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Just to Make Life Fun
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items Making life fun to share with others involves games, puzzles, calming activities, cooking, help with scheduling, fun fashions and more. This list are things we have that do just that around all ages. #AD (Lists contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no extra cost to you.)
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No Fight Game Night
Fun Making n Baking
Puzzles
No Fight Game Night
Family dinner and games are our thing. We laugh more than we compete.
We play this and all ages love the game. It says ages 7-97 but our younger ones can play. It gets loud but sooo fun! Get the add-on card set for many ways to play.
TENZI Party Pack Dice Game - 6 Sets with Case
Add-on for the Tenzies dice game. This game can be played anyplace. Camping, game night, sleep overs. Simple.
TENZI 77 Ways Add-on Card Set for Dice Game
Quick game. Grands love to beat the pants off me with this game. (AD)
Dolphin Hat Games Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza – Fast-Paced Card Game for Kids, Teens & Adults | 2-8 Players | Ages 8+
Some how money got involved with this game. With the 8 year old. (AD)
Spin Master Games, Passplay: The Game of Left Center Right in a Portable Tin, for Ages 8 and up
A very nice set to keep on a coffee table. We have guests over that will play this with their kiddos to keep them busy. Very sturdy. (AD)
Handmade Wooden Tic Tac Toe Game | Solid Walnut and Cherry | Rustic Coffee Table Decor | Tabletop Board Game with Reversible X and O Blocks
My big kids get into the matching games with the little ones. It is fun to watch them interact. We have 6 grands in a wide range of ages. Games like this are low key and create conversations.
John Deere Memory Matching Game - 72 Cards
This is so fun around the holidays. We collect small prizes thru the year for the winners. Think about the time between Christmas and New Years when you are searching for something to do. (AD)
Bad Christmas Movie Bingo®
Memory cards exercise the brain and turns screen-free play into meaningful bonding time. (AD)
MasterPieces Selfies Matching Game for Families - Fun Matching Game
Fun Making n Baking
Some of the essentials in my kitchen collection of must-have tools and gadgets that make baking easier, faster, and way more fun! Perfect for beginners, busy home bakers, kids, and experienced pros alike. Over the holidays there is a whole lot a baki...
No more soggy pie bottoms! I switched all my glass/ceramic pie pans to these. (AD)
USA Pan Bakeware Nonstick 9 inch Pie Pan
These were a fun unique gift. Scoop and spread with them. They lay flat to store or stick on the frig cause they are magnetic. Only 2 strips to make so many teaspoon and tablespoon size options.
2 Measuring spoons, with 6 different sizes
This tea loaf pan has changed my banana bread outcome so much! The pan holds the same amount as a regular loaf pan. It just makes a thinne width loaf and cooks it more evenlly. So I do not have overdone edges and bottom. The bread turns out very mois...
Tea Loaf Pan
This thing gets used so often I wish I had 2. Easy to put all the parts in place and chop. All but the motor goes in dishwasher. It's like 1,2,3 and it's chopped. (AD)
Ninja Express Chop 2-Cup Food Chopper, One-Touch Pulsing, Splash Guard & Storage Lid, NJ100, Gray - Walmart.com
The first one we had lasted 12 years so we bought another one. This machine gets used daily and when grands are over it is used several times a day. It makes great espresso and we prefer to make it at home. Worth the money. (AD)
Breville ESP8XL Cafe Roma Stai
My favorite stand mixer. 5 quarts is just the right size for most of your baking. This can tackle kneading bread dough for a loaf a bread. Check out the liners for this also. (AD)
KitchenAid Deluxe Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer with Stainless Bowl, Empire Red
These liners make clean up so much easier. They store easy too. (AD)
Silicone Liners Compatible with KitchenAid 4.5-5 Quart Tilt-Head mixer Bowl,2 Liners with Lids（red＋black）
Uniform cookie portions in 3 sizes for professional bakery looks. (AD)
Ninonly Cookie Scoop Set of 3, Stainless Steel Ice Cream Scoop, for Cookie Cupcake Ice Cream Muffin Truffles
Perfect dough thickness every time with built-in guides. (AD)
Good Cooking Adjustable XL Pastry Rolling Pin w/Thickness Rings- Stainless Steel French Dough Roller 17" Barrel- 3 Removable Pcs to Adjust Width
Crispy homemade pizzas and flatbreads at home. Baking on the stone makes the best cookies. (AD)
Uscover Pizza Stone for Oven and Grill,14" Round Heavy Duty Cordierite Pizza Pan for RV Oven and Grill
Puzzles
Our brains work differently. We all love puzzles and have so many different kinds. Puzzles are great for short term memory and sharpens cognitive ability. Don't tell my kids or grands that they are actually learning something.
Got this to stump my kiddos and grands. It gets the group together to help each other. (AD)
Impossible Wood Puzzle for Adults | 12 Piece Brain Teaser Handmade in Florida | Extremely Hard | The Calibron 12 Puzzle | Games For Adults
A puzzle that keeps us working it every day. Each day you use different pieces to display the Month and Day. It is quite challenging. Can use as family time each evening to set the next day. (AD)
Perpetual Calendar Puzzle: Solve-a-Day Wooden Brain Teaser. Whole Year Puzzle
A table where you never have to put the puzzle up again when company is coming. Easy storage for the glass top. (AD)
Rustic Puzzle Coffee Table with removable glass top and glass storage slot - includes 2 hidden drawers - 24x36". 100% Made in the USA
Puzzles encourage focus and eye-hand coordination then add learning and placing the 50 States. Win win all around. (AD)
SYNARRY Large USA Map Wooden Puzzles for Kids Ages 3-8, Educational Puzzles
In the cold months we usually have a puzzle going on the coffee table. It takes a bit to do a 1,000 piece so many hands work on them as they come and go. These Lazy Day puzzles are so nostalgic. (AD)
Lazy Days - Timeless Summer 1000 Piece Puzzle