When your kids are learning basic addition skills, you look for all kinds of ways to make learning math fun. We’ve found math card games to be a great way to practice addition and have fun at the same time. Tens Go Fish is a mathematical version of the classic card game–you guessed it–Go Fish!…
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Game of the Month: Zangle!
Do the following family game night criteria sound familiar? A game the whole family can enjoy. A game that works the brain but is not so difficult the adults will always win. A game that does not require reading or math skills so younger kids are not at a disadvantage. A game that is flexible…
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(Pirate) Game of the Month: LOOT
Your kids don’t have to have a pirate obsession to enjoy Gamewright’s Loot card game, but if they do, playing this pirate themed game will be all the more fun! I’m going to attempt to resist making a lot of pirate puns while I explain why Loot is our game of the month, but I…
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Golf Card Game: Easy and Fun Family Game
My grandparents believed that owning a deck of standard playing cards would tempt the owner into a life of sinful gambling. You should definitely start praying for me because I own five or six decks. Those playing cards come in handy when my kid requests we play his favorite new card game, GOLF, 200 times…
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Game of the Month: Go Nuts for Donuts
Glazed, powdered or plain, who doesn’t love a fresh donut? And what family doesn’t like a good, rousing card game? Now your favorite baked good comes in a fast-paced, spirited family-friendly card game, Go Nuts for Donuts. This past Christmas, “Santa” brought us Gamewright’s card game, Go Nuts for Donuts, “The Pastry-Picking Card Game” and we…
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Game of the Month: Set Card Game
My family loves simple games that are adaptable for a number of different situations. SET is an easy-to-learn card game that can be played together as a family, or individually as a brain teaser. You can play it as long as you want or play it for just a few minutes as a quick boredom…
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These Stocking Stuffer Games Will Be Everyone’s Favorite Gift
What are the best stocking stuffers for kids? The answer is obvious! Games that will keep the kids busy for days and days after Christmas is over. Games that keep them thinking, strategizing and testing their luck. But these stocking stuffer games are not just for kids, oh no! The entire family will enjoy playing…
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Math Card Game that Takes the Sting out of Fractions
My oldest son loves any game that involves mathematics, and when he was younger her loved playing math card games like Tens Go Fish and Make Ten. When he started learning fractions we started playing a fraction-reduction card game. This math card game teaches kids about fractions by helping them learn and recognize which fractions can…
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Game of the Month: Quiddler
As you might imagine, I love games that enhance literacy! Quiddler, a card game in which the objective is to spell words, is one such game, and it’s my Game of the Month selection (which I am getting in just under the wire)! (Note: this post includes affiliate links to Quiddler) How to Play Quiddler As…
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Five Pointed Star: A Math Card Puzzle
Long time readers of this blog know that my kids love math and as a family we have enjoyed many an evening playing games, teasing out puzzles and solving brain teasers. Bethany of Math Geek Mama is here today to share something that combines all four topics into one stupendous activity: a math card puzzle…
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