My love of games started early! During family get togethers and holiday meals, we'd bring out the board games and always have a ton of fun. So as my little kids get older and start understanding strategy better, it's been a blast introducing them to some of my childhood … [Read more...]
How I Modify Money Based Board Games to Teach Smart Money Skills
Do you know what I don't like about most money based board games? They almost all encourage racking up debt early on to have more cash later. As a family trying hard to get out of debt, taking out loans isn't advice I want to pass onto my children. So I change the rules of … [Read more...]
Our March 2018 Games of the Week
In an effort to enjoy more unplugged family time, we've been playing a different game each week of 2018. Each month, I'm planning to review these games here on the blog. Here are our March games of the week. Disclosure: The following links are affiliate links. If you … [Read more...]
Our February 2018 Games of the Week
In January, my husband and I decided our family needed more unplugged family time. Since we have an extensive board game collection, we decided to focus on a different board game each week of 2018. Each month, I'm planning to review these games here on the blog. Here are our … [Read more...]
5 Board Games to Boost Creativity
I love board games! They're such a fun way to spend time together as a family while working on skill building. You can practice many academic and soft skills through games. Now that my middle kids are reading, we finally have enough players ready to play all our games. For a … [Read more...]