Happy Father's Day! 


This is a gift to help you be intentional, engaged, and fully present. Being a dad means more than just showing up — it means choosing, day by day, to be actively involved in your child’s life. When you sit down to play a game together, you’re not just passing time — you’re investing in your child’s heart, life, and future.

More than just a deck of cards, this is an invitation to lead with intention — to listen, to laugh, and to lovingly shepherd your child’s heart toward God through simple, shared moments.

Dads, use this time with purpose.

Ask questions. Share stories. Listen closely. Speak truth. Let your child see — through your presence and your actions — that their dad is engaged, intentional, and loves them deeply. And whenever you look at these cards and see the image of a father leading a child by the hand, may it gently remind you of the important and sacred calling you have: to lead your family well.

Card Games for Dads & Kids:

Go Fish

Ages: 4+ | Players: 2–6
Goal: Collect the most sets of four cards of the same number or face.

How to Play:
  • Deal 5 cards to each player (7 cards if only 2 players).
  • On your turn, ask another player if they have a card of a specific rank (e.g., “Do you have any 5s?”).
  • If they do, they must give all cards of that rank to you, and you get another turn.
  • If not, they say “Go Fish,” and you draw a card from the deck.
  • When you collect all four cards of a rank, place the set face up.
  • The game ends when all sets are collected. The player with the most sets wins.

Conversation Opportunities:
  • As they ask for cards, prompt kids to share about a time they felt brave enough to ask for something.
  • Talk about how God wants us to ask Him for what we need (Matthew 7:7).
  • Try asking:

    • What’s something you’re hoping for right now?

    • What’s something you’ve asked God for recently?

Crazy Eights

Ages: 6+ | Players: 2–6
Goal: Be the first to get rid of all your cards.

How to Play:
  • Deal 5 cards each (7 if only 2 players).
  • Place the rest face down as a draw pile, flip one card up to start the discard pile.
  • On your turn, play a card matching the suit or rank of the top discard.
  • If you can’t play, draw a card.
  • Eights are wild — play one to change the suit.
  • First player to discard all cards wins.

Conversation Opportunities:
  • Use the wild cards as a jumping-off point for talking about unexpected changes.
  • Ask how your child handles surprises or when things don’t go as planned.
  • Try asking:
    • What's something unexpected that happened recently?
    • How do you think God helps us when plans change?

War

Ages: 5+ | Players: 2
Goal: Win all the cards.

How to Play:
  • Deal all cards evenly between two players.
  • Both flip the top card simultaneously. The higher card wins both cards.
  • If the cards tie, each player places three cards face down and one face up; highest face-up card wins all.
  • Continue until one player has all the cards or you decide to stop.

Conversation Tips:
  • Discuss healthy competition and how to respond to winning or losing well.
  • Talk about life’s battles and how God helps us fight them.
  • Try asking:
    • What’s a challenge you’ve had to face lately?
    • How can we remember to trust God even when things feel hard?

Slapjack

Ages: 6+ | Players: 2–5
Goal: Win all the cards by slapping Jacks.

How to Play:
  • Deal all cards evenly, face down.
  • Players take turns flipping the top card to a center pile.
  • When a Jack appears, first player to slap it wins the pile.
  • Continue until one player has all cards or you decide to stop.

Conversation Opportunities:
  • Slapping the Jack takes focus — use that to talk about being ready for the right moment.
  • Share about listening for God's voice and recognizing when to act.
  • Try asking:
    • Can you think of a time you had to act fast and make a decision?
    • What does it mean to be ready when God gives us an opportunity?

Memory Match

Ages: 4+ | Players: 2–4
Goal: Find the most matching pairs.

How to Play:
  • Shuffle and lay cards face down in rows.
  • Take turns flipping two cards.
  • If they match, keep the pair and go again.
  • If not, flip them back.
  • Player with most pairs wins.

Conversation Opportunities:
  • Use this game to talk about remembering important truths — like God’s promises or family values.
  • Share favorite family memories or Bible verses.
  • Try asking:
    • What’s one of your favorite memories we’ve shared?
    • What’s something about God you want to remember every day?

Old Maid

Ages: 5+ | Players: 3+
Goal: Avoid holding the Old Maid card.

How to Play:
  • Remove one Queen from the deck to create the Old Maid.
  • Deal all cards evenly. Discard any pairs from your hand.
  • Players take turns drawing a card from the next player’s hand, trying to make pairs and discard them.
  • The player left with the Old Maid card loses.

Conversation Opportunities:
  • Talk about feeling left out or different and how God values everyone.
  • Emphasize compassion and how to treat others kindly.
  • Try asking:
    • Have you ever felt like the odd one out? What helped?
    • How can we make others feel included?

Snap

Ages: 5+ | Players: 2–6
Goal: Win all the cards by spotting matches quickly.

How to Play:
  • Deal all cards evenly, face down.
  • Players take turns flipping cards onto a center pile.
  • When two cards in a row match, shout “Snap!” first to do so wins the pile.
  • Play continues until one player has all cards or you stop.
  • Yell "Snap!" on a match. Slap wrong? Tell a silly joke!

Conversation Opportunities:
  • Use the fast pace to talk about paying attention — not just to the cards, but to people’s feelings.
  • Share about how being present matters in relationships.
  • Try asking:
    • What helps you feel like someone is really listening to you?
    • How can we show others that we care and are paying attention?

Pig

Ages: 6+ | Players: 3–6
Goal: Be the first to get four of a kind, then secretly touch your nose!

How to Play:
  • Deal 4 cards to each player.
  • Each player chooses 1 card to pass left — pass and pick up at the same time.
  • Continue passing until someone collects 4 of a kind.
  • That player quietly touches their nose.
  • Others must notice and touch their noses too.
  • Last one to notice loses the round and is the "Pig"!

Conversation Opportunities:
  • Talk about paying attention to others and how important it is to notice what’s happening around us.
  • Discuss how God wants us to be aware of His presence and the needs of others.
  • Try asking:
    • What helps you stay alert to what’s going on around you?
    • Can you think of a time when noticing something early helped you or someone else?
    • How do you think God helps us be ready and aware every day?

📸 Share the Fun!

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