Our family game night was one I looked forward to when I was younger. We all would pull up a chair around our kitchen table, make ice cream floats and play cards. It was a great time together.
Being a busy family of 6, we tended to go our separate ways a lot. So this was instrumental in reconnecting with each other. Because my husband's family had the same fun times, we decided before we started our family to also implement this activity too.
As is common with childhood memories, you don't see the problems involved in making such activities happen. We quickly realized that the age difference between our oldest and youngest (7 years) posed a problem in finding a game that both could play and enjoy.
A Few Ideas
So you weren't really expecting me to not have a few ideas here, were you? I do. Starting with the game we learned on our last family vacation - Mexican Train Dominoes. We all could play it together - important with the size of our family - and it was fun. Plus the dominoes rules for Mexican Train aren't hard to learn. We did find after buying the inexpensive game that the rules in the game were not the same as the ones we learned. Find the "Hellstrom" domino rules on the website listed below.
Apples to Apples (which does come in a Junior version) is fun and easy for everyone to play because the winning card is subjective to the judge's opinion - read no right or wrong answer here.
Another new game in our game cupboard (really Grandma's, who bought it for the holidays last year), is Blokus. This fun tile game is great for 4 players and involves an opportunity to see how smart your kids are as they use their critical thinking skills.
All these games are relatively inexpensive and sturdy. Mexican Train dominos, etal are definite must-haves for your family nights. You will enjoy the laughter and memories they will bring!
Being a busy family of 6, we tended to go our separate ways a lot. So this was instrumental in reconnecting with each other. Because my husband's family had the same fun times, we decided before we started our family to also implement this activity too.
As is common with childhood memories, you don't see the problems involved in making such activities happen. We quickly realized that the age difference between our oldest and youngest (7 years) posed a problem in finding a game that both could play and enjoy.
A Few Ideas
So you weren't really expecting me to not have a few ideas here, were you? I do. Starting with the game we learned on our last family vacation - Mexican Train Dominoes. We all could play it together - important with the size of our family - and it was fun. Plus the dominoes rules for Mexican Train aren't hard to learn. We did find after buying the inexpensive game that the rules in the game were not the same as the ones we learned. Find the "Hellstrom" domino rules on the website listed below.
Apples to Apples (which does come in a Junior version) is fun and easy for everyone to play because the winning card is subjective to the judge's opinion - read no right or wrong answer here.
Another new game in our game cupboard (really Grandma's, who bought it for the holidays last year), is Blokus. This fun tile game is great for 4 players and involves an opportunity to see how smart your kids are as they use their critical thinking skills.
All these games are relatively inexpensive and sturdy. Mexican Train dominos, etal are definite must-haves for your family nights. You will enjoy the laughter and memories they will bring!
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