I have a confession to make. I totally bought Back to the Future: Dice Through Time on a whim. My husband loves the movies (we all enjoy them), and I saw this game and bought it for my husband as
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus is probably the hardest cooperative game we’ve ever played. In fact, the only times we’ve won, it’s because we cheated! (We just had to get that endorphin rush from winning, you know what I mean?) However, if you
Forbidden Island
Do you need another cooperative game in your life, but your kids are outgrowing the little kid games? (Or maybe you’re just bored of them; I won’t judge!) Forbidden Island could be just the game you’re looking for. This post
The Adventure Letters
Do you want to introduce more US geography into your day? Do your kids love getting mail? The Adventure Letters may be just what you’re looking for! This post contains affiliate codes, meaning if you use my code and make
Castle Panic
Castles, monsters, and fighting, all in a cooperative game! Castle Panic is sure to be a winner, and with three rule variations and multiple expansions, you can readily increase the difficulty or modify it to suit your needs. Castle Panic
Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters
Ghosts, treasure, and cooperative gameplay: Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters is hard to beat! Well, it’s not necessarily hard to win the game, but it’s hard to find a better game out there. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if
Road Scholar: Play and Learn Spanish
Road Scholar: Play and Learn Spanish is not only out of print, but the entire company is no more, so I’m really glad we found it at a thrift store! It’s a bit like Candyland, but with Spanish words and
12+ Favorite Math Games
There are so many amazing math games!! There are also a ton of games that aren’t specifically math games, but have plenty of math in their scoring. Math games were how my family began gameschooling, and some of these games
Prime Climb
Prime Climb is often lauded as an amazing game. It has such universally glowing reviews that I finally purchased it new from Amazon, as I was having no luck finding it used (though it does pop up occasionally). This post
Dragonwood
Dragonwood is a game of dice, cards, adventurers, and monsters. It’s another game by Gamewright, so it’s sure to be a winner! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive
Rainbow Math 3: Pirate Adventure
Rainbow Math 3: Pirate Adventure is the third game in a series of games. The first game is supposed to work on counting, the second works on addition and subtraction, and this game practices multiplication and division. When I purchased
Shut the Box
A game that we’ve been seeing on many of our travels at many historic sites is Shut the Box. Shut the Box is the perfect game for practicing a variety of math skills, no matter your skill level or your
Bugs!
Are you looking for a fun game to practice skip counting and multiplication? Bugs may be just the card game you’re looking for! While I’m not a fan of the premise of the game, that you’re trying to be the
Rat-A-Tat Cat
Rat-A-Tat Cat is another winner from Gamewright based on the classic Golf. If you’re not familiar with Golf, it’s a memory game played with cards in which you are working to get the lowest score. How to play After shuffling,
Sleeping Queens
Are you looking for more fun math practice for your kids? How about a game that can be used with kids from young to old? Sleeping Queens may be just what you’re looking for! This post may contain affiliate links,
Measure Up!
For music students, rhythmic proficiency is so important. There are many ways to practice rhythms, and Measure Up is just one more way. However, it is just a small deck of cards, so readily stored. This post may contain affiliate
Dominotes
Dominotes is a great adaptation on Dominoes, but instead of pips, they have musical rhythms. Each Dominote has two sides, usually a different rhythm on each side. If the same rhythm is on each side of the Dominote, this is
Go Composer
Do you like playing Go Fish, but want to get some music education in? Go Composer is perfect for you, then! Go Composer is played just like Go Fish. Each player is dealt four cards. Players take turns asking each
Compose Yourself
Compose Yourself is a really clever tool that’s, unfortunately, out of print. Even more frustrating, their website has been taken down, so you can’t even use it. However, there are workarounds, and the game is readily available on eBay. Compose
