Children’s Board Games

Children’s board games present a particular challenge. Ideally you want to find games that will capture the child’s attention, be interesting for the adult, be appealing to various ages (if you have multiple children or as the children grow older), and have high quality components that can stand beating children will give them.

Games like Chutes and Ladders and Candyland or staples of many childhoods. However, there are so many more options out there for childrens games that you’ve probably never heard of. This page will feature articles and reviews about children’s board games to help you make the best decision for your family.

Our favorite children’s board games

• Gulo Gulo
• Memory
• Thomas the Tank Card Game
• Heroscape game

Adult games that can be modified for young children

• Bohnanza
• Blokus (2 or 4-player versions)
• Rhumi