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Wowzers. Never did I think I would experience anything like this virus scare in my lifetime. This has to be the most trying time for many, as it’s the biggest event since 9/11. The world was completely turned upside down on that September day. And with all the restrictions, closures, and lockdowns, it appears the world is again thrown into chaos. While I’m not the most optimistic person (seriously, ask my husband)… I am looking for the silver lining in all this. The biggest positive I’ve found is that life has finally slowed down for us.
A Slower Pace
For years now, I have been saying “I can’t wait for life to slow down”. The schedules, even as homeschoolers, can get crazy. There were some weeks where we’d be out of the house EVERY SINGLE DAY! While I know some people thrive with those rigorous schedules, I’d much rather stay home. We live out in the country, on a beautiful farm. There’s always lots of work to do but I also enjoy being able to just sit outside, enjoying the country air. There’s nothing better than seeing my kids run around, laugh, and play. So while lockdown wasn’t on my bucket list, it has afforded our family a chance to take a break.
10 Best Family Board Games During Lockdown
Now, being home does bring its challenges too. Thankfully, the kids haven’t complained about being bored yet. Although I credit that mostly to the fact that an “I’m bored” statement ends up with a household chore being handed out. (I’ve learned a lot through the last 15 years of parenting!) However, along with being on lockdown, I want the kids to have fun. We want to create memories they’ll look back on for years to come. Plus, we don’t want this virus scare to be terrifying and cause undue anxiety in the kids. So our family has turned to board games.
Board Games Are A MUST!
I’m not kidding you when I say we’ve been playing some of the best family board games EVERY SINGLE DAY! It’s rare for a day to pass without at least one game being played. And do you know what? It’s been awesome! The kids have been thriving! So we’re sharing some of the best family board games during lockdown with you as we hope to inspire a little family time in every home!
Best Family Board Games
10 Best Family Board Games During Lockdown
Having originated in the 1980’s, Double Trouble is back and ready to enchant a whole new generation of players!
This game features not one –but TWO- Pop-O-Matic Dice Rollers and detour wheels which can really throw your opponents off track.
On each turn, players pop both dice rollers and move accordingly. If a player lands on another players piece, a Pop-Off ensues. The first player to get both of their pieces to Finish wins the game!
An old classic with a new twist that will have you coming back again and again!
The world famous 3-minute word game that's both fun and educational!
A family favorite for over 30 years and a game that can be played over and over again!
The new "Double Letter" cube makes it easier to form longer words. A 5x5 letter grid with more cubes, longer words, and higher scores means a new and exciting way to play Boggle!
Learn to play Rubik's as a family! Everyone can grab a cube and race to see who can complete first.
And guest what!? This puzzle icon of 80’s pop culture is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary! This is the same great Rubik's Cube that everyone in the world has come to love – but with beautiful metallic colors.
These metallic cubies can only be found on this special 40thAnniversary Edition!
This enhanced game of conquest will excite gamers with hours of battle and strategizing to control Europe!
Each player steps into the role of a medieval king and competes with a full army to expand their kingdom and take over Europe. Through shrewd tactical planning –and a little bit of lucky dice rolling- one player will conquer Europe and reign supreme!
Celebrating more than 25 years of Pig-tastic fun! This game allows even the youngest of family members to join in.
Rack up points by rolling the pig-dice but be careful not to ''Pig Out.''
A classic party game enjoyed by Oscar nominated star Jeff Bridges!
Bigger is better, right!? Well, these fabulous oversized foam swines can hit all the pig poses that their little pig dice cousins do! So if you like to supersize, go with the Big Pigs.
The game of Scattergories took the country by storm when it was first launched in 1989 and it's easy to see why! It's a game everyone loves!
This classic reproduction features the components and categories found in that original Scattergories game. The mechanical timer has 3 different settings so players can set it for more time (for an easier round) roles time when they want more of challenge.
It's a game you can play over and over and just never gets old.
Are you ready to take on the latest Rubik’s puzzle? The challenge is to solve all six sides of the 360º rings to match the Rubik’s color all the way around the sphere.
The Rubik's Orbit is an exciting new take on the Rubik’s 2x2 puzzle.
Unlike any other Chess teacher, No Stress Chess teaches you how to play using illustrated cards and an illustrated 2-sided board.
This classic picture matching memory game for young children has been updated with vibrant new images.
The Husker Du game engages kids while they search for matching objects. Kids will learn memory skills, matching skills, turn taking, color, shape and object recognition.
The player with the most pegs at the end of the game wins!
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Bouncing bingo looks fun for my kids.
I would like to try one of their card games and Flinch looks so interesting.
My family would love this! We love game night
Bouncing bingo looks so cool!
I’ve always been curious about Canasta!
Precious Cargo sounds like a great game that my boyfriend and I would love to try.
My family loves all different kinds of games.
As a family of girls, we would love Pretty Pretty Princess
13 Dead End Drive sounds fun,I have never played this before.
Precious Cargo looks like fun!
Game Of The States and Nibbled.
Scattergories 30th Edition…we’d love it!
Candlyland is a fun game too
Precious Cargo looks like it would be a fun game.
We like Settlers or Catan and Ticket to Ride
We would like Monopoly®: The Mega Edition. I have not played this since I was young!
Scattergories has always been a family favorite, but I absolutely want Pretty Pretty Princess – I had it as a kid and loved it so much!
bingo looks great.
I would like to get Uncle Wiggily® again. I played that years ago.
I think that the game Precious Cargo looks like a lot of fun!
I think my family would love to play The Game of Life game. It was one of my favorite games to play when I was a teenager.
Precious cargo looks like fun!
We would like Uncle Wiggily®
I think that the Pictureka! Card Game sounds fun!
Scattergories® 30th Anniversary Edition sounds like so much fun.
My family would like guess who classic edition game
Flinch looks like a lot of fun.
Racko – I used to have this game & loved it!
Even though I have all boys, they love pretty pretty princess 😂
We’d like Yahtzee!
Crocodile dentist
Skipbo was always a favorite of mine growing up
Looks like an AMAZING giveaway!!
I would like to play Flinch.
I think my granddaughters would enjoy playing Crocodile Dentist.
We love Canasta Caliente® and should really get a new deck of cards. Great game for the whole family.
We would enjoy Deluxe Pit. I remember my parents had that game and it was a lot of fun to play!
Wow, I didn’t realize that there are cards versions of some of our family’s favorite games: Clue, WaterWorks, and Monopoly. I wonder how much the games are similar/different, we might have to try them out.
Our family LOVES the Clue and Monopoly Card Games! Super fun and don’t take as long to play as the board games. Plus, portable!
I played payday when i was younger and i think it would be fun to play with my kids
The chess set caught my eye.
We would love to try Canasta
Guess who! I loved that game as a kid
Clue was a favorite when I was a kid. Would love to play with my kids now!
I’d love Racko!
We would love to win this. Last game we played was Who Shook Hook? My daughters’ love Jake and the Never Land Pirates
We would love to win Scattergories. thanks