Giant chess sets are fun to play with. This picture comes from Brian Meeks, a new friend from Linkedin.  He’s a woodworker, photographer and writer, amongst other things.

My husband and I love to use a giant chess board with very young children. We don’t use the pieces, but make the children into the pieces, allowing them to walk the board.

We play games using the dark and light squares, hopping like a knight, etc.  The kids love it and really get how the pieces move.