Thursday, May 26, 2011

Top 10 All Time Favorite Kids' Board Games

Board Games are a great way for the kids as well as the entire family to get together and have some quality family fun! Whether it is a wet rainy day outside, or whether its one of those days you simply want to stay home and spend time with the kids, these kids' board games are a perfect way to spend your time! Those of us who have enjoyed playing board games when we were kids, will recognize lots of names from this list of All Time Favorite

1. Kids' Board Games: Connect Four
This classic kids' board game of Connect Four is reminiscent of Tic Tac Toe, with some changes. It is played vertically, and the aim of the game is to get 4 checkers in a row first, while preventing your opponent from doing the same. This is a wonderful board game for your kids as well as for you.

2. Kids' Board Games: Scrabble
The classic and all time best selling board game Scrabble needs no introduction at all. But since this is a descriptive list, here goes! The aim of the game is to make the most scoring words, crossword style, as possible from 7 letter tiles, on the Scrabble board. This makes a fantastic kids' board game to teach them a lot about vocabulary.

3. Kids' Board Games: Battleship
Battleship, a classic favorite for kids and adults alike, is a game where skill and luck play an important part in determining naval strategy. The aim of the game is to conceal the location of your ships from your opponents, while attempting to figure out the location of your opponent's ships! Battleship is very popular as a kids' board game.

4. Kids' Board Games: Sorry
This board game of Sorry offers players the use of a lot of strategy and and a little luck to get their game pieces from the Start field to the Home field on the board. Players can send each others pieces back to the Start. The uniqueness of this board game is that there is no dice, rather players have to draw cards, with numbers that allow certain actions, and also the dreaded "Sorry" cards. Kids love Sorry, and this kids' board game is a classic.
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