These board games engage the whole family and help get my kids off the screen and interacting with their family. We love these games for their simplicity but they are fun for everyone in our family.
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Kid approved screen free games
Screen free audio
Sensory Items
Kid approved screen free games
Fun for kids and family
Fun Board games for the kids
Goliath Don't Wake Daddy Board Game
Super fun game, my 8 year old loves playing it.
Hasbro Mouse Trap Kids Board Game
Love this game, we also have the smaller size as well.
Hasbro Connect 4 Classic Grid 4 in a Row
We like the size and portability of grab and go connect 4. Available at dollar general and Walmart.
Hasbro Connect 4 Grab and Go Game
Super engaging dice game, can be played with just two players or if you add trash dice game can be 6 or more players!
Dumpster Dice
Original 2 player game, can be combined with dumpster dice game.
Big Discoveries Trash Dice - Fast-Paced Family Game
Easy 3 player game, simple, yet engaging.
TNLG - The Next Level Games
my son loves marbles and watching them over and over. Bonus is it stores vertically on a wall and it doesn't take up much space.
Thames & Kosmos Gecko Run Marble Run
Great game for turn taking, learning numbers, strategy. Very simple but whole family can enjoy it. Can be short or can be played for multiple rounds to extend play in g time. 2 to 5 players or by another deck to play with a larger group
Trash Monsters - Card Game, Easy Number Sequencing
Screen free audio
Best product I have purchased hands down. Better than a Tonie box in my humble opinion. We have both models of the Yoto, it will grow with my child and is very educational
Yoto Mini Player USA – The On The Go Mini Audio Companion For Kids
We listen to this podcast daily. You can download Yoto app on your phone and listen thru CarPlay or on the Yoto player
Yoto Daily
We borrow these from the public library.
Wonderbook | Read-Along by Playaway Products
Keeps my kid engaged in the car without a screen
Dora's Amazing Adventures - Podcast
Engaging podcast for kids. Just fair warning if you listen in your car…the sirens on the podcast have you looking for a police car.
PAW Patrol: Eye-Spy a Rescue - Podcast
$5 credit on audible! Sometimes the wait lines are long at my library for audio content. Audible unlimited lets you listen to a whole library of content. Plus credits to buy titles
Join Audible today
Best free app for digital content. Connects with your Library Card to give you access to digital titles. You can connect multiple cards. See reciproCard website to find more libraries you can connect with.
Libby app
This is a great FREE website that can connect you with other libraries to add to your libby account.
ReciproCard - Reciprocal Library Cards for Libby
Sensory Items
Items to build skills, minds, and regulation
great calming activity
Pushpeel Silicone Sensory Fidget Toy
great for travel, comes with carry tin, entertains for hours, very open ended.
Magnetic Blocks Mini w/Tin
great vartiety and comes with a case
4E’s Novelty 30-Piece Fidget Toy Set for Kids & Adults – Sensory Toys for Stress Relief, Anxiety & Classroom Rewards
This has been an absolute favorite in our house! Perfect for sensory seeking, quiet reading, or just unwinding after school. Highly recommend for any parent looking for effective, screen-free regulation tools. My son uses his everyday, and its portab...
Hammock and Swing Chair with Stand
Kids bounce their wiggles away on this little indoor trampoline. Great input for those that need it. We do replace the bands as they wear out because we have such daily use. But they last better than the springs even, and much less noisy.
