Does your child have a difficult time winning or losing games? Or how about when they play; do they throw a fit when things don’t go their way? Do they struggle with perfectionism or anxiety? If a task is difficult
221B Baker Street
Does your family love mysteries, clues, and logic? 221B Baker Street might be just the game for you! It combines Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes with Wells’ Time Machine to give you crimes to solve in 20th-century America. This post may contain
Wildcraft
I purchased Wildcraft when I was first starting my herbalism studies. The company that makes it, Learning Herbs, has a wide variety of educational materials for kids and adults, at a variety of price points, and it’s all excellent. If
The World Geography Board Game
My family has had and loved The World Geography Card Game for years, but over the winter, we had a chance to try The World Geography Board Game. When I found out that there was a board game version, I
Civil War Game
Are you learning about the Civil War with your kids? Do you want something a little more fun? We picked up Civil War Game by Learningames from the thrift store to help complete our Civil War unit study. While I
Cat Crimes
Do you have a cat-lover who needs more game time than you can provide? Or maybe they need something quiet to do that’s not on a screen? Cat Crimes is the perfect single-player logic game for them! This post may
Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks is another single-player logic game from Thinkfun. If you have a nature theme for your homeschool this year, this is the perfect game to include in morning baskets or when you need to occupy one child! Cover
Games Based on Books, Movies, and TV Shows
My family loves our books, movies, and TV shows, and we love games based on them! Plus, playing the game, reading the book, and watching the movie can form a wonderful foundation for a unit study. Here are our favorite
Star Trek Catan
Do you love Star Trek, and want a different version of Catan? Star Trek Catan might be the perfect game for you! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive
Villainous
Villainous is a super cool game featuring villains from movies! If you are a little bit twisted and like the bad guys to win sometimes, this might be just the game for you! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning
Cooperative Games
My family loves cooperative games! They’re a great way to get lots of gameplay in while you work on strategy, logical thinking, relationships, and sportsmanship, too. We do have to be careful that one person (I’ll admit, I’m the usual
Princess Bride: The Adventure Book Game
Princess Bride: The Adventure Book Game was another that I heard about and had to have. My family LOVES the movie, and I really didn’t care how the gameplay was. I’ve come to find out that there are several different
Cauldron Quest
Do your kids love magic and potions? Maybe you’re doing a Harry Potter-themed month or year? Do you have younger kids? Do you want a cooperative game to help you work on sportsmanship and relationships? Cauldron Quest may be just
Back to the Future: Dice Through Time
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
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