Those are my favorite board games to play with my kindergartener. Gobblet Gobblers – Tic-tac-toe on steroids. Of course you don’t need a special deck of cards to play, but this set is cute! Go Fish – I loved this game as a child and still love it today. Just don’t hope to play it during a younger sibling’s nap! The crash is loud! Zimbbos – This is a quick and easy balance game for younger kids. Jenga – Another classic, that’s still fun whether you are 5 or 45! My kindergartener might not know exactly the score she has, but she understands that she should try to acquire the lowest value cards while she plays. Players try to end up with the lowest score to win. Rat-a-tat Cat – This is my very favorite. Not so simple that it is boring though, even my 11-year-old likes to play with us. Monopoly Jr. – A not too long version of monopoly for younger kids. Still a great choice for a kindergartener!Ĭonnect 4 – This game gets addictive! I get sucked into playing ‘just one more time’ because we have so much fun! Sometimes I have to remind my daughter to “play a card, lay a chip, pick a new card,” otherwise she is able to play (and win!) this game independently! Sequence for Kids – Create a sequence of 4 matching animals on the game board to win. These are the games she brings when bedtime is close, because she knows I’m apt to keep playing without looking at the clock! Several of them are recommended for older children, but she can play them with very little help. Here are a few games I actually enjoy playing with my kindergartener. So many of the games available for kindergarten age are mind numbing for an adult. Spend 20 minutes playing a game or two and it was her best day ever. She’ll say, “Mom, when are we going to play a game together?” Often I’ll remind her that we went shopping just the two of us, read a million library books, spent an hour on the porch swing, or baked together. I will tuck her into bed and notice her teary eyes. If we haven’t played a board game together in a few days, she thinks we’ve had no time together at all. My kindergartener’s love language is board games.
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