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If you follow along with me on Instagram Stories, you already saw my Fall centerpiece. 😉
(Bonus points if you can spot our Kit-Cat!)
We play no less than three of those games every day, so I just decided to leave them piled up there for now.
I got the nostalgia versions of and because I liked that they came in durable, tin boxes and thought they might hold up longer than the cardboard-boxed versions. My family and I used to play quite a bit at one point in my childhood, so boy is it a trip to play the same game with my own family now!
My brother used to get SO mad if I drew the card and sent him back to the start. I think I remember the Sorry board flying across the room at one point- LOL. Steevenson starting crying the first time I did it to him too, but thankfully, after a heart to heart about board games being just for fun, and showing him how quickly things can turn around in these kinds of games, he only did it that one time. Now any time I draw a card he’ll say, “It’s okay, Mama. You can put me back to start.” before I even decide if I want to. 🙂
He’s such a sweet boy. Still a builder, too. He loves …especially with his Daddy.
I highly recommend them if your kiddo is bored with Lego sets. The set that they’re playing with in these photos has enough pieces to make 60 different things! We bought ours on Walmart.com and you can find many more sets for all different age ranges there.
He decided to make the frog today. 🙂
His 8th birthday is coming up (November 23rd!) and I’m thinking about surprising him with a few more board games I used to love. Remember Clue? Gosh, that was my favorite! I think it might be little over his head right now, but I noticed Walmart has a , so I might grab that one instead.
What were your favorite games as a kid?
Happy week!
Layla
I’m older than you so these games may not be around anymore. I loved Hi Ho Cherry-o and Operation. Also Bingo, checkers and Chinese checkers. Also loved card games like Old Maid and Authors.
First of all, this sister in Christ loves you so much! You are such a ray of sunshine, even in the midst of your struggles.
I agree with all of the games on the comment before mine…all great games! My youngest boy (now 14) absolutely loved Guess Who (there are several varieties of this game). When he’s a bit older, Battleship is lots of fun. Another fun card games is Rack-O. Love seeing you enjoy your boy so much 🙂
UNO is played frequently. And don’t forget dominos.
Guess who, is a great game that I play with my grandchildren, ages 6-8. I love your blogs, I find them all so sweet and peaceful.
I loved Mastermind, and card games like Crazy 8s. Nowadays with my kids we play a board game called Dixit – even non-readers can play and it’s fun to try and understand your fellow game-players’ way of thinking, plus the pictures are beautiful.
Pass the pigs! You guys would love it!! https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Moves-Games-Pass-Pigs/dp/B00005JG3Y
Ohh my kiddos loved Junior Trivia Pursuit, Operation, Candyland, Scrabble…(.I still have the original notebook that we kept score from 1994! On..we still play!) ?.. Monopoly….bboardgames are the absolute best!
My family used to play Sorry by dealing 5 cards to everyone. Then you could choose which card to play and strategize several turns. It makes it more fun.
I am not a board game person but I do love Pit and Quirkle is great for young ones because they only need to recognize colors and shapes!
My family loved Monopoly, Operation, Uno, Aggravation, Battleship, Apples to Apples, Chutes and Ladders, Life, Candyland, and probably a few more I can’t remember right now.
Michael is loving Uno & Spot It right now…need to get those boys together to play together sometime! Miss y’all!
My kiddos LOVE clue junior! Great introduction to the original version. Love your blog ❤️
I don’t think the game SEQUENCE was around when I was a kid . But we enjoy playing it with foster kids when they visit . It’s a team game … so a great way for kids to learn strategy. I think it’s age 8 and up !
I love Sorry, too! It was a family favorite growing up, and I still play now with my own family.
So many good games mentioned here! We also enjoy Spot It–you might want to check it out–it’s quick to play, Steevenson is old enough to play it, and it’s roughly the size of an Uno deck (but in a metal tin) so it travels well.
Scrabble was my favorite! I can’t wait for my daughter to be old enough to enjoy board games.
I loved Authors, too, and Bible Authors. Now I love Qwirkle and Ticket to Ride.
Fun post! My Children were obsessed with board and card games when they were little. Mostly Card games like Kings corners and Uno. They are all grown up and still come over to play UNO or Rummy and are always finding fun new games to try out. They can’t leave after a family dinner without playing Rumicube and Sequence. Still their favorite!
My family has looooooved games for years. The game that got us started (years ago!) was Take Off, a game where you move your planes from one side of the world to the other. Through the years we have loved: Dominoes, Ticket to Ride, Monopoly, Catan, Qwirkle, Balderdash, Uno, Rook, Word on the Street
Can’t believe I forgot Battleship and checkers! My husband and I love Scrabble, but our kids never took to it 🙁
We LOVE to play games as a family. Some of our favorites are Clue, Ticket to Ride, Monopoly Deal (a card game version-so much fun), Dutch Blitz and Skipbo. Our newest fave is called Genius Square. My mom works at a toy store and introduced it to us. It’s like a board game version of Tetris. Keep playing games! Game night is great family time!
My two really enjoyed 5 state rummy card game when they were 8, 9, 10 years old.
Another favorite was scrabble.
We love Phase 10, Triominos, and Scrabble. Our son started playing Triominos when he was 7 or 8. We encouraged him to add up his own score … he didn’t realize it was math lessons! He is 12 now and these are still our favorite.