I liked learning as a kid. It took me a long long time to learn to read, but I did learn. My parents bought me a Radio Shack science pack, I learned to make a crystal radio on it and a lot of other things. I even had a Microscope and a telescope as a kid.

Checkers, chess, card games, all of them are a form of learning. 

I struggled to learn to read for a long time, I was actually able to crochet granny squares before I was able to read. I mention that because that is what got me to finally understand how to read. I wanted to make things other than squares, so I learned how to read patterns, and then how to read books.

The importance of parents teaching their kids can never be understated. It brings family bonding and fun at the same time. Learning to play go fish was fun, then UNO and poker, and a lot of other things. People think board games are just fun, but they teach counting and strategy and other skills that are used later in life.