Mumblers in the Doncaster Mumbler Chat Group came up ‘trumps’ recently and helped me to pull together a list of the best board games to play with kids during the lockdown.
- Guess Who
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- Junior Scrabble
- Cranium (which has affectionately been named Coronium in our house – we have the Junior Version which is great for our 6 year old)
- Dominos
- 5 Second rule (they do a junior version
- Dog bingo
- Who’s Poo!
- Mousetrap
- Uno
- Go Fish
- Quackshot
- Ludo
- Dobble (“It’s actually a card game but we love it as a family”)
- Beetle
- Connect 4
- Top Trumps (we have just got in to this and have a Super Hero version and Lion King..can get quite cheaply on Amazon)
- Jumanji Boardgame
- Battleships
- Muddles
- Pay Day (“it’s a great board game for handling money. My 6 year old loves it”)
- Colour Brain (“Definitely, definitely, definitely Colour Brain. Great for all ages”)
- Bukerhoo (“a favourite of my Grandaughter”)
- Kerplunk
- Frustration
- Operation
- Snakes & Ladders
- Game of Life Junior
- Rummikub
- Bananagrams (“is good fun”)
- UK Trivia Family Game (“it’s a map of the UK with related questions)
- Rubik’s RACE
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- Uno blitz (“it’s a mix of the card game and Simon says. You have to copy the sequence of coloured lights”
- Junior Cluedo
- Labyrinth (“for the 5 year old and the 15 year old”)
- Junior Charades
- Don’t Say It
- Junior Articulate
- Head Bandz
- The Sock Game
- Good old fashioned cards!
If your favourite is missing, pop over to the Doncaster Mumbler chat group and let us know of a good one!
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