As children emerge from repeat lockdowns and enter an unknown future, one thing is for sure, resilience is going to be more important than ever.
With this in mind, two Sydney mums decided to create a card game so parents can help their kids better tackle the problems of the future in a play-based way.
The Epic Fail Game is designed to be tangible and played in real life with parents, older siblings and role models, to foster teamwork and collaboration skills, says co-founder Yolanda Koning.
“In the craziness that is parenting, it’s easy to forget that our kids look to us as role models for guidance on how to tackle life challenges,” she says.
“Playing the Epic Fail Game with your kids shows them that sometimes, failing happens. There’s nothing wrong with getting things wrong as long as you can learn from your mistakes and have fun in the process.”
The set of 30 challenge cards ask players to carry out a fun activity that’s either tricky, messy or both, sparking new perspectives and building new skills. Challenges include eating a piece of fruit without hands or utensils, drawing an animal with your feet and retelling a fairytale by changing the ending to the most epic fail you can think of.
“Big businesses across every industry sector are starting to embrace the idea of failing fast and learning from those mistakes, so we’ve designed the Epic Fail Game as a way to encourage adaptiveness and curiosity in our kids, so they’re better equipped to fail successfully in the future,” adds co-founder Susanna Kass, who has a background in organisational change.
“The rate things change in the world of work is only getting faster. The World Economic Forum suggests that 65 per cent of children starting primary school now will end up in jobs that don’t even exist yet.”
The Epic Fail Game recently received a Good Design Award winner accolade in the social impact category of the Australian International Good Design Awards.
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