BINGO

Can I just say it?  Flashcards are boring.  I do use them frequently, but with kids, its so important to shake things up sometimes and play a game or two in order to keep it fun.  My kids have always loved BINGO for math facts, phonics, and just for keeping busy on a long car ride.  So why not BINGO for learning Chinese characters?

Thankfully, there are some websites which allow you to create BINGO cards for Chinese characters.  One such website is Purple Culture.  It's BINGO card generator allows you to input up to 50 characters.  You do need to be able to type in Chinese (which is easy if you know the pin yin), but the website will take simplified or traditional.  The nice thing is that it will generate the pin yin and English for you.  You don't have to type all of that in.  The downside is that if you need that, you'll have to pay a little extra.  But if you just want characters and you know or can learn the rest yourself, then it's totally free!

Arch Chinese also has a BINGO card generator that is fully customizable.  You can also save vocabulary lists and there are stored lists for some popular curricula, such as the Practical Chinese Reader.  This tool is very flexible and can be used for a number of different applications, such as picture cards.  The downside is that it takes a bit longer to learn how to use.

If you like computer games, Xuele and BBC kids both have lots of Chinese vocabulary games for kid/beginners.  Have fun playing!