For Christmas the kids got lots of games from Santa and Mom and Dad that were easy for everyone to play. Because they got so many, we thought it would be a great time to institute a new tradition of Family Game Night on the weekends! One night each weekend, Aurora and Alex each pick a game and then Mom or Dad pick a game from the big stack:
We've had a blast tossing the Hot Potato around (which Ninja participates in as well):
We've graduated from Dragon Training School:
We've gotten all the Bedbugs out of our bed:
And we've gotten very competitive at Toss Across! (Another of Ninja's favorites, as you can see below). In fact, one time Mom and Dad were playing against each other and I threw my bean bag and Ninja jumped over the Toss Across board to chase after the bean bag and successfully turned over a square to give me a point!
The game nights have been so great at getting the family to hang on and focus on each other. It has also been teaching the kids some invaluable lessons on taking turns and good sportsmanship. And it's been fun to see the different areas in which each kid has skills. We're having a great time!
4 comments:
I love game nights!! So much fun- our shelf looks very much like that too :) Our last few game nights have revolved around virtual things though since Corbin recently got Just Dance for Kids and he is addicted haha
I love game nights!! So much fun- our shelf looks very much like that too :) Our last few game nights have revolved around virtual things though since Corbin recently got Just Dance for Kids and he is addicted haha
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to rush it, but being able to play games like that with Brennan is something I'm looking forward to the most as he gets older! Looks like so much fun!
FUN!! I love family game nights. It always means SO much to the kids, too!
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