I didn’t grow up in a big “game” family. We played outside a lot, we were pretty into art and pretend, but we never really played board games. When my husband and I were dating, he got me hooked on Scrabble and Runmmikub. When I met his parents, I understood why! Their family was a total board game family. They played scrabble, backgammon, trivial pursuit, and especially Rummikub. As we grew our own family, I knew that this was a tradition I wanted to incorporate. ⁣

Board games are such a fun way to gather your crew. Make it a habit! You’ll be so glad you did. ⁣

Don’t just take it from me. A research article in the Journal of Personality highlighted that playing board games can foster the development of emotional intelligence, as it requires understanding and managing emotions, reading social cues, and practicing good sportsmanship.

Here’s a list of our favorites:

Guess Who / Scrabble Junior / Watch Ya Mouth / Zingo / Sequence / Eye Found It / Never Forget A Face Matching Game / Apples to Apples Junior / Upside Down Challenge / P for Pizza / Spy Alley / Castle Logix / Rummikub / Phase 10 / UNO / Sushi Go / Hedbanz / Kids Against Maturity / Boggle / Unicorn Magic Mini Memory Games / Rummikub Junior / Outfoxed / Shut the box / This is VSCO Match / Chess / Pie Face / Color brain / Battleship / Hi Ho Cherry-O! / Charades for Kids / Perfection / Clue Junior / Make n Break Junior / Play Nine

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THE PLAY PLAN

The Play Plan is an ebook containing play invitations that are easy to set up, inexpensive, and apply children of all ages. The 25 play prompts are divided into five categories and use items that you most likely already have at home. These play prompts consider children of all ages, all developmental stages, and all learning capabilities. Each prompt can be tailored to fit your unique child’s needs. Play is meant to be simple.

THE HITTING HANDBOOK

Learn exactly how to respond to hitting with clarity and confidence.

How to respond when another child hits yours, What to do when your child is the one hitting, Managing siblings hitting one another, Exactly how to use play and storytelling to teach your child how to stop hitting and start communicating their needs appropriately.

This is not just about toddlers hitting or saving face on the playground.

You are laying the groundwork for your child to learn how to respect boundaries and how to set boundaries for themselves.