On the 6th day of Christmas, my children played with me Six locking safe keys… FIVE CARLSBERG CHIPS!, Four Sad Snowmen, Three Magnetic Mazes, Two “Unmatched: Witcher” sets, and a reaction game I played with...
Category - Younger kids
Matthew Bailey
Tidy Toyboxes
On the first day of Christmas, my children played with me… A reaction game I played with all three. “Tidy Toyboxes” is a relatively simple Haba game and one of the many younger kids’ games I’m going to be playing...
Capt’n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy!
One of my 5yo twins got Capt’n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy! for his birthday a few months ago and we’ve played through 17 of the 25 chapters since. It’s currently his favorite game and the one he chooses to play after dinner...
Ambie Valdés
Number Explorers
It’s rare for me to start a review with a disclaimer, but in this case, it feels appropriate.Disclaimer: Today, I’m reviewing “Number Explorers,” a delightful card game designed to help children...
My First Adventure: The Odyssey of Phobos
I’ve talked about the My First Adventure series before but I just got a review copy of My First Adventure: The Odyssey of Phobos from Fable Fox Press, which has three of the books available in the US! Previously I had...
Gigantosaurus: The Adventure Game
Today, we’re taking a look at “Gigantosaurus: The Adventure Game,” which I received a few months ago. I held off on the review, but now that the game is finally hitting shop shelves and I am...
Zoomino
Game 64 and my antepenultimate review (the boys are back at school today) of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Zoomino” played with Henry(3). Zoomino markets itself as a domino-based...
Morris the Dodo
Game 47 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Morris the Dodo” played with Toby(6).Morris the Dodo is a sweet, logic-based dexterity game where you are trying to save as many eggs as...
Stomp N’ Smash
Game 45 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” is “Stomp N’ Smash Game” played with Henry(3).“Sink N’ Sand” is one of my favourite mainstream games. I think...
Pigs on Trampolines
Game 40 of the “Now & Then Summer Marathon 2024” and technically the 6th “Then” game is “Pigs on Trampolines” played with Henry(3) Toby(6) and Jack (9). My history with...