It was Christmas Night, 2012, and all of our kids had the flu.  We had opened all of our presents and among them was a popular board game.  My husband went out to bring home some take out and when he arrived home, he found us all sitting around the table, tears in our eyes, as none of us could figure it out.  It was so frustrating to be sick, tired, and clueless about how to win this game.

Let’s not repeat this silly mistake, this year.

 

In all seriousness, board games have been a staple in our home for many years.  In fact, we’ve been playing board games for so long, we’re starting to run out of good board games ideas.  It all started when our oldest son, who has special needs and autism, became interested in Uno, then later Ludo, then Monopoly and Yahtzee.  Games are what draws us together for family time.  We’ve created an “if, then” list for you to check out some new games for your family this Christmas.

 

Board games have personally helped my oldest son with his math skills, fine motor skills, logic & reasoning, and social skills.  Don’t underestimate the power of playing games!!!

 

To read more about our favorite games click here. 

And the best games that we use as strategy or thinking games are here.

 

 

 How to Pick a Board Game

Your Child will Love

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If your child always fights when they are playing board games, try cooperative games:

Pandemic

Forbidden Island

Forbidden Dessert

 

 

If your child likes classic memory games.  Try these:

Enchanted Forest

Star Wars Memory

Stare

 

If your child likes Sorry, try these:

Trouble

Ludo

 

If your child likes strategy games, try these:

Pyramix

Chess

Axis and Allies

Risk

Quirkle

 

If your child likes role-playing or Mafia, try:

The Resistance

Wink

 

If your child likes puzzles, try:

 

Quirkle

Blokus

Labyrinth

 

If your child likes mysteries, try:

Clue

The Resistance

Wink

 

 

If your child likes checkers, try:

Skippity

 

If your child likes connect four, try

Sequence

 

If your child likes geography, try:

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride Europe

10 Days in Europe

10 Days in Africa

Axis and Allies

Risk

Pandemic

 

 

If your child likes matching games, try:

Uno

Uno Roboto

Ticket to Ride

 

If your child like spelling, try:

Scrabble

Banana Grams

 

If your kid likes trivia, try:

 

Trivia Pursuit

Cranium

Beat the Parents

Wits and Wagers

 

If your child likes art, try:

Picitionary

Pictopia

Cranium

 

If your kids are learning math or money skills, try:

Monopoly

Life

Wits and Wagers

Sum Swamp

 

If your child likes Candy Land, try:

Chutes and Ladders

Life Jr

Monopoly Jr

Sum Swamp

 

 

If you want your child to work on fine motor skills, try:

Operation

Jenga

Yeti in My Spaghetti

 

 

 

 

What is your child’s favorite board game?

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