Family Board Games

Starting to be that time of year to travel to family for the holidays.  Keep occupied in the car or even the airplane.  This game is the perfect size to take with anywhere.

Blink card games is a lightning fast game where two players race to be the first to play all of their cards.Using sharp eyes and fast hands, players quickly try to match the shape of the Christian symbol, count, or color on the cards.  The first player out of cards wins.  Fast and portable, Blink Bible Edition is instant fun for everyone!

Ages 7 & Up - 2 Players

It’s important that families get together and have fun in a medium that doesn’t involve a television screen. When families interact with each other, their bond together grows, and it’s been shown that kids who are close to their parents will also listen to their parents when it comes to making difficult decisions that all kids will have to make at some point or another. Parents who share a close bond with their children can communicate to them about drugs, sex, and other issues that will face them later in life. In addition, sharing time together as a family is a whole lot of fun, and there’s no downside to feeling close with family.

Plan a family game night together, and be sure to grab a couple family board games. This is one of the best ways for parents to interact with their children, talk about their lives, and also ensure both kids and parents trust each other. Kids who have strong bonds with their parents are more likely to listen to their parents when necessary.

Phase 10 is a family game that combines rummy with challenging and exciting twists. The phase to be completed is specific for each turn, those that complete the phase advance to the next, but those that do not must try again!

Players are dealt 10 cards to start the game, and each player in turn draws one card from either the deck or the discard pile. After drawing a card, the player attempts put cards together making the phase that they are on.

If the hand can be made, the player lays it down, face-up, on the table. At the end of the turn, the player must place a card on the discard pile. Skip cards, wild cards, and more make this game fun and entertaining for the entire family. See the following for complete rules.

Includes score pad, card holder, and 108 plastic-coated playing cards. 2 to 6 players can play at a time.  Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Discover Lexogon and Lexogon One — the word games where everyone plays all the time and you think about words in a great new way.

The challenge – find a word that uses the clue letters in order – but arranged in the special way required by your color category, (maybe all clue letters together, maybe the first letter first and the last letter last, or one of the other variations.)

Roll the die, move to your square, get a clue that matches the square’s color, find a word that fits the color’s Category Rule in the time allowed and you’re on your way. Be the first to find words for all the categories and you’ve won.

You move around the board finding words. There’s risk, luck and strategy involved: you can be challenged, you can lose a turn or credit for a category,
you can send someone back to start, you can “zap” or be “zapped” by another player – it all depends on the roll of the die, the cards and your way with words.

Lexogon™ and Lexogon One™ stretch your brain, memory, and mettle. They make you think, laugh and want to play again.

Who but a bunch of Veggies would think of racing across a sink full of dishes, pots and pans? Kids will have FUN helping one of their favorite Veggies get to the other side and win this silly game! But getting there is the challenge!

They must be careful when moving their Veggies across the sink by balancing them on dishes and other things hidden under the soap suds. But if they don’t stay alert their Veggies may fall into the sink and disappear for the rest of the game! Kids’ memory skills are continuously tested. They must remember where the solid landings are, especially if they’re not lucky enough to be wearing the life preserver. And the next time they play, everything will be changed because of the 4 different memory maze patterns hidden below the surface.

So get a friend or two or three and share lots of giggles playing  wonderful veggietales games with your veggie friends.

Don’t worry mom and dad it is completely waterless!!

When it comes to educating kids about the importance of being a Christian, it can be difficult to reach children on a level similar to their level of understanding. The Bible is the kind of book into which infinite interpretation and importance can be drawn from, but children can’t grasp those difficult concepts. Thus, instead of making an attempt to introduce kids to concepts well over their head, start their education with a few simple and fun introductions to The Bible.

One great way to educate kids about The Bible is to play bible board games together. Most bible board games are centered around fun, but while having fun, kids will also learn about biblical events. Because kids start to understand these biblical events and context, their appreciation for the Christian faith will grow. It’s important that kids understand and learn to appreciate their faith while children, as this will translate into a future interest and passion for the pursuit of faith and God’s teachings.

The Bible is surely the greatest moral teaching aid of all. Its myriad lessons and extended parables are still applicable in our lives today. Many Christians turn to the Bible in times of doubt in order to reaffirm their faith. It’s crucial that children are exposed to the world of the Lord at an early age.

Still, biblical language can seem esoteric and abstract to young children. Children’s bibles and other supplemental materials are helpful, but some kids learn through action rather than by reading words on a page. Bible action figures and play sets bring the worlds of the Old and New Testaments alive in a context that makes sense to kids. They can reenact their favorite bible stories and have fun as they learn more about their Christian faith.

Spinning the board as you go, you’ll take turns placing letter tiles, earning points for each word you build. As long as letters are adjoining and in the proper sequence, words may be read in any direction - up and down, backwards and forwards.

Once the board is full, the player with the highest score wins! Fast-paced and easy to learn, Heximania can be played at various skill levels - perfect for the entire family.

Introducing the wild and wacky word search game that’ll leave you spellbound! Spinning the board as you go, you take turns placing letter tiles and earning points for each word you build. As long as letters are adjacent and in the proper sequence, words may be read in any direction - up, down, backwards, forwards, or in a sweeping swirl! Once the board is full, the player with the highest score wins! Fast-paced and easy to learn, Heximaniacan be played at all skill levels-perfect for the entire family! Includes 50 hexagonal letter tiles in a cloth bag, 4 word trays, sturdy plastic turntable gameboard, and step-by-step directions.

For 2 to 4 Players.

 Ages: 6 to Adult

The Inklings Board Game is an exciting and unique question and answer game that requires strategy to win! Just flip the spinner and watch the fun begin! If you spin a 1 or 4 you may try to answer the question or sell the question to an opponent. Spin a 2 or 5 and draw a card that gives you special benefits! Spin a 3 and go head-to-head with one of your opponents in answering the question. Spin a 6 and get in a bidding war with one of your opponents to see who is asked the question first! The game contains more than 280 questions. Some sample questions are “Who am I” and What am I”? Each question has six clues. The more clues you ask for, the easier the clues get. But remember, the more clues you ask for, the less points you can win. The first player or team to 55 points wins the game! Don’t know the Bible that well? No problem! The six clues get progressively easier until you get to the sixth question which is multiple choice! Inklings can be played with individuals, or in groups! Inklings is great to play with friends, family, and church groups.

Sometimes, a rainy day turns out to be a blessing in disguise. During the summer months, it means kids miss out on a day at the beach or a run through the backyard sprinkler. But don’t forget that an afternoon spent indoors with the family is never a bad thing – it’s a priceless bonding experience. A child’s natural inclination will be to turn on the television and vegetate for a few hours. As a parent, you can curtail that bad habit by bringing out a good, old-fashioned board game.

It’s easy to forget about those classic board games that are gathering dust in the utility closet. A few minutes of game play will remind you of these games’ addictive nature. Just try playing a game of Scrabble without someone calling for an immediate rematch. Yahtzee is just as engrossing, and the kids will learn to appreciate the extra time they spent in close commune with their family.