Kirby and the Forgotten Land helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Flexibility: Adapting and adjusting to changing conditions and expectations.

In order to make it through the different levels of this game, the player needs to be able to use their flexibility skills and use the different objects around them to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. For example, becoming a car might be effective in one area but might not work in another. The player will need to look at their surroundings and determine what the best approach will be based on the environment, not just what has worked in the past. The player also gets to practice flexibility by trying new things. Whether you are picking up new abilities from enemies or transforming into new objects via Mouthful Mode, there are many different ways for the player to try out something they have not done before. 

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks. 

Focus is an essential skill in the game because the player needs to be able to solve puzzles and pay attention to enemy patterns in order to rescue as many Waddle Dees as possible. Without good focusing skills, players may find that they lose a boss fight several times because they are not sure what type of attacks are going to be coming their way. Focusing on a boss’s movements will allow the player to think more critically about what types of attacks they need to use and how best to avoid taking damage. In the puzzle solving elements of the game, focus is required because the player needs to take notice of their surroundings and figure out where they need to go and which of Kirby’s powers are necessary for getting there.