We love playing games as a family. It’s a great way to enjoy each other’s company, allow for some good competition, and spend some screen-free time together.
We’ve been collecting games over the last 12 years and this is a list of our favorites. I ordered them by player age, so if you’ve got younger kids, I’d recommend starting at the beginning of this list and working your way down with older kids.
Help squirrels find their acorns while learning about colors.
Ages 3+ | 2-4 players
A classic game of moving pawns across a board to the finish line.
Ages 3+ | 2-4 players
A collaborative game where everyone works together to move the baby owls to their nest before the sun rises.
Ages 4+ | 2-4 players
A game of acting something out (with no words) while the other players try to guess what it is. This games has pictures and words, so it’s great for all ages.
Ages 4+ | 3+ players
Spot the match between 2 cards as quickly as you can.
Ages 5+ | 2-8 players
2 players try to guess each other’s mystery characters.
Ages 5+
A great hand-eye coordination game of balancing rods.
Ages 5+
Match and stack your colored cups in the order you see on each card.
Ages 6+ | 2-4 players
Collect the most sleeping queens using strategy, quick-thinking and luck.
Ages 6+ | 2-5 players
A strategic game of collecting and stealing cards to reach 1M.
Ages 7+ | 2-8 players
A strategic, and comedic game similar to Russian roulette.
Ages 7+ | 2-5 players
A game of passing and keeping cards to try and form the best hand.
Ages 7+ | 2-5 players
Writing answers in a category trying to match answers others will also write.
Ages 8+ | 4+ players
The game of ‘Telephone’ and ‘Pictionary’ combined in one hilarious game.
Ages 8+ | 4-8 players
Race against each other to SLAP a match between a card and spoken word.
Ages 8+ | 3-8 players
Players try to collect large sets of beans to sell for gold.
Ages 10+ | 2-7 players
Teams try to identify secret agents using code words.
Ages 14+ | 2-8 players
Did I miss any of your favorites? Share them in the comments! I love to hear about new family games.
*Note some of the ages I listed above are different than the ages listed on the box. As we played them, I found they were fine for kids a couple years younger.
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