so, i thought we'd try and make a change. we now play a LOT of games! i love board games anyhow, but now, my 5 year old is old enough to play fun games that i enjoy playing! he's getting really good at clue jr. and rummikub. we play simpler games with my 3 year old, like lucky ducks and bingo. and our all time family favorites are disney scene it and sorry.
i'm not trying to endorse these specific games because there are so many out there! and if you take your time, you can find them in really great condition second hand! thrift stores, kids resale stores (like once upon a child) and book resellers (like half-priced books) usually carry used games for a LOT less than retail stores.
or you can always make up your own 'games' with things around the house. have a scavenger hunt to find the most pennies or the biggest pillow or whatever in the house. set up an obstacle course like a somersault in the living room then run up the stairs and do 10 jumping jacks and reverse.
we love games! and it's a great way to spend time with your kids and show them that you care. it's an easy way to make memories and pass on family traditions (when they get a little older i'll introduce them to our family's tradition of tripoly!).
a surefire way to cure the winter blues!
what are your favorite games? share them with us so we can add them to our collections.
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Our family's favorite game is Trouble. I remember the popomatic bouble from when I was a kid, so when I saw it at the second hand store I had to have it. My older two kids, 7 and 4, can't get enough of it. The game got the 4-year-old crazy about counting. Now he counts everything! We always catch him with his fingers going as he calculates.
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