Board games?

[Anonymous 1]

Hiya moms! It looks like I'll be stuck at home this summer with two kiddos, ages 9 & 11, we're not used to being housebound and I'm looking for some fun games for us to play as a family. Any recommendations? We have a few of the usual suspects but I'm sick of them already.

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[Deleted User 670]

]Get some 500 piece puzzles. Are these boys or girls? What kind of crafts are they interested in? You can get some round peg looms and yarn and they can make hats scarves and blankets easily. Geocaching is also something fun to do and it'll get you out of the house. https://www.geocaching.com/play

You can also take advantage of that free labor and have them wash the cars, clean out the garage, plant a garden, etc.

Get them to help you redecorate their rooms.

[Anonymous 2]

Aggravation is our favorite boardgame.

[Emandab]

I went shopping recently for board games and they were all pretty well picked over. I wound up buying chickapig. It's silly sort of but a fun strategy game.

[mcginnisc]

We play a ton of board games/ card games..
Life
Yahtzee
Farkle
Five Crowns
Tsuro
Not Alone
Dragonwood
Sheriff of Nottingham
Sushi Go
Ramen
Clue
Sherlock Holmes
Sentinels of the Multiverse
Pandemic
Lord of the Rings
Sorry
Indigo
and more..
Our girls are 11 ( 12 in August) and 14 ( 15 in November). We play a lot of strategy games now that they are older so we are not stuck with the games geared for younger kids now. We started playing them a couple of years ago and our youngest was able to figure them out quickly.

[Vegaswife2011]

My girls 15 on Saturday! and 12 don’t play games with me any more. But my 5 year old niece loves playing with me! Right now her favorites are fancy fashonista and Sorry. Hope you find some you guys like!

[Vegaswife2011]

We play a ton of board games/ card games..
Life
Yahtzee
Farkle
Five Crowns
Tsuro
Not Alone
Dragonwood
Sheriff of Nottingham
Sushi Go
Ramen
Clue
Sherlock Holmes
Sentinels of the Multiverse
Pandemic
Lord of the Rings
Sorry
Indigo
and more..
Our girls are 11 ( 12 in August) and 14 ( 15 in November). We play a lot of strategy games now that they are older so we are not stuck with the games geared for younger kids now. We started playing them a couple of years ago and our youngest was able to figure them out quickly.

If I force mine to play, which is real fun, you know it’s always Sorry. You’re lucky your girls play with you.

[Msprekteacher]

Blokus

Quirkel those two are fun and open ended!

[mojogirl]

Scrabble!

And while not a board game, I'm a huge fan of dominoes. Great at sneaking in a little math during game time.

I'm also a fan of gin rummy, also not a board game.

[Anonymous 3]

Hiya moms! It looks like I'll be stuck at home this summer with two kiddos, ages 9 & 11, we're not used to being housebound and I'm looking for some fun games for us to play as a family. Any recommendations? We have a few of the usual suspects but I'm sick of them already.

(Dropped my phone and hit submit before I was done typing!)

Hiya moms! It looks like I'll be stuck at home this summer with two kiddos, ages 9 & 11, we're not used to being housebound and I'm looking for some fun games for us to play as a family. Any recommendations? We have a few of the usual suspects but I'm sick of them already.

(Dropped my phone and hit submit before I was done typing!)

Sorry
Clue
Survive
Uno (I know..not a board game, but still fun - get 3 or 4 decks so you aren't shuffling every two minutes)
Yahtzee
Apples to Apples
Cathedral (two players only)
Catan (not sure the minimum age on this, but in our house it always ends with someone storming off or shouting, unfortunately)


You can also go outside and have them play outside games (if you -or the state - don't mind having other kids over, these are games better with more people, you be the "caller or mother or whatever....best fun for kids if they can be the fox"

Red Light, Green Light
Mother May I?
What Time is it Mr. Fox?

Are they girls? Introduce them to Cat's Cradle and that whole Chinese Jumprope (oh no! Is that racist?) game (three is needed for that because two are needed to hold the rope with their feet while the other jumps).

Boys? Introduce them to wood whittling (can get a few basics on Amazon inexpensively - books/blocks/knives), woodworking, etc.

If no pool, if you have a yard, get a sprinkler and a slip n slide and you're good to go for outside fun as well.