How to Enhance Board Games: Adding More Fun

Family game night can be boosted up to a new level of excitement. Kids tend to get bored if they play the same games every time. The following ideas were created by my kids, in an effort to make the idea of playing games even more fun.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• board games
• quality time as a family
• toe socks
• wrapped candy pieces
• stick candy or pixy sticks
• small prizes for Bingo

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   Photo by Kristina N

   TOE SOCK TWISTER: Invite everyone to a game of Twister, but with a twist. Supply everyone playing with a new pair of toe socks and play the game together. Boys in the house may prefer to have socks with their favorite sports team emblem or similar.

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   CANDY LAND PLAYOFFS: Candy Land board game is not just for kids. Start the game with two people. Play the game with the same two players for 3 games straight. Whoever wins 2 times out of the 3 will go on to play another player, until the last person has played. Have a prize for the winner. Take this game to a new level. Place piece of candy on different sections of the game board trail. If a player lands on it, he/she gets to eat the candy.

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   CONNECT FOUR SQUARE OFF: Play Connect Four and earn a candy stick or pixy stick each time you win. As you win a candy stick, place it on a flat surface, connecting four candy sticks in the shape of a square. The first one to create a square wins! Kids of all ages can play this game.

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   BINGO BONANZA: Play any bingo game for prizes. Visit dollar stores, clearance aisles, and candy counters for fun and inventive prizes for kids and adults. Each time a player wins, they pick an item from the assortment of prizes. Another version, is to wrap all of the prizes.

Tips & Warnings

• Let your kids give you ideas to put some added flare into indoor/outdoor games.
• Unique Bingo games can be purchased through school scholastic book orders at very low prices.
• Ideas for Bingo prizes, candy, small cans of Pringle chips, hair accessories, pens, small toys, sidewalk chalk, fun pencils, journals, book lights, craft items, gum, jewelry, magazines, and fun bathtub toys. Visit local dollar stores for sale items that are often sold 2 for $1.00.
• Use caution with small game pieces when very young children are nearby. They present a choking hazard.

[sammyz408]

on 4/29/2009 This is great to know! *5

[turtledove]

on 4/3/2009 In my experience, kids and grandkids NEVER get bored with the games. But I sure do. (Shhh! Don't tell them I never want to see Heigh-Ho Cherry-O again.)Thanks for the ideas. 5*

[cafurloughin]

on 3/24/2009 Great ideas to spice up play time!

[victoria37]

on 3/20/2009 really fun ideas. added to favorites 5* :)

[MrsPerrin]

on 3/19/2009 Some great ideas. Thank you.