Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-05-22T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-24T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Winston-Salem, NC

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September 27, 2009 at 8:37 pm
csmamma
Participant
The cold season is coming upon us here in Michigan. Its the perfect time to get out our family- favorite board games and dust them off. I would love to hear your family favorites. We like to purchase a new one every year or so. Anyone care to share?
Hope you’re all enjoying a great year so far!
Blessings, Heather
September 27, 2009 at 8:59 pm
meagan
Participant
One of our favorite family games is Bohnanza. It’s a German card game, and so much fun. The kids caught on quickly and are always asking to play! We bought our version off of Amazon.
We also love Dutch Blitz. It’s a real quick card game, so it might be a little harder for younger kids, but once they get the hang of it they’ll be fine.
Last year for Christmas we bought a Star Wars version of electronic battleship. It’s been great, because it is something that the kids can play when they want to play a game by themself (the electronic versions have a one player option).

Would love to hear what others like to play because our family is really big into games.
September 28, 2009 at 12:43 am
missceegee
Participant
We love Bananagrams! It’s like Scrabble, Speed Scrabble! Each person builds his own crossword all at the same time. It comes in a cute little banana pouch and is very portable.
We also like Catch Phrase.

September 28, 2009 at 12:47 am
Kelly Bond
Participant
We really enjoy cribbage…older kids should be able to learn, too. Also, another favorite is Quiddler…it’s a scrabble-like card game. Sequence (board game + cards), Balderdash…sigh…so many games, so little time!
September 29, 2009 at 3:24 pm
csmamma
Participant
Thanks for your suggestions, ladies! Most of these are new to me, I’ll have to look into them. Our timeless favs so far are Apples to Apples, Yhatze and Monopoly.
For card games, we love to play Skipbo and Uno. Do you have any favorite card games?
I love to hear your ideas! Thanks for sharing!
September 29, 2009 at 4:32 pm
meagan
Participant
Dominos is another great game, and it requires logical thinking in order to organize your dominoes in the right order. We play the Mexican Train version.
September 29, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Sonya Shafer
Moderator
We play Mexican Train dominos too. Anybody ever played Rummikub? We like that one, but it’s limited to 4 players.
One of our favorite card games is Phase 10.
September 29, 2009 at 5:49 pm
meagan
Participant
Love Rummikub! One of my relatives (related to my maternal grandmother) actually invented that game!
September 29, 2009 at 8:49 pm
richpond
Participant
We love rummikub too. We also like Blink, Mastermind, Clue, Quitch? hmmmthat doesn’t sound right but I’m nursing my little one and can’t get up to check. ther are lots more I can’t think of at the moment.

September 29, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Suzq
Participant
You have listed most of the games that we enjoy as well. Set is a great all age card game. My kids played a game at the cottage with their cousins called Qwelf. They had tons of fun with it. I’m thinking of it for a Christmas gift this year.

Suzq
September 29, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Daniellemomof4
Member
Hi Heather,
Our family has been playing the card game called Phase 10 for over 11 years now and many people have never heard of it. My kids usually start playing it around age 7. We bought a board game version of the card game last year called Phase 10 Twist and we all love playing that too. Have fun!
Blessings,
Danielle
September 30, 2009 at 3:24 am
Shanna
Participant
We love Phase 10!!! It is always the first pick in our home. We also really like Upwords and all the different Uno games.
September 30, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Misty
Participant
Our favorite games are Sorry(though these are only 4 person game) and Blockus, if you get Blockus it is addicting!
We also like Road To Bethlehem which you can have up to 12 people I think and it gets everyone talking and doing silly things its from Family Man (which my dh likes him).
I can’t wait to find some of thse games! Misty
October 1, 2009 at 1:28 am
Tanya
Participant
Some games for 2 people: Othello and Pente
Card games that we’ve been enjoying: Gin Rummy and Hearts (although ideally for 4 people). My 8 yo daughter is turning into a game-a-holic! On weekends she often requests that we play games in the afternoons.
October 1, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Crystal Wagner
Participant
We also like Jam Packed Jam from Cranium. You try to pack as many items into the vehicle before the timer goes off and everything pops out of the back of the vehicle. There are cards that tell you what you you need to try to pack. It’s challenging for adults, but is easy enough for young children. My daugther began playing it with us last year at age 4 and loves it. She sometimes just plays with it without us, practicing how to put the pieces in. It’s great for thinking and problem solving skills.