There are few indoor games which gets bodies moving as well as brains thinking so you can bet that when I find an active indoor game that my kids enjoy we play it as much as possible. ThinkFun’s Yoga Spinner has been fitting the bill lately and I have been pleasantly surprised at how much my…
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Game of the Month
Playing games is one of our favorite family activities. Each month we feature a different game, including the skills it practices, basic instructions and tips for playing with the whole family, including children of varying ages, even if they are considered "too young to play."
Game of the Month: Mille Bornes (Vroom! Vroom!)
We uncovered this classic gem card game when my in-laws unloaded a bunch of games on our family. Mille Bornes is a French card game (so you can feel très internationale while you are playing) from 1963. “Mille Bornes” translates to “one thousand milestones,” but it might as well translate to “one thousand kinds of…
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Game of the Month: Boochie
Now that our family has an amazing, awesome backyard, I thought I should make our game of the month an amazing, awesome backyard game. We have been playing Boochie almost every day since we bought it. It has three spectacular characteristics. Every time you play, the game changes. It requires everyone to move their whole body. It…
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Game of the Month: Animalogic
We’ve owned AnimaLogic for years now, and this solitary logic game from Fat Brain Toys is one that has served us well. It brilliantly exercises the kids’ thinking skills. Note: This post contains affiliate links. A number of our recent selections for the game of the month feature have been strategy and logic games, and…
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Game of the Month: Dr. Eureka Speed Logic Game
My kids and I love logic games and puzzles, as you well know. Recently, Blue Orange Games sent us one of their new games, Dr. Eureka Speed Logic Game, to try out. We love many of Blue Orange Games and I have featured several of them as games of the month, such as the preschool…
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Game of the Month: Search & Rescue
Lately, whenever my kids want to play a game I push the cooperative games. My two boys might have a little competitive attitude problem. Over the holidays I learned about Canadian game company Family Pastimes and we were able to add Search & Rescue to our cooperative game collection. The whole family has been really enjoying this game so of course…
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Game of the Month: Castle Logix
We’ve had Castle Logix for more than 7 years now, and somehow it has escaped being featured as a game of the month. Oversight corrected! (Note: this post contains affiliate links) How to play: Castle Logix is a single player 3 dimensional puzzle game. It consists of 4 blocks and 3 tower pieces and booklet of 48 challenges…
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Game of the Month: Code Master
Teaching kids to code is all the rage right now, and for good reason. I love it when I find ways to teach kids coding skills offline. ThinkFun games sent us their new board game, Code Master Programming Logic Game to try out and it was a big hit. I was especially impressed with how…
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Game of the Month: Crab Stack
My youngest son has been playing Crab Stack every day after school since Blue Orange graciously sent us a set to try out! It has been interesting to watch his strategy evolve over time as he figures out the most effective ways to win the game. It was the obvious choice for my November game…
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Game of the Month: Gravity Maze
Last year I mentioned in my S.T.E.M. books and toys gift guide that I was going to purchase Gravity Maze for my kids, and I stayed true to my word! My ten year old has been enjoying it all year, so I wanted to revisit it as a game of the month and share our…
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