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Board Game: Azul - lots of fun for kids 7+ and 2-4 players

I've been having a ton of fun playing Azul with my kids (7 and 9) and on Board Game Arena.  It's a drafting game of light strategy, plays in about 15-20 mins, and is close enough throughout that it never drags. Scoring…

Game: Treasure Map

Kids love games, and they love puzzles.  So make them a treasure hunt!  Draw a map: And lead them to a prize, which could include treats like Gummy Bears and Hershey Kisses. I also taught Lulu some words, and gave her …

When driving in a car, you say for example: “Giggle Check Lulu” and then lulu will laugh. You go around saying everyone’s name including stuffies giving them each time to laughing. You are not allowed to giggle check yours…

This game is quite similar to  Yanni .   Mommy walks around saying “Spooky Mommy” while the kids run around to avoid her. In this game however, the dad is sitting on the couch and once the kids run to the base, he extends hi…

This is a fantastic game, and can be played without much space (a rug in a living room will do). And it’s not really a race - kids take turns picking who shouts something out and teaching the movement, and that kid leads the w…

Invented by Lulu. Each kid has one balloon animal (butterflies work great).  There’s a heart-shaped balloon - they hit that back and forth and sometimes try to catch it in the butterfly.

It’s like hide and seek for a toy - but the toy does the hiding. You take an object - ideally something small and cute like a rubber ducky. You hide it somewhere in plain sight - nobody should have to open anything or touch …

I have a helium balloon.  I lower it to the ground. Lulu and Lincoln each have playballs from our indoor ball pit in their hands and are standing by the balloon. When I release the balloon, they try to hit the balloon with t…