Ready for Maki Stack, a new Blue Orange game with totally cute wooden sushi pieces? Be the quickest to build your stack to win the round. My daughter and I have been playing this game before bedtime and love it. ALL 2018 GIFT GAMES FOR KIDS Maki Stack Dexterity and Visual Discrimination Game This game sneaks in the valuable skills of dexterity and visual discrimination. Play with 2 or … [Read more...]
Adorable Kitty Bitty Memory Game for the Whole Family
Disclosure: I received a complimentary game to review. All opinions are my own. Cat-loving kids will love the new Kitty Bitty memory game from Blue Orange Games! This learning game, for ages 4 and up, practices memory skills and helps with color matching. The game pieces are all wooden and colorful, making it feel very wholesome and classic. I played this game with my two kids and husband. We all … [Read more...]
New Game from Bananagrams: Cobra Paw
Check out Bananagram's latest game --Cobra Paw! It's a ninja title game for 4 - 6 players ages five and up. Ninja because you must move fast to spot the right tile and grab it first. It's fast and fun. The only thing my daughter doesn't like is that it's not longer. (If that isn't an endorsement, I don't know what is!) New Game from Bananagrams: Cobra Paw How to Play: Place all the … [Read more...]
Awesome Stacking Game for Preschoolers: Cheese Stack
Preschoolers LOVE stacking which makes Cheese Stack the perfect game for this age group! Plus cute mice and cheese wooden blocks? What's not to love?! Awesome Stacking Game for Preschoolers: Cheese Stack Not only do kids get to stack, they can play several games, develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills plus learn the physics of balancing objects and practice cooperation in a … [Read more...]
Pick and Draw Drawing Game for Kids
The card game, Pick and Draw, takes learning the basics of cartoon faces and makes it into a fun drawing game for kids and families and was created by Rich Davis, the illustrator of the Tiny and Kell book series. Davis created this $10 card game using basic shapes to broken down into categories of features -- face, mouth, etc. The cards give kids thousands of possible cartoon face … [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...]
Another Favorite Family Game Dohdles!
Yes, I know we have a new favorite every month. You should see our game closet. We're freaks for games. And, this month our new "play-every-other-night" game favorite is one of the games I recommended for gifts last month, the artistic sculpting game, Dohdles!. (Every time I type that word, my computer auto corrects to doodles. Grrr.) Here's the gist: Players use the play dough to create … [Read more...]
Möbi Math Facts Game Review
Möbi is a crossword style game for math facts --basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and addition. I say basic because the numbers only go to 12 so you're limited in the equations you can create. Although you're competing against an opponent or opponents, it's almost like your own game since you work at your own pace to make equations and get rid of all your blue number … [Read more...]
Tugie – Fun Coordination Game for the Family
Tugie, a new game from the always inspiring Marbles the Brain Store, is a quick and fun fine motor skills game for the whole family. We found it to be a great family game night choice, good for lots of giggles. Tugie - Fun Coordination Game for the Family Start with the pieces on the tower. Make sure the gray is on the very top when you start. Roll the die to see which color to remove from … [Read more...]
BLURT: Fun Thinking Game for the Whole Family
Ready for a new fun family game? (That will make your kids think and build vocabulary?) It's called BLURT! and is dubbed "the uproarious word race game" because it truly is exciting, fast-paced, and darn-right hilarious. Oh, and it's all about words. BLURT: Fun Thinking Game for the Whole Family The game includes 300 cards with 1800 clues. We really like the option of the two difficulty … [Read more...]
WackIt Ball Backyard Game Review
WackIt Ball is a new backyard game for one or two players. My kids think it's totally fun. I think it's loud (don't play it when the neighbors are still sleeping) and great for hand-eye coordination! WackIt Ball Backyard Game Review To play, thread a wiffle ball through the cable. You can attach the cable to poles, trees, fence posts, etc. We used a post on our back porch and the swing set. … [Read more...]
Compose Yourself: a Music Composition Game for Kids
Compose Yourself from Think Fun is a music composition card game for kids -- in the key of C. (This is the easiest key for beginners because there are no flats or sharps.) Kids arrange and rearrange the 60 cards and then input each card into the Compose Yourself website. They'll be able to hear their composition in seconds -- it's so easy and lots of fun! Compose Yourself: Music Game for … [Read more...]