New Board Games For Kids

Kids now-a-days are part of the X box generation where everything is digitalized and computerized. However, board games for kids are not necessarily out of style. Playing board games is a great way for kids as well as friends and family to get together and have some quality family fun.

Connect Four is one of the new board games for kids that is similar to the good old fashioned tic tac toe. The game is played vertically and its aim is for the first one to get four checkers in a row while preventing your opponents from doing the same wins.

The classic and all time favorite Scrabble is a great type of board games for kids to play with. This is a great way for kids to practice their spelling and vocabulary while having tons of fun. The object of this board game is to score the most number of points by forming words from the letter tiles.

Battleship is a classic kind of board games for kids and adults alike to enjoy. This is a game where skill, strategy, and luck play an important part in winning the game. The aim of the game is locate your opponent's battleships while concealing your own.

As far as board games for kids go, Sorry offers players the chance to use their skills at strategy and planning to win the game. Players must move their game pieces from the Start field to the Home field on the game board. Unlike other games that use dice, Sorry uses game cards with numbers that allow players to take certain actions. Players can even send their opponents pieces back to the Start field and at all cost must avoid the dreaded Sorry cards that are in the deck.

Twister is one of the perfect board games for kids to enjoy during sleep-over nights and parties. A mat with different colored circles or discs is the game board and the players use their own bodies as the pieces to win. The objective of the game is to spin the spinner and follow its instructions on which hand or foot goes to what color of the circle that is selected on the Twister mat. The last player to remain in an upright position with all hands and feet on the correct disc colors wins.

If you don't have enough money to buy yourself a trip to Las Vegas but you are in the mood for a fun game of dice then, the board game, Yahtzee is just what you are looking for. This is one of those board games for kids and adults to enjoy. There are five dice in the game and the objective is to throw them all at the same time. Different combinations of the dice make for different points. A scoring card is used to track down the scores and the player with the most number of points wins the game!

So whether it is a wet rainy day outside, or its one of those days that you simply want to stay home and spend time with the kids, these board games for kids are a perfect way to spend your time together as a family and a great tool for babysitters as well.

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By Katie Appleby