We found a fun new game!

Jishaku, Japanese for magnet, uses finely polished hematite magnets for playing pieces. Like all magnets, the magnets in Jishaku have North and South poles, so as you carefully place your magnet in a hole you can feel the tug of magnets all around the board.

There are several variations of the game, but the favorite around here is I’m Out. While alternating turns, the kiddos place their magnets onto the game base, but the hard part is doing it without letting any magnets connect. They must pick up all of the magnets that connect, but the one who places all of the magnets on the board successfully wins!

Watch the kiddos play (kind of)…