Your goal in Hive Mind, an exciting new board game for 3 to 12 players ages 8 and up, is to think like the other "bees" or . . . get kicked out of the hive. My family had a blast playing this party game! We love playing games together so it's awesome to find a game like Hive Mind that is both easy to play and spans a wide age range. Tabletop game fans will be interested to know that Hive Mind, … [Read more...]
Creative Family Game, Schmovie
Schmovie is a clever family game for ages 8+ requiring creativity to win trophies for making up the funniest, best movie titles. My kids and I love it -- partly because if we play it at night, I'm hopeless at creative movie titles and they ALWAYS WIN. :) Schmovie is meant for 3-6 players or, if you have more people, you can play in teams. Creative Family Game, Schmovie One person judges the … [Read more...]
Emotional Intelligence Board Game
Q's Race to the Top is an interactive, engaging emotional intelligence board game. Mompreneur of three kids, Sofia Dickens, designed this game for practicing social skills and behavior. It's meant for children ages three and above. Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (also called social-emotional learning) is the ability to understand, use, and manage emotions. It includes: … [Read more...]
Robot Face Race for Family Game Night
Robot Face Race is one of the best family game night games --it's a game that my kids and I absolutely love! It's a learning game with emphasis on concentration, visual perception, and discrimination skills for 2 - 4 players, ages four and up. The game board shows 120 unique robot heads. Each person gets 5 tokens of one color. Be the first person to see a matching robot and you can put down … [Read more...]
Recommended Game: The 7 Habits of Happy Kids
I'm sure you read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steve Covey and maybe even Sean Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids. Educational Insights teamed up with Sean Covey and Franklin Covey to create The 7 Habits of Happy Kids Game. This game gets kids learning about the habits and applying them to their lives and we're huge fans. (Scroll down to find out how to win $50 at Educational … [Read more...]
Strategy Game for Two — Nowhere To Go
My kids and I LOVE Nowhere To Go, a new thinking strategy game from Educational Insights for two players. I almost always win. (My philosophy is that my kids need to learn how to beat me. It makes them think harder.) But no matter who wins, we have lots of fun. And I like that it doesn't take forever to play. Maybe 10 minutes. Strategy Game for Two Players Win by trapping the other … [Read more...]