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Quoridor: Easy to Learn, Challenging to Play

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Quoridor is beautiful, much like another family favorite of ours from the same company, with sturdy wooden playing pieces and game board. Do you know what I love about this award-winning game? Quoridor one of those games that takes about 5-10 minutes to explain and yet it remains challenging and fun.

Gift-Worthy Games

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The holiday season is upon us, folks. It is time to find the perfect gifts for those important people in your life. In my world, the best games to give and to receive are games and books. Does that surprise anyone here? Today, I am going to share some of our favorite gift-worthy games for families, including tips for picking out the perfect game.

DIY Board Games

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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley
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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling can be *almost* all fun and games!

Cait has created several courses for homeschool parents. Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Kindred Collective. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
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By now, you all know that we are a family of board game addicts. When you play a game with your family, you are not only creating memories and building relationships, but you are working on important skills from social skills to math to reading! Board games are a huge part of our curriculum over…

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The Best Geography Games for Your Homeschool {Gameschooling}

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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley
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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling can be *almost* all fun and games!

Cait has created several courses for homeschool parents. Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Kindred Collective. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
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Today, I am sharing our family’s favorite geography games. When you are finished reading, I’d love for you to share your current favorites! Psst! This post has been updated and exanded. You can check it out here: Gameschooling: The Best Geography Games for Your Homeschool The Best Geography Games for Your Homeschool {Gameschooling} Our family…

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Learn About Map Grids with Battleship

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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling can be *almost* all fun and games!

Cait has created several courses for homeschool parents. Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Kindred Collective. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
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An important map skill is the understanding of map grids and coordinates, and this concept can be a little tricky for young children to grasp. An easy way to quickly increase understanding of grids and coordinates, and an easy way to reinforce those skills once learned, is by playing an old classic: [easyazon_link identifier=”B00C0ULS3G” locale=“US” tag=”mylitpop-20″]Battleship[/easyazon_link]….

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The Best Cooperative Games for Non-Competitive Kids

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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley
Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling can be *almost* all fun and games!

Cait has created several courses for homeschool parents. Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Kindred Collective. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
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Some children love a heated competition and some most decidedly do not. I have both types of kids, which creates an interesting dynamic. I have relied heavily on cooperative games in our homeschool and today I would like to share our favorite cooperative games. Psst! This post has been updated and is now better than ever….

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