Do you have a family game night tradition in your house? We do, but not every week. With soccer 5 nights a week and my husband working many nights we can’t set aside a night every week, but we do like to play at least every other week. We have a whole slew of games we love to play, from classics to modern ones and the kids just love playing other as a family. We always have such a fun time together. Sometimes, though, you need to change things up to keep things exciting so I have rounded up 12 really fun out-of-the-box family game night ideas for when you may get tired of the traditional board games!
Teach your kids some classic and educational card games with this awesome round up of ideas from Delia Creates.
Set up some Family Feud from Let’s Get Together.
How about some minute to win it games to get you up and moving? This is another great round up from Let’s Get Together.
If you’re Disney Fans in your house, try this fun printable Disney Movie Quote game from A Girl and a Glue Gun.
Maybe you could make your own board games! Try these examples from Kids Activity Blog.
Try and make your own Bingo Game one night! For extra fun, use a yummy treat as the markers. Check out these printable from Design Eat Repeat.
Here are 12 MORE themed game night ideas for even more fun from The Dating Divas.
Try taking your game night digital by playing a game like Heads Up on your phones! Check out these ideas from My Crazy Good Life.
Want to spice up your game night even more? Try taking it OUTSIDE! Here are a few fun ideas that can be played outside when the weather is nice.
Try some nighttime games on a break from school or during the summer. Check out these ideas from Premeditated Leftovers.
Try playing some glow stick games too! This is a great list from Not Consumed.
Make some giant dice to play with in the grass from The Pinning Mama.
Lastly, I wrote a great post for Daily Mom on outside family game night ideas too- these are such a fun alternative to playing inside when the weather is nice.
Starting a family game night tradition is a great on to have. Even if you can’t do it every week, like us, setting a date to get together as a family to enjoy some snacks, games and laughs is the perfect way to continue to build connections with your kids, which is especially good for when they are getting older.
Oh does this take me back down memory lane. We had regular “family game nights” when my children were growing up. Now they are adults, we STILL have them. Great way to turn off all the gadgets and just have fun together! One of our favorites and still is. . . Catch Phrase.
I agree! I love family game nights, so much fun!
I like family games because it provides some structure so that everyone has something to “do” and doesn’t feel awkward, which can happen even in a family. My family took on the habit of asking trivia questions over dinner. This helped if we were having a rough day because it gave us something noncontroversial to discuss (you can see I’ve been through the teen years…) We have a couple of books and still enjoy pulling them out. This could definitely go digital as well!
Trivia questions at dinner is a great idea! We often play “would you rather?” and the kids love it, but I may have to invest in some questions- that would be fun too! Thanks for the idea 🙂
The Minute To Win It games are always so much fun! We love any kind of family games in this house. We often pack up one or two along with dinner and head over to a friends’ house to play with them too!
I know! They are so much fun, and fun to watch too- haha! Thanks for stopping by!
I seriously can’t wait until my toddler is old enough for a lot of these games as they are some of my favs!! Thanks for taking me down memory lane of what fun I’ve had with my mom 🙂
They will love them! My kids love playing games together as a family.
Thanks for linking to my post, Michelle! This is a great roundup!
Thank you! It was a great out of the box family game night idea and I loved including it!
This is a great idea. We do Friday family night sometimes, but I often lack inspiration! Thanks for the ideas.
Thank you! I too can lack inspiration, which was why I wanted to write this round up! LOL! I hope it gives you some fun ideas for nights when you are stuck and don’t know what to play!