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Tabletop Play: games for quality family time
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items Our little family loves games! They help us pause, connect and laugh after long days.
With so many on the market to choose from - here are our tried and true favorites for family togetherness, fun and learning.
Organized by type and age :)
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Cooperative Games: work together to compete against the game
Not so board-games
The Classics
Learning Together: educational games
Cooperative Games: work together to compete against the game
Cooperative games are great for building connections and developing life skills through play.
They are also amazing for high anxiety kids and ones like mine who are avoidant of competition and loosing.
A fun early game with various ways to engage
Peaceable Kingdom Sunny and Stormy Day! Book & Game
Open ended story telling cards that spark creativity. Great for restaurants, travel and waiting rooms.
eeBoo Mystery in the Forest Create A Story Pre-Literacy Cards
A simple game that gets kids excited about working together for a common cause
Race To The Treasure! Board Game by Peaceable Kingdom
My four year old asks to play this game every day!
Peaceable Kingdom The Fairy Game - Early Learning Cooperative Game
A very fun process of elimination game that the whole family - young and old - will love!
Outfoxed! A Cooperative Whodunit Game
This great promotes cooperative-communication skills.
Peaceable Kingdom Gnomes at Night Game
Not so board-games
Creative and engaging games your family and children will want to play again and again.
A fun game with short play time
eeboo Build a Robot Spinner Game
For families who loved Out Foxed! and are ready for something a little more advanced.
Asmodee Ticket to Ride - Refresh Board Game: Strategy & War Game, 2-5 Players, 30-60 Minutes, Geography Focus
Building towards more competitive and strategic play - this is a great junior version of the original
Catan Junior Family Strategy Board Game for ages 6 and up, from Asmodee
The Classics
Games that hold the test of time, played across many generations!
Dominoes are perfect for every family - from simple matching to strategic play.
eeboo Giant Shiny Holographic Foil Dominoes
We had a DIY version of this growing up. We called it “make 5.”
I was so excited to rediscover it as an adult! When I worked with middle-school students they would organize afterschool tournaments.
Now my young children are into it!
Sequence Game
An introductory version of the classic!
Sequence For Kids Game by Jax Ltd.
Learning Together: educational games
Learning through games and play
Work on those early fine motor skills.
For kids who love to cook (without the mess for you!).
Learning Resources Noodle Knockout! Fine Motor Game, Educational Matching Kids Toy, Ages 4+
A fun way to introduce the alphabet and letter sounds.
Alphabet Go Fish! Card Game by Peaceable Kingdom
Early counting and puzzle work with beautiful imagery
eeboo Animal Counting Puzzle 10 Puzzles Set
A really fun vocabulary building and cooperative game for kids who love pretend play.
Learning Resources Elephant in The Room Positional Word Activity Set, Ages 4+, Educational Games
Introducing the lost art of physical currency
eeBoo Learn About Making Change Game
Fun with early math skills
Learning Resources Sum Swamp Game Addition & Subtraction Board Game Math for Toddlers, Ages 5+
Word building for early literacy
Learning Resources Snap It Up! Phonics & Reading Card Game Sight Words Flash Cards, Ages 6+
A more advanced math game that still brings the fun
Learning Resources Head Full Of Numbers, Math Games for Kids, Ages 7+
My 7 year old and husband love this game! With multiple ways to play, you can play for years as you learn and discover more about the world.
The World Game - Fun Geography Board Game - Educational Game for Kids & Adults, 2-5 players