Children love to play exuberant and exciting video games with their friends. While these offer a wide range of benefits, it can be good to transition to something less energetic as the day draws to a close.
We have worked with Moshi Sleep on this list of games and apps that are a great way to help children wind down as they transition to nighttime. It creates mindfulness experiences for children to “enjoy calmer daytimes and quicker bedtimes”.
These are playful ways to calm the brain, ease anxiety and generally get little heads ready to rest. Some of them are ideal to play right before sleeping and even let you turn off the screen to listen along when you are finished interacting. Others, like Frost or Lifelike, offer gentle, tranquil interactions to still the mind and escape the world. Some, like Flower or Alto’s Adventure, create calm with a simple repetition of tasks and processes in a world where the sun slowly sets.
These games, together with some screen-free time in the lead-up to sleep are a great way for children to develop healthy bedtime habits.
This list includes 122 games from the last 23 years, with 1,647 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to share a relaxing story.