Dec 8, 09 | Posted by: David Melbye, M.D.
Board Games
Now that the weather is taking a turn for the worse, I guess it had to happen, we are going to be spending more time indoors. The good news is “Uncle Mike” got us some board games for Christmas last year that my four year old and I love to play. Her two favorite games are Candyland and Chutes and Ladders. The bad news is, I never win. It really is uncanny, she beats me about 90% of the time, and I’m not letting her win. I mean I understand how my “spinner” skills could have eroded over the years which would explain my complete inability to compete in Chutes and Ladders, but Candyland is just the luck of the draw right? Most of the time when we play Chutes and Ladders I am somewhere between square 15 and 25 when Kate is spinning to win. At least in Candyland I will occasionally be near Princess Frostine when I lose. The best part is after she wins she will write both our names on a piece of paper and then says, “Look, I circled Kate and crossed off Dad.” I have no idea where she came up with that idea. Thankfully she never acts like that around other kids or her Mom, or sister, or anyone else really. I think she just likes to beat me. She’s pretty much the New York Yankees of board games in our house. If you are looking for a fun indoor activity this winter I would recommend board games, as long as you don’t mind losing…
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December 8th, 2009 at 10:37 am
My 4 year old’s favorite game is Ned’s Head. She also likes playing memory and Gulo Gulo.
December 8th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Our son’s all time favorite game is Clue. He ALWAYS wins. I used to be suspicious that he was cheating & went to great lengths to prevent it. I later realized he is just ridiculously good at Clue. Now that he is a little older, he also loves a game called Ticket to Ride.
Our two year old daughter likes to play the matching game called Lucky Ducks.
December 8th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
My son loves playing Hi-Ho Cherrio! It is great because it helps him work on counting. I, too, always lose.
December 8th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
This is a great post about board games! One night I was 0-4 in Candyland against my 6-year old son, and I wasn’t trying to lose either! I kept getting sent back to the candy cane and ginderbread man. Luck just wasn’t on my side.
Even though I was defeated numerous times, the quality time with him was fantastic!
:-)
December 8th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
My kids love the game Pass the Pig. It can be found by the card games in most stores. Even my 22 month old loves to play and take is turn with the pigs.
December 9th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
One of our many favorites is BLINK! It’s a fast-moving card game that really challenges your brain. My 7-year-old has been playing it with us for several years, and we never grow tired of it. It makes a great birthday gift for kids, too — we found it at Target.
We just discovered Pay Day, which is really fun and teaches budget and monthly finance. If only in real life it was that simple! :)
December 12th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
My four year old daughter loves to play Zingo which is a fun version of Bingo and perfect for her age.
December 14th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
My 9 and 11 year-old sons love to play all kinds of board games like Apples to Apples, Stratego, Life, an Monopoly. They truly love games like Farkle & Yatzee that also in a fun way helps with their math skills and scrabble! They love the family time as well!