Great fun with games! I have been “schooling” my kids by playing games with them. Some are very educational, and have some great concepts to help kids learn.
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Kids 4+
Kids 6+
Kids 8+
Kids 12+
Kids (just fun)
Family
Kids 4+
Simple, fun, and great for young kids to learn order processing.
Sleeping Queens
Not as good as the first but still really good and has some good order processing skills
Sleeping Queens 2 | The Rescue!
Just like dog pile or the others in this genre, slightly different shapes but so many possibilities and gets you thinking
Cat Stax The Purrfect Packing Puzzle Game
These pile games really make you think a lot and love the variety in cards
Brainwright Dog Pile Pup Packing Puzzle Game
Kids 6+
So good and can play endless, the second (dragon realm is not as good)
Dragonwood | Gamewright | A Game of Dice & Daring
Loved this game with my 6 yo and my 14 yo still loves it as a simple game
Outfoxed
Soooo much fun and really quick game
Rat-a-Tat Cat | A Fun Numbers Card Game ... - Gamewright
Teaches great English and thinking of words
Word Heist | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Good over all, but prefer the first, got too complicated for my 10 yo but older kids love jt
Dragonrealm | Board Game
Kids 8+
Kids love this game
Catan Junior
I used this as a gateway to Carcossonne, and the kids loved it from 4yo onward
My First Carcassonne | Board Game
Great game that they can play with little interaction
Ticket to Ride First Journey Board Game
Such a great and silly game, no real learning, just fun,
Sushi Go! - Pick and Pass Card Game
My son having hard time reading at 6 loved this gamr
Loose Caboose! | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
We will play this at least once a week, the strategy and communication is huge in this game
Forbidden Island | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Kids 12+
Who doesn't love a trash panda? This was just a good game for each of us to unwind with
Trash Pandas | Board Game
Kids (just fun)
Allie Olsen: Such a fun simple game. You work together to win, so it's cooperative. It reminds me of a cooperative Racko.
Pandasaurus Games The Game Card Game
Allie Olsen: Fun, fast paced game for a party. This is the best with a bunch of people crowded around a table.
Nertz Card Game 12 Decks by Brybelly
Allie Olsen: This game is played by manipulating a line of cards to collect cards that are worth the most points. It's really quite simple. Wouldn't be hard for kids to join in!
Guillotine
Allie Olsen: I was so skeptical about this game from the start. I'm not into complicated games and this is a “deck building” game. But it's actually so simple and a really fun 2 player game. My husband and I are addicted.
Star Realms: Deckbuilding Game
Allie Olsen: I've only played this one once, but it was a blast! It's on my list of games to buy for us.
Azul-Board Game Strategy-Board Game Mosaic-Tile
Allie Olsen: Ticket to Ride: Europe is my favorite one. I love the routes in this game, and also there are some expansion rules that make it just a little more interesting. The other thing I like is that the cards are a normal size unline the USA ver...
Ticket To Ride Europe Board Game
Allie Olsen: Such a simplified version of this game. Great for kids! And it's still fun for me to play with them.
Ticket to Ride London Board Game
Allie Olsen: Our go-to board game to play with other couples. It's just too much fun! Competitive, but you can still have conversations.
Settlers of Catan Board Game
Allie Olsen: This game is a blast! It's like dominoes mixed with a puzzle, mixed with… I don't know what else. But it's great! My 6 year old really enjoys it, but there can be a lot of strategy with it too.
Kingdomino Award Winning Family Strategy Game
Allie Olsen: This game is a blast! It's like dominoes mixed with a puzzle, mixed with… I don't know what else. But it's great! My 6 year old really enjoys it, but there can be a lot of strategy with it too.
Kingdomino Award Winning Family Strategy Game
Allie Olsen: A great set of dice to use for games like Tenzi, Farkle, Zilch, or anything else. It's always good to have a bunch of dice for different games.
AUSTOR 100 Pieces 6 Sided Game Dice Set
Family
So much fun to play together
To Bethlehem - The Christmas Game for the Entire Family
This is the goofiest game ever, great party game for all ages and times
