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My family enjoys playing games together.   Our family game night tradition isn’t exactly established yet, since our two little ones are still young, but we enjoy doing games together.  We try to play together at least once a month, building memories with a bowl of kettle corn and a lot of laughing.  Even before we had children, we got together with friends to play cards or something like that.   I prefer the quickies (Zingo, Candyland) while my husband likes the longer games (Scrabble, Monopoly, Life.)  My daughter doesn’t really care what games we play as long as she WINS!  Now that my son is almost 3 years old, he is starting to get in on the action, too.  Recently we started playing Zingo with him and he is really good at it!

Playing games is not just fun, it’s great for opening the doors of conversation with your child.  There are also the added benefits of teaching your child good sportsmanship, taking turns, etc.  It’s a fun budget-friendly way to spend an unplugged evening at home.   Don’t have board games to play?  Don’t break the budget on getting them.  We have built up our small stash at yard sales and Goodwill.  Better yet, swap with a friend.  Trade your used books or toys for some board games and both of you will have something new (to you) to enjoy with the family!    When I read about Kook Ee Game on Mama Does It All, I realized that there are probably lots of other–newer–games out there that we haven’t tried.

I’m curious, what are your family’s favorite games? I’d love to hear about them!

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