Games are one of my favorite gifts (to give or get)! Good games promote thinking and generate relationships between the players, and I love both of those things! The games on our shelves are a secret weapon; I can easily redeem a bumpy-grumpy school day with some fun {and educational} games.
So . . . we play games here. Lots. It's one thing that keeps me sane and also one thing both of my kids enjoy. Here are ten (or maybe eleven!) of our favorites.
Elijah's favorite board game ~ LEGO Creationary
A game my boys play together ~Guess Who?
Simon loves Block Head! Don't let the blocks come crashing down or you lose!
Elijah's favorite {I like it, too} card game ~ Sleeping Queens
It's like Tic-Tac-Toe meets Checkers! It's Gobblet! Fun for our entire family (and yes, I have been beaten by the 5-year-old).
Jason's favorite family game ~ Blokus
Who needs spelling when you have Bananagrams? (Just kidding . . . maybe.)
Simon's FAVORITE game in this world and wide is Labyrinth. Find the magical treasures as you travel around a MOVING board game. Requires planning ahead and lots of spacial thinking.
Mix, Match, Score, and Win! It's Qwirkle.
This fun game, Enchanted Forest, gives the old memory a work-out. Whew!
One of Simon's favorites. Pengoloo is a matching game with a twist (you can steal from your opponent!). Too fun.
What are your favorites? I'd love to know!
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Wow! I’ve never even heard of most of these! I’m going to have to check some of these out!!
we have sleeping queens, blokus, and bananagrams. Ben’s getting Creationary for Christmas. I’m thinking about Qwirkle, too. hmmmmm. we love games!
Ben is also getting Settlers of Cataan. Have you guys played that one?
So many fun games. A lot your favorites are ours as well. My children also love Junior Monopoly, Piranha Panic Game, Cranium Caraboo, and a Shrek 3D Memory Game. Plus many more…
Thanks for giving me some new ideas of games to look out for.
Shauna
myshaenoel.blogspot.com
We also like Double Dice – http://www.amazon.com/Koplow-Games-Sided-Double-Dice/dp/B000F8VAE2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323268698&sr=8-1. The game we have has a score card similar to Yahtzee, but you could do so many different things with them!