1.) Laser Maze
Ages 8+
Laser Maze is one of ThinkFun’s most popular stem toys for boys and girls, and is a winner of the Good Housekeeping Best Toys Award. It’s a beam bending logic game that comes with 60 challenges of increasing difficulty, from beginner to expert, and makes a great birthday or holiday present for kids who like smart games and a challenge. Laser Maze is made with high quality components, and comes with a very clear and easy to understand instruction manual – you’ll be able to play within minutes of opening the box. Like all of ThinkFun’s games, Laser Maze is built to develop critical thinking skills and ties into STEM subjects like science and engineering. Building and playing through the increasingly difficult challenges will sharpen your mind by improving logical reasoning, spatial reasoning and planning skills, all through fun gameplay.
2.) Trivial Pursuit Family Edition
8 years and up
It’s the quick play family trivia game with over 1,400 questions. Gather everyone together for an awesome gaming experience! The Trivial Pursuit Family Edition game features fresh questions and a quick pace, including the Showdown challenge where 2 players compete for a wedge simultaneously. Play individually or in teams, taking turns moving around the board and answering questions correctly to win wedges. This game is packed with laughter and learning for a party especially designed for families. Family members can test their smarts with question after question in 6 categories: Geography, Entertainment, History, Sports and Leisure, Arts and Literature, and Science and Nature. Be the first player or team to earn each of the 6 wedges, and answer a final question correctly to win!
3.) Dixit
Ages from 8 to 12 years
Every picture tells a story – but what story will your picture tell? Dixit is the lovingly illustrated game of creative guesswork, where your imagination unlocks the tale. In this award-winning board game, players will use the beautiful imagery on their cards to bluff their opponents and guess which image matches the story. Guessing right is only half the battle – to really succeed, you’ll have to get your friends to decide that your card tells the story! Every turn, the storyteller will call out a short phrase or word to match the image on his card. Then each player will choose the card that most closely matches that phrase, and then everyone must guess which card the storyteller saw when he invented his brief tale. Correctly guess the storyteller’s card, and you’ll move ahead. Convince everyone else that your card is best, and you’ll do even better.
4.) Not Parent Approved –A Fun Card Game
Ages from 8 years and up
Ever wondered how booger juice, vampire bunnies, and grandma can end up in the same sentence? With Not Parent Approved, your kids get to: Play their mischievous selves without getting into real trouble, Expand their imagination and creativity through wacky humor, Laugh at jokes and at themselves. Enjoy effortless entertaining during sleepovers, parties, summer camp, summer vacation, holiday reunions, school breaks, road trips, flights, picnics, and any event with the family.
5.) Scrabble
8 years and up
Put letters together, build words, add up your points and win! This classic game features the classic Scrabble equipment for a big-time word-on-word showdown. Do you see a word your opponent hasn’t seen. A double or triple letter or word space that will let you earn big points. Could the luck of the draw win you the game. Use your letters to score points and challenge your family and friends. It’s your word against theirs! Scrabble and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro. For 2-4 players.
6.) Jenga Classic Game
8 years and up
It’s the classic block stacking, stack crashing game of Jenga. How will you stack up against the law of gravity? Stack the wooden blocks in a sturdy tower, then take turns pulling out blocks one by one until the whole stack crashes down. Is your hand steady enough to pull out the last block before the tower collapses?
7.) UNO
7 -11 years
UNO is the classic family card game that’s easy to pick up and impossible to put down! Players take turns matching a card in their hand with the current card shown on top of the deck either by color or number. Special action cards, like Skips, Reverses, Draw Twos, color-changing Wild and Draw Four Wild cards, deliver game-changing moments as they each perform a function to help you defeat your opponents. If you can’t make a match, you must draw from the center pile. And when you’re down to one card, don’t forget to shout “UNO!” The first player to get rid of all the cards in their hand wins. Now card game-lovers can get UNO in a sturdy tin that’s great for travel and makes storage stress-free. Colors and decorations may vary.
8.) Brain Games
6 years and up
Brain Games will teach your children to use a ‘think and reason approach’ when faced with challenges. Our activities are designed to build logic and problem solving skills through fun learning methodologies! Suitable for all ages, Brain Games is filled with innovative content that promises to be equally engaging for both children and parents!
9.) Kids Against Maturity
8 years and up
Kids Against Maturity is the perfect parental tool to approach playtime and family time. With age-appropriate toilet humor and funny innuendos for the adults, it can be enjoyed by all ages. Best results when played with 4 players or more. One game set includes 500 question and answer cards and a handy box to store it all. It’s portable and a take anywhere size game. Become an instant champion while camping, sleepovers, game nights, family gatherings, summer camp, plane trips and more!
10.) Battleship
7 years and up
This Battleship board game is the classic game of naval combat that brings together competition, strategy, and excitement! In head-to-head battle, 2 players search for the enemy’s fleet of ships and destroys them one by one. With convenient portable battle cases and realistic looking naval crafts, the Battleship game puts players right in the middle of the action. Players command a powerful fleet that includes an aircraft carrier, a destroyer, a submarine, a patrol boat, and a battleship. Each player announces the coordinates of each strike and sees if it hits. Position ships strategically to survive an opponent’s relentless strikes, and track hits and misses with red and white pegs on the ocean grid. No ship is safe in this game of stealth and suspense. Kids ages 7 and up can enjoy playing the Battleship classic board game.