Parenting is a challenging and rewarding experience, but it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. However, making time for yourself and your hobbies is crucial for your mental and emotional well-being.
Gaming is how I recharge my batteries, and I love sharing this hobby with my 4-year-old son, and one day, my 1-year-old daughter. Our play inspired the creation of this blog and YouTube channel. It has brought us closer together, and through content creation, has granted me a new hobby and outlet for what I’m most passionate about.
We want to play a little role in big memories.
Plasmids ‘N’ Kids is for gamers with little time and little ones. Authentic game recommendations. Stories and strategies that inspire making time for the real you and your hobbies as a parent. And the numerous benefits and joys of sharing this with your kids, balanced with time for yourself to get lost in a game.
We are at a point in time where many parents grew up with video games, and can now share this with their kids. Games provide a neutral interactive space for families, more absorbing than just sitting in front of the TV, whilst remaining intimate and shared. The little victories, achieved and celebrated as a family have lasting impact that can last a lifetime.
I consider playing games with my kids another way of remaining present as a parent. Putting family first whilst retaining some of my identity from before I became a Dad. Whether it be playing together, taking turns, watching, or my own dedicated games night. I consider it time well spent and hope the moments we create inspire other parents to make time for their hobbies, share these with their kids, and improve their mental health and well-being whilst creating lasting memories.
Plasmids 'N' Kids is a celebration of the joy gaming has, and continues to bring me. As one of my oldest and favourite hobbies, I often turn to games for relaxation, entertainment, bonding and escape. It is a source of immense joy and therapy to me. It is how I recharge my batteries as I strive to be the best Dad and Husband I can be, each and every day.
Expect an outpouring of love for games new and old, top draw to obscure. Games that are great for playing with the kids, to ones that certainly aren't suitable that I play after their bedtime. I aim to cover as many platforms and mediums as possible, but will be led by what interests the kids and I at that moment in time. As such, I will provide information on any other ways to play a game, any 'house rules' we come up with to make it more fun and accessible for the kids, and an overall rating from both our perspectives.
It is not my intention to post about ‘kids games', nor are my articles and videos intended for children. On the contrary, Plasmids 'N’ Kids is wrote for adults, but hopefully your little ones will enjoy watching our content on our YouTube channel as much as we enjoy making it. Whether you have kids or not, I believe there is a ton of value here for everyone that enjoys gaming.
Play is meant to be fun. I have no desire, energy or time to write about games and experiences that aren’t. I will simply move on to something more worthy and share our enjoyment of that instead. This is my happy place after all.
We hope the moments we share brighten up someones day, spread a little joy with a new game to try, as we capture some of the memories we make together as a family in this wonderful hobby of ours.