Winter weather has finally descended upon New Hampshire, folks! The kids have been anxiously awaiting New England’s first flakes. They spend hours outside together, building snow forts, creating snowmen, and making lightning fast sledding tracks. My favorite part of their play is that moment when they come inside, all rosy-cheeked and smiley, and ask to…
ThinkFun: Educational Games for Families
ThinkFun: Educational Games for Families So, because I love you guys and I love games, this last day of my 5-day game series is going to be jam-packed with games from one of my most favorite game companies: ThinkFun. Here are our family’s favorite ThinkFun games and activities: Robot Turtles & Code Master I feel like…
Labyrinth: Fun for the Entire Family
Labyrinth is an easy-to-learn logic and reasoning game that can be explained in minutes and yet offers a challenge to people of all ages. The object of the game is to navigate an ever-changing maze in order to gather treasure. The game can be played over and over and over again because it is never the same! In order to win, you must constantly think ahead and plan your next move. It’s a perfect game for kids who need to work on their executive functioning skills.
Blokus: A Minute to Learn, A Lifetime to Master
Blokus might be the easiest game to teach others. Players take turns placing their Tetris-like pieces on the gameboard. The only rule is that your pieces have to touch, but they can only touch at the corners. The first player to place the most, or all, of his or her pieces on the board wins the game.
The beauty of this game is that you can play right out of the box. Even the youngest family members will grasp the rules, and yet the game offers a challenge to every player. Every game is different from the last, so your family will not outgrow this game anytime soon!
Apples to Apples: Laughter Guaranteed
Apples to Apples: Laughter Guaranteed! Apples to Apples is the well-known, award-winning, and very much loved game of crazy combinations that is guaranteed to have your family laughing. The wonderful thing about Apples to Apples, besides the laughter, is that you can play this game immediately. It’s that easy. Each player is dealt a hand of red…
Quoridor: Easy to Learn, Challenging to Play
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.
