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Do your kids love to play boardgames with their friends or with the family? I'll share with you some of the best boardgames for kids that'll entertain them for hours! Of course there are lots of newer games out there that are great but these are the more classic games that have been around for a long time.  Remember these are just my own opinions of good games for kids.  Boardgames are a great educational tool as well. A lot of learning can be done while playing boardgames. The imagination is stretched while kids develop great thinking patterns and learn to follow instructions! These are all great reasons that kids should pull out those boardgames and have some fun! Even with all of the on-line games out there gathering around the family table with a great boardgame is still a very popular activity for kids and friends and family members to engage in. Let's see what games we have...

Boardgames Are Making a Comeback

Best Boardgames for Kids

Most households have a closet full of boardgames that are ready to be pulled out in a moments notice! On cool winter days there is nothing better than to gather the family and play a classic boardgame! There are oodles to choose from, but I'm sure your kids will have there favourites as mine did! Often Sunday afternoons we played 'Sorry' and 'PayDay' until we just couldn't take anymore! Kids never seem to tire of these! Family game nights are still popular and playing boardgames together are the perfect memory builders too!

Snakes and Ladders Gameboard

Best Boardgames for Kids

Snakes and Ladders

Best Boardgames for Kids

Snakes and Ladders - A great game for 2 to 4 players. The object of the game is to be the first player to the top of the board. The key is to try not to land on the squares with the snake tails as you will have to go sliding down them. You move your game pieces by rolling the dice and moving along the numbered squares. Going up the ladders when you land on one and down the snake tails when you land on one of the snakes! A great game to teach kids how to count and also to be a good sport! Here are some fun versions of this game!
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Trouble

Best Boardgames for Kids

Remember the game of Trouble... for 2 to 4 players. The object of the game is to get all of your own colored game pieces safely around the board and back home before your opponents. You push on the trouble button to find out the number of moves you can make, sometimes you get sent back to the start! That's trouble! Kids really seem to like playing this game! Here are some different versions of this great game!
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Importance of Connecting

Best Boardgames for Kids

Boardgames are a great teaching tool for children. Children need to be social and learn how to interact in social situation. IGames encourage family time. Family game nights are still popular and well liked by kids and parents! As we all know it can be difficult to pull them away from all of the technology based toys and games. Boardgames can help teach a child how to share, take turns, as well as acceptance, imagination and thinking skills! A lot of these will just happen naturally as you play a game together.

Connect Four

Best Boardgames for Kids

Connect Four - Well you don't use a board for this but a game 'rack'! This is a great game to challenge the kids! The object is trying to get four gamepieces of the same color in a row, either vertically, horizontally or diagonally without your opponents blocking your move. A fun game to play! Some different versions of this game below!
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Lots of the Latest and Best Boardgames

Best Boardgames for Kids

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Too many games to mention here, everything from Candyland to Monopoly!
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Many, many different games available here... great prices,
Boardgame Central - Disney Boardgames
This is a site of all Disney Boardgames... lots of very cool games sure to get your kids excited about playing!
Boardgames from Mattel
A great list of boardgames produced by Mattel! Lots of favourites here!

Sorry

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The game of Sorry, my son's all loved this game we played it often! Whenever my youngest son got to choose the game this was it! This game is for 2 to 4 players. The object being that each player chooses a coloured game piece and starts at that homebase colour on the board. The idea is to get all of your game pieces safely around the board and back to your home before the other players! This is done by flipping over cards that tell you how many moves to make forward or backwards sometimes. It is a fun game and encourages kids to count and think a little bit! Here are several different versions of this game!
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Sorry Boardgame

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Game Night

Pull out a Boardgame and Create some Memories!

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Best Boardgames for Kids

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Sorry! The Game of Sweet Revenge Edition Board Game

Sorry! The Game of Sweet Revenge Edition Board Game

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Payday Game

Payday Game

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MONOPOLY Junior - Disney/Pixar Toy Story and Beyond

MONOPOLY Junior - Disney/Pixar Toy Story and Beyond

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Uno Card Game

Uno Card Game

America's number one card game, UNO offers hours o more...0 points

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Scrabble: Junior Edition

Scrabble: Junior Edition

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PayDay

Best Boardgames For Kids

Payday is another great game for kids! Payday is a game that is played on a gameboard that is in the form of a calendar month. Each day has a different event or something for you do when you land on that space. It involves rolling the dice in order to determine how many spaces you'll move. A typical is usually determined by the players but 3 to 6 months is the average to play. Each player starts with an amount of money $325 dollars. The game moves forward by each player taking turns rolling the dice and doing what it says in the space they land in. Money is collected when you complete a full month. Poker games and lotteries can make your money disappear in a hurry. In the end it's the player who has the most money in his possession that wins! A fun game... not for real young kids!
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Monopoly Junior

Best Boardgames for Kids

Monopoly Junior is a much easier version of the original game 'Monopoly' simplified for younger children. Instead of being based on real estate it is based on a funfair, perfect for kids. Taking turns each one rolls the dice and moves that number of spaces along the gameboard. Each player acts according to what the space they've landed on says to do! The spaces have fun things like fireworks, railways,water shows, ticket booths, ect. Each time the player lands on or passes Go they collect $2. It's a great game of counting and learning for kids! A fun family experience! Here are some versions of Monopoly Junior.
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Fabulous video by these two dads promoting 'family game night'!
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Uno

Best Boardgames for Kids

Uno is a great game that is played with a specially printed deck of cards, similar to a regular deck of playing cards.The deck consists of four different sets of colours. There is no board associated with this game just cards! Red, green, blue and yellow, each card ranging from 0-9 points. There are also three action cards in each colour. Reverse, Skip, and Backwards. There are also 'wild' cards. In total 108 playing cards. A game of matching colours, numbers and trying to lose all of your cards. In the end the person that places his last card on the pile yell's 'Uno' and is declared the winner of that round. A fun game for 4- 6 players.
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Best Boardgames for Kids

  • WindyWinters Oct 31, 2009 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    I Love All These Board Games. Sorry and Trouble are always fun. My son loves Monopoly and my mom's favorite is Uno. Game make great gifts for the holidays. Lensrolling to Candy Land Game. :)
  • capriliz Oct 28, 2009 @ 11:59 am | delete
    Great choices! You can never go wrong with a good board game!
  • BevsPaper Oct 27, 2009 @ 10:40 pm | delete
    Love boardgames! Great ideas here.
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