Tag Archives: family game

Review of Stare Junior Game

I am always looking for fun games that our entire family can play. This isn’t always an easy task since my children are ages 6, 4, and 2. The task of finding a game my two-year-old can participate in and my six year old doesn’t think is too babyish can be daunting. I finally thought I had found a fun game our family could enjoy. I turned out to be wrong. I read all of the reviews about the game before requesting it as a family gift for Christmas from my sister. Since that time it has been played once. … Continue reading →

The Sign Game

Number of Players: 6 to 12 Age: 10+ Supplies Needed: None Often teens are a challenge at family reunions. So here’s a fun game that the teens at your reunion or anytime will love. I learned this game while in college and introduced it to my high-school age sister who played it with her friends. It provided hours of free and simple fun. This game needs at least six players to be fun and more than twelve is too difficult. To begin the players sit in a circle and each player chooses a discreet and silent sign. For example touching … Continue reading →

Spoons

Stuck inside because of bad weather? This fast-paced, easy card game for all ages is a great cure for the boredom blues. You will need a deck of cards and a pile of spoons (one fewer than the number of players). 1. Place the spoons in the center of the table. You want one fewer spoons than number of players, so if you have five players, use four spoons. 2. The dealer gives each person four cards. The dealer then picks a card from the deck and discards one card from her hand. She discards by placing the card face … Continue reading →