Brand-new Brooklyn Game Lab in Park Slope: Fun, Games & Critical Thinking for NYC Kids
Submitted by Alina Adams on
I'm the mother of a serious board game lover. (To be fair, I'm married to one, too, so it wasn't that much of a surprise.) But here's the thing: I don't particularly like board games. That's why I'm thankful for the brand-new Brooklyn Game Lab, a cozy Park Slope storefront where kids can play challenging, multiplayer card and board games (so I don't have to).
Like the similar The Brooklyn Strategist in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Game Lab doesn't have any video or digital games. That's because owner Bob Hewitt believes analog games can teach kids critical thinking, fair play, diplomacy, collaboration and good sportsmanship in a way no video game can. But it's not all just fun and games; it's educational, too. As my 10-year-old son and I discovered when we dropped in last weekend. Brooklyn Game Lab takes child's play very seriously.