What's you top 5 games to play with your little people? Here are mine...
1. Qwirkle
A vibrant game that is quick to grasp the rules and my 5 and 7 year old can play confidently. We have the travel version which comes in it's own storage bag and the only difference between the travel version and the large boxed version is the size of playing pieces. I was a little concerned about the size of space required to play this game so opted for the smaller pieces. In essence the aim of the game is to try and match shapes or colours in a line to gain points. If you finish a line of 6 then you get bonus points. Simply the person with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. There is an element of strategical thinking involved that isn't beyond my youngest player. A great game for all ages.
2. Labyrinth
This one is a classic from my childhood...labyrinth, the moving maze game. Each player is given a selection of picture cards that they need to find within the maze and on each turn the player gets to push a maze piece into the maze to create and destroy paths in order to get his playing piece to the desired object. The player to reach all his objects first wins the game. Simple, effective and fun.
3. Uno
Another classic but quick to play and became a firm favourite quickly. The aim of the game to get rid of all your cards in your hand by matching numbers or colours but beware of the special power cards that can either help or hinder. There are many different versions of the game, some that come with fun gadgets to give another twist to the game, all are fun but you can have just as much fun with the original set of cards. Our box looks quite worn now.
A Christmas present for my 5 year old quickly became a firm favourite. It promotes dexterity as the aim is to stack animals on the backs of other animals to get rid of all the animals in your hand, sounds simple? Yes it is but simply enjoyable to see those little faces light up as the animals come tumbling down. The same company has also produced a game called Rhino Hero which we also have and has a similar tower building premise and is great fun. My 2 year old even has a go at joining in, although the towers never end up being towers for long he does enjoy it.
5. Bananagrams
This game is for readers but I have also used the tiles for my non readers as they learn their letters and sounds and begin spelling. This is one of my favourite games and is great for adult play as well as with children. Rules can be adapted to suit the players age and ability and it's a great educational resource too. The aim is to create a scrabble like word search individually but I have played it much more like scrabble too. The company has produced an apple version and a pear version of the game as well as a zip it block version which all have a different emphasis. Get your little people into this fun game and they don't even realise they are practicing their spelling.
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