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About Us
Blunders board game teaches children manners, etiquette, and values in the most fun and interactive way ever imagined!|
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Blunders (Successful Kids)
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Aimee Symington, Creator of Blunders® and Manner Mats™
During the 10 years I worked in the corporate world as a training and development professional, I had a special interest in business etiquette. I noticed how people who knew all of the social graces were the ones who really seemed to get ahead. I wanted to pursue the field of business etiquette, but after the birth of my second child, I decided to stay at home with my two children, Emma and Luke.
While spending a lot of time with young children in and around my neighborhood, I began to observe how, just as with adults, those children who had nice manners were the ones who "got ahead." The well-mannered children had more friends, did better in school, and were the ones adults and children wanted to be around. I quickly learned, however, that teaching children social and dining etiquette was not as easy as teaching adults! Children don’t want to learn manners because it will help them get ahead in life. They feel that learning manners is "boring" and not much fun. I just kept thinking, there has to be a better and more exciting way to teach children manners and polite behavior.
Already certified in business etiquette, I decided to learn everything I could about children’s etiquette and I designed a workshop for children on social and dining etiquette called "Successful Kids." For the past 2 years I have been conducting these workshops around the Charlotte, NC, area and they have been very successful, but families continue to ask me how they can teach and reinforce manners at home in a fun, engaging way. So, after a lot of research and play-testing, I created the board game Blunders™, which teaches manners and polite behavior in the most fun and exciting way ever imagined.
While testing Blunders™ at schools and with small groups, I was overwhelmed by people's support. Parents, grandparents, and educators would say things like "Wow! This is the best way to teach manners. We have been waiting for this game!" Kids wanted to know when they could play Blunders™ again because they loved it so much! It seemed that, despite the many obstacles I ran into (like how do I actually create a game, get it manufactured, design the packaging, and pay for it all), creating Blunders™ was the right thing to do because it will teach children the social skills they need to get ahead now and in their future.
If you are interested in reading more about Aimee Symington and the creation of Blunders, the North Carolina Huntersville Herald published a news article dated February 22, 2008: Click here to read it!
I hope you and the children in your life enjoy playing this game together as you help them learn the lessons and manners that will help them for a lifetime.
Thank you, Aimee Symington
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Blunders® and Manner Mats™