groups.
  2. Ask the right card from the right player to complete a group.
  3. Use the Attract, Repulse and Super Sorry power cards at the right moment.
  4. Make your memory count. Collect all the cards to win.

Builds: career awareness, memory, strategy and conversation

Career cards spread out with the three power cardsThe I Want To Be! box, cards and How to Play guideCareer cards grouped by ability: Creativity, Space and ManagementA player holding a hand of career cardsAll 112 career cards laid out in two circles

Ups & Downs Find Interests, Get Abilities & Make Careers!

For children aged 8 to 15

A board game that teaches how to make a good career choice: Interest + Ability + Support = Perfect Career. Ladders and suction pipes move you up and down the board, while other players swap cards to get in your way.

Ages8 to 15 years
Players2 to 4, parents can join
Inside36 interest, 38 ability, 24 support and 24 caution cards
AlsoChase Your Dreams board, 4 pawns, 1 dice
How to play
  1. Find interests, get abilities and collect supports as you move.
  2. Climb the ladders and watch out for the suction pipes.
  3. Beware of Caution cards and players swapping cards with you.
  4. Race to the end with the best career combination.

Builds: self-awareness, decision-making and career thinking

The Ups & Downs box opened to show the boardThe Ups & Downs board with interest, ability and support cardsInterest plus ability plus support equals the perfect careerCards, pawns and dice in the box trayThe Ups & Downs box

Kahanikar Game of Storytelling

For young children aged 2 to 6

Noteworthy stories from Indian literature, mythology and history, each told in just 10 colourful cards. So simple that even adults fall in love with the stories.

Ages2 to 6 years
StoriesArjun and the Bird’s Eye, Three Fishes and Fishermen, Eid Gah
Inside30 large story cards, 3 key cards
FromMahabharat, Panchatantra and Premchand
How to play
  1. Read the story to the children.
  2. Children arrange the story cards in sequence.
  3. Children narrate the story in their own words.

Builds: active listening, sequencing, memory, reasoning, narration, pronunciation and confidence

Cover of Kahanikar, the game of storytellingTen illustrated story cards that tell one storyThree stories: Arjun and the Bird’s Eye, Three Fishes and Fishermen, and Eid GahHow to play Kahanikar and the skills it builds

Children at play

Children playing Ups & Downs together at a table
Ups & Downs
Children reading cards while playing Ups & Downs
Reading the cards
A child thinking about the next move
Next move
Children and parents playing Ups & Downs
Families playing

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