(RNS) “Toying with God” authors Rebecca Sachs Norris and Nikki Bado-Fralick offer a list of recommended religious toys and games. “This is a highly personal evaluation, of course, based on our perspective on religious games and dolls,” Norris said, “and even so this is not a `seal of approval’ on every item.”
It is not an exhaustive list, but may help people who are overwhelmed when they first go to look for one of these items, she said.
Dolls:
— Gali Girls (Jewish)
— Razanne, Fulla and Farah (Muslim)
— Holy Huggables and Messengers of Faith (Christian)
— Siva, Ganesh, Buddha plush dolls
Snakes and Ladders games for many religious traditions:
— Torah Snakes and Ladders; Leela (new-age); Sufi; Muslim; Sikh
Various versions of the “-opolys”:
— Bibleopoly; Mormonopoly; Episcopopoly; Catholicopoly
Buddhist:
— BuddhaWheel; Karma Chakra
Christian:
— Vatican: The Board Game; Journeys of Paul; Settlers of Canaan; Bibleland
Jewish:
— Kosherland; Let My People Go; The Holigame.
Muslim:
— Mecca to Medina; Hajj Fun Game; Race to the Kabah; Madinah Salat Fun Game
Historical-cultural games:
— Maharajah; Taj Mahal