Escape the Room: Stargazer’s Manor
I didn’t use this game at all as intended, but even so, I think it is fantastic! Although I’m sure it would be fun, we did not use this game at a party or with a time limit. Instead, my 7 year old son...
View ArticleMystery at the Lux Museum: A Review
“This is a cool mystery. I’m sad it’s almost over.” The exact, unsolicited words of my 9 year old, when he and his siblings only had one out of 8 clues left to solve. If that’s not an endorsement for...
View ArticleDinosaur Escape Game
Dinosaur Escape is my 5 year old’s favorite game. It is the one he is most likely to pull out and “play” on his own and the one that his siblings and I are most likely to join in. A fun, quick,...
View ArticleDixit
Dixit is so creative and fun. My 7 and 10 year olds LOVE playing this game. My husband and I love it too. Since it doesn’t require any reading, our 3 and 5 year olds can play with us. The younger kids...
View ArticlePrime Climb
Math is beautiful. I’ve always known this, but I feel like this fact is somehow missed by the general population. Prime Climb is the closest I have seen to a math game that illustrates the simplistic,...
View ArticleOutfoxed!
It says a lot when my 10 year old is so motivated to play a game meant for 5 year olds that he will orchestrate playing with his younger siblings. Outfoxed! is absolutely a winner of a game in my...
View ArticleForbidden Island
Forbidden Island is currently our family’s favorite game. My kids range in age from 4 to 10. It is important to me that despite this wide difference in ages, we find ways to all have fun together....
View ArticleWord on the Street Junior
This game can best be described as a mental tug of war over letters of the alphabet. And who doesn’t love tug of war? Even my four year old enjoys playing it and benefits from the experience. This...
View ArticleTaboo Kids vs. Parents
I first played the original Taboo at a game night with adult friends a couple years ago. It was a blast. I thought if a bunch of grown women could have so much fun getting tongue tied, it was...
View ArticleWonword
I wasn’t sure how practical this language arts game was going to be for my family of six since three of my four kids are below the recommended age range on the box. However, I shouldn’t have worried....
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