1. Yeah/Nope
Looking for a fun game to play during the holidays? I always play games during the holidays with my family. We play more adult games together with all the adults, but we play kids games with the kids as well. We are always looking for new games that we can all play that are fun. When I heard about the Yeah/NOPE game, I was extremely interested. It sounded like a very fun and interesting game to play with my family. This is for adults ages 17+, so make sure not to play with the kids around.
Available exclusively at Target, Yeah/NOPE (by Wonder Forge) is a tell-all game that forces players to guess what happened and how! The game starts with questions like “Have you told off a boss?” or “Made out with someone in a closet?” Players then work together to build on the story and speculate using situation cards until the moment the truth is revealed with aYeah or Nope swipe of the oh-so-enticing gold sequined box. Great as a coffee table accessory when it’s not in play, but the fun really takes off when your girlfriends are over! You’ll blush, you’ll giggle, you’ll gasp…and you’ll find out who’s telling the truth (or is it “who’s telling all”).
- Ages 17 & up | 3-8 Players | MSRP $19.99 | Available at Target.
I had a lot of fun playing this game, and I hope that you will too. It’s a great way to get to know your friends/family more too. It was certainly all laughs when we played this. I’d highly recommend it for a fun game night with family/friends. If you’d like to learn more, just head over HERE.
2. Movez
Looking for a fun game to play with the whole family, especially kids? My daughters and I play games a lot because it brings us together, and I really enjoy spending time with my family. We also love playing games, so that’s always fun for us. I just recently heard about the game Movez, and I knew instantly that this was going to be an amazing game for my family. This game gets us all up and moving, and we love those kinds of games. It was a total blast playing this game. We’ve already played it a few times, and my daughters even had their grandparents play with them one day when they stopped over. They are always asking to play this game now. We can’t wait to bring it out during the holidays too!
Newly Launched Movez(TM) Game By Mom-Owned Kenson Kids
In a holiday season dominated by Fortnite and virtual reality, the new Movez™ game is a breath of fresh air for parents wanting to bring their kids back to real reality. Equal parts scavenger hunt, charades and gym class, this newly launched game gets kids off screens and helps them actively engage with family and friends.
A Company on a Mission
Movez™is the latest chapter in the growth of Kenson Kids, a remarkable mom-owned company on a mission to help parents bring out the best in their kids, and whose products have been quite impactful for families raising children with autism and ADHD, in particular.
From 1998 to today, the percentage of kids diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has risen from 6 – 10%, according to data just released from the federal government. This is the era in which Kenson Kids co-founders Jen Edmundson and Jen Kent raised their children. Both moms experienced the impact of ADHD firsthand: Edmundson, in her career as a registered psychiatric nurse, and Kent, as the mom of a son with ADHD.
What began as a simple reward chart system, invented for their own homes, quickly scaled as other moms in playgroups and pre-schools asked for their own. Eventually, the company became a mini-empire, selling products in stores around the country and on Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com and more.
More about Movez™
“Movez™ was designed to help establish good fitness habits in kids at an early age,” says Edmundson. “Our goal is to give parents another tool to engage with their children, in the form of a game that encourages physical activity and social interaction.”
This game was so much fun! I highly recommend this one for adults with children. Mine have had an amazing time playing this game, and we’ll continue to keep playing it often. It’s so fun being able to get up and get moving while playing a game with my family. If you’d love to learn more about this game, just head over HERE.
3. Poppycock
Looking for an unique and interesting game to play? I’m always on the hunt for games that are different and ones that you can play along with your family. Family games as some of my favorites because I get to enjoy them with everyone. When I heard of the game Poppycock, I was very interested in it. It had a very unique name for the game, and it sounded like a lot of fun. It’s a dice game, and I don’t have a whole lot of those, so I was extremely excited to see what this game was all about.
- WHAT IS POPPYCOCK? Poppycock is a dice game jam-packed with all the things you look for in a fun game that you can enjoy with family and friends. New to the scene, this fun and challenging game relies on quick thinking, reading your opponents’ expressions, lots of strategy, and (most importantly) a lot of shouting and laughter. The game is a perfect combination of challenging, strategic planning and good ol’ fashion fun. You’ll want to be yelling “Poppycock!” every family game night.
- HOW DO YOU PLAY? Poppycock involves 2-6 people. There are no age-specific demographics, so adults and children can play (although it does involve mathematical strategizing.) Each person gets 6 dice, they are rolled, and hidden from other players. The object of the game is for each person to make bids based on what they think their components dice value may be. When you think the player to you right is bluffing, you yell Poppycock! and everyone reveals their “hand.” (Full directions below).
- LESS SCREEN TIME, MORE FAMILY TIME: We are living in an era in which the value of television and the internet is placed higher than that of family time. There’s nothing wrong with curling up to watch a good movie or tv series, but sometimes we need to turn the gadgets off and get back to a simpler time when we would break out the dice board games and interact more. Poppycock is a great motivator to get the kids laughing and thinking and get you more quality time with your kids.
- GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH AND LEARN: First and foremost, Poppycock is a game meant for entertainment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t utilize this time to teach your children. This game can be challenging, requiring a lot of strategizing, thought, and math. This dice set is a great opportunity to teach your children that game night can also be an educational night. They’ll be having so much fun they probably won’t even notice they are playing dice for learning.
- NOT JUST FOR KIDS: Hey, the kids don’t get to have all the fun! Sometimes, you need to have adult night with all your friends and a great way to entertain guests is with Poppycock. It makes for an entertaining drinking game where you can relax, cut loose, have a few drinks, and laugh your poppycock off with all of your friends. Standing around with drinks in hand, having polite conversation, can get boring. Spice the party up with this friends dice game.
This game is certainly fun for the whole family! We love that everyone can learn a lot from it too. It’s really a great one for children who are still learning. My daughters get to learn and have fun at the same time. That’s what we really love about this! If you’d love to learn more about this game, head over HERE.
4. Flipslide
Looking for a fun and interesting game to play? FLIPSLIDE is a fun one that you have to be quick about and match the colors. It reminds me of a lot of other games, but this one is very interesting. My youngest daughter really loves this game. She plays it often and she’s been very good at it too.
FLIPSLIDE is a hand-held electronic pattern and color memorization game with a unique twist-and-slide feature. Players must flip and slide the colored blocks around the center screen so that each brightly-colored cube matches with the corresponding center lights. Players can test their dexterity while challenging themselves and their friends using four unique challenge game modes including: Speed Mode, Level Mode, Memory Mode, and Multiplayer Mode. FLIPSLIDE is available at major retailers nationwide, including Amazon and Target. Head over HERE to learn more about this game.
5. Tiny Hands
Looking for a fun and hilarious game to play during the holidays? Look no further, because Tiny Hands is just that. This game is very challenging and fun at the same time. I think you will laugh throughout the game as well. My family has been playing this game a lot since we got it, and it always makes us laugh. It is a must have!
The Original Tiny Hands Challenge Game is a hilarious TEAM VS. TEAM party game where players must compete in outrageously fun physical stunts using nothing but their TINY HANDS! Can you catch a ball, turn over a playing card and serve someone a drink? Sounds easy right? But it’s trickier and funnier when all you have is two Tiny Hands to do it with! Pick a card, make a wager and play to win. Performing the stunts with your Tiny Hands is funny and watching your friends perform them is even funnier! The game includes 1 pair of Tiny Hands and 1 pair of even Tinier Hands to make things even harder and more hilarious! The game also includes over 150 activity cards, 20 scoring tokens, 1 spinner, 1 string, 1 ball, 1 sixty second timer, 1 wager mat and an instruction manual. Available now at Target and Amazon. Head over HERE to learn more about this game.
6. Kic Start
OVERCOOKED IS BACK!
The Onion Kingdom is in peril again and this time it is the fault of the Onion King himself! Reading aloud from the fabled Necronomnomicon, he has cooked up a real problem in the form of a doughy but dangerous army of UNDEAD BREAD called…The Unbread! The Onion King needs you, so chop, fry and bake your way through an all new series of crazy kitchens to defeat them and save the kingdom.
Overcooked 2 is a chaotic co-op cooking game for 1-4 players in which you must serve a variety of recipes including sushi, pasta, cakes, burgers and burritos to hungry customers in a series of unconventional kitchens. Whether it be a hot air balloon, a magical Wizard’s school or even another planet, you’ll have to be bready for anything. Work solo or with up to three friends to prep orders while overcoming obstacles such as fire, collapsing floors, overbearing waiters and of course, the classic kitchen problem of floating work surfaces.
What’s new:
- Online multiplayer! For the first time you can cook up a storm with up to four players in both local and online multiplayer!
- Throwing! Throwing is now an official game mechanic, allowing you to toss ingredients to your fellow chefs or even straight into the pan/blender/onto the floor!
- New level mechanics! Overcooked 2 sees the introduction of new game mechanics including moving walkways, controllable platforms and even portals!
- Dynamic levels! Throwing you from the frying pan and into the fire, dynamic levels will change around you, offering a new challenge to overcome as the recipes and levels themselves change!
- Interactive world map! As you drive, sail and soar your way around the map in the Onion King’s amphibious air bus you will open up new areas using hidden buttons around the world!
- Kitchens! From the neon lights of a sushi restaurant to the bubbling pots of a Wizard school kitchen, there are plenty of places to cook up a storm in Overcooked 2!
- Recipes! From spaghetti to sushi and pancakes to pizza, recipes both old and new will need to be cooked to perfection (or at least not burnt to a crisp!) New recipes mean new ingredients and new equipment so even the most well-seasoned Overcooked players will be challenged!
- Chefs! Overcooked 2 introduces a whole host of new of chefs to play in the kitchen including an eagle, mouse, beaver and what kitchen is complete without an octopus!
As most of us know, if something is “according to HOYLE®,” then it must be accurate and trustworthy. This all began over two hundred years ago when lawyer Edmond Hoyle’s writings became the last word on the rules of card and board games. That legacy of authority and integrity continues to this day. That’s the reason HOYLE®, produced and distributed by The United States Playing Card Company, is one of the world’s premier names in playing cards. We set the standards in quality and design.
Kids Card Games from HOYLE® are designed to nurture some of the most important skills and values parents want for their children: intelligence, fair play and fun. In fact, our team believes: “It’s fun first but there’s always room for a lesson.”
Monkey May I?
Monkey May I? is an emotional intelligence game that your kids will go bananas over! With easy set up and easy play that includes elements of the kid-favorite “Simon Says”. Help reinforce your children’s social skills like making good choices, self awareness and self control with this entertaining and fast action game. Monkey May I? is easy to learn and a fun game for two to four player, four to six years of age.
You just will flip over an Action card, Make a good choice and collect Monkey Money. The little monkey with the most monkey money at the end wins the game!
Super Me!
Super Me! is an emotional intelligence game that includes elements of kid-favorites like Memory and Matching! With easy set up and taking turns matching the situation to the emergency, you can reinforce social skills like making good choices, helping others and having empathy. Super Me! is easy to learn and a fun game for two to four player, four to six years of age.
Just flip over an Emergency! card. Make a Super Me! match and be a Superhero. ANYONE can be a SUPER HERO! by helping!
Head over HERE to learn more about their games.
9. Getta 1 Games
If you’re looking for some fun games to play with the kids, then I have some great ones for you. I just learned about Getta 1 Games for the first time not long ago. I am so glad I heard about them, because they have some really fun family games. My daughters and nieces were having a blast with these games. The ones we have are fast paced games, so you gotta be quick to win!
Bull’s Eye
A silly animal card is flipped face up. Be the first player to plunge its matching pair and collect that card to score a point. Watch out for the Bull’s Eye card. It’s worth 3 points. Score the most points and win!
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For ages 3+ and 2-5 players
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Mini-plungers pick up cards like magic!
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Everyone plays at once for non-stop action!
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Includes 48 silly animal cards, five mini-plungers that pick up cards and rules for two games.
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SRP: $14.95
Doggy Bags
A card is flipped revealing the food that Franky wants. Will you be first to feel inside your Doggy Bag (without looking) and pull out the right food?! Feed Franky 5 food items first and win!
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For 2 players, ages 3+
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Builds fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, tactile learning
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Each player plays at the same time for non-stop action!
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Includes 18 plastic food items, nine food cards, one Franky card, two doggy bags, and rules on the box back
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SRP: $24.95
If you’d like to check out all these games, just head over HERE.
10. Smash Talk
Love playing games with teams? My family loves to play team games. They’re so much fun! We are always on the hunt for new games too. We love to play them during our holiday get togethers the most. There is this game called Smash Talk, and it’s tons of fun for the whole family. It’s meant for ages 10+, but I play with my almost 8 year old and she does just fine with it too. It’s a fun fast pace game!
Quick clues and fast thinking are the keys to winning this buzzer beater! Each card contains 5 words. Teammates give clues and try to guess the words as quickly as possible. But here is the twist. Every turn gets more frantic as the buzzer keeps track of the time of the previous round. Each team must get through their card faster than the team before them to stay in the game. This fast, fun word game is a great addition to family game nights and keeps players on the edge of their seats! For 2 teams. Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included). Ages 10+; SRP $24.95
Head over HERE to learn more.
11. Grand Conversation Cards
Looking for a great way to get conversations started? Sometimes at parties it can be a bit awkward, and it’s nice to be able to have something to say. I’ve been there in those awkward situations where you don’t really know what you want to say. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to know exactly what you’d like to say?! I know it can be hard to come up with a conversation when you may not know someone. That’s why these Grand conversation cards are going to be great for those kinds of situations. You’ll be able to read from those cards and keep conversations going!
Bridges Together’s Grand Conversation Cards are designed to spark meaningful dialogue between the generations. One deck includes 40 cards, all with thought-provoking questions that are appropriate for people of all ages. Keep them on your dining table for engaging meal times, use them in your workplace for trainings or take a look at our How-To Guide of four games that you can play using the cards.
Questions include:
If you could choose one song to be your “anthem,” what would it be and why?
What do you do to make the world a better place?
When you were little , who took care of you when you weren’t at school?
Head over HERE to learn more.
12. Poobah
Looking for a fun game to play that gets the conversation going? Sometimes it can be hard to strike up a conversation. I know this as I always feel awkward in situations when you just don’t know what to say to someone. If you haven’t heard of conversation games, it’s a fun game to get conversations started. Poobah is a fun one that has a lot of cards to get things going. I find this to be such a fun game for many reasons. I love these for family because you can get to know more about them, and it’s always great to know more about family.
Poobah is a fun card game that unites people through the power of conversation – creating memorable moments, insights and laughter. The family-friendly game includes 250 cards across five categories: Emotions, Topics, What Would You Do, Debate and Activities.
House Rules:
The Booty: The Grand Poobah determines the “booty” or prize such as having a special dessert or planning a fun activity following the game.
Party Pooper: Poobah may dismiss the drawn card and draw again.
Poobah’s Day Off: Play without the role of Poobah. All players respond to the drawn card and then submit a vote. No voting for yourself.
Closing Time: Change the length of the game by having more rounds with small groups or fewer rounds with large groups.
Alternate Ending: Draw a name from the ballot box to determine the winner.
Go Rogue: Break all the rules and draw cards to have great conversations.
If you want a fun game to get conversations started, then Poobah is a great one! Head over HERE to learn more.
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