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Family Game Night
By Ann Martin
With another school year approaching, a routine and schedule will soon be put into place in most households. School activities, meal planning and household chores pretty much dominate each calendar day. As families get used to another routine setting the stage for the next nine months, be sure to schedule in some family bonding time as well! What better way to share fun times and laughs with one another, than with a family game night? Here are some great games that the whole family can enjoy together!
Games for Preschoolers
Old Maid - An oldie, but a goodie! Try not to get stuck with the Old Maid card in your hand at the end of this game!
Go Fish! - Match up your pairs of cards and be the first person to go out to win the game.
Memory - Turn cards down, so that the images are not being displayed. Then flip over only two cards to try and find a match. If you find a match, you get to go again. Find as many matches as possible to win the game.
UNO Moo - Similar to the regular UNO rules, this preschooler version gets everyone to try and get their barn animals into the barn by following a similar color or animal.
Disney Yahtzee Junior - Based on the grown up version, Disney Yahtzee Junior gets the kids to roll the dice three times and see how many of the same Disney characters that they can get on their turn.
Games for Older Kids
- Cranium Cariboo - Although much different from the adult version, Cranium Cariboo is ideal for children up to 10 years of age. It combines fun with learning! Kids learn and review the fundamentals such as colors, letters, numbers and shapes. Finding the hidden treasure as you go along makes for a fun evening for the entire family.
- ThinkFun Zingo - Similar to the game Bongo, this action-packed game gets kids to focus on vocabulary and images while social interaction between game players.
- Richard Scarry's Busy Town - This exciting game gets players to solver mysteries while coasting around the six-foot long board. Not only that, there are objects that need to be found along the way! Hurry and get to Picnic Island, but don't forget to look for those hidden treasures.
Puzzles are also a wonderful alternative to games. There are many types of puzzles appropriate for each age group. Families could even break up into teams to see who can complete a puzzle first. No matter if it is a family game night or even a puzzle night, make and spend time with the ones you love!
Ann Martin is a freelance writer for Dinnerware Center, which offers an assortment of dinnerware and tableware sets such as the Noritake colorwave and the beautiful Noritake china sets. Ann is also a writer for other cooking and home-related websites. When Ann is not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends.
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