liza sabater

I need ideas for board games. We've done Pokemon, Chinese Checkers &
Trouble to death.
Thing One is 6 and Thing Two is 3.5 :-)

Thing One is learning chess (he has been adopted by a couple of
park-bench chess masters),
so that one's taken care of. So strategy is something he is into.

Thing Two likes collecting things (a la Pokemon). They get a kick out
of adding numbers and raking in points.

I'd like to throw some reading/writing skills in the mix. Oh, they also
like maps so anything with geography or dealing with it should be
interesting as well.

Hmmm. Thing One is a sports buff. OH! and they both like the Beatles
(and #1 is learning guitar).

Are those clues enough to get your gray cells going?

Can't wait for your suggestions!

/ l i z a, nyc
============================
http://culturekitchen.com
http://blogundanga.com
http://typepadistas.com

and contributing to

http://radiofreeblogistan.com

Danielle E. Conger

Liza wrote:
>I need ideas for board games. We've done Pokemon, Chinese Checkers &
>Trouble to death.

I have 6, almost 5 and 3.5. We like Monopoly, Jr., Chess, Uno (not really
a board game) and lots of games on the computer. I would really recommend
computer games in addition to the board games. We've been getting more into
this, and the kids are really enjoying it. Zoombinis has been a HUGE hit
with ALL of them! Also Magic School Bus, Liberty's Kids and Carmen Sandiego.

Bought 3 games for xmas: Cranium Cariboo, for the 3.5 yo, like a treasure
hunt game; S'math for the almost 5; and Settlers of Cataan for the 6
yo--geography, strategy, you name it, probably slightly over her head, but
I think she'll catch on pretty quickly.

Writing/ Creativity--have you tried Cranium Cadoo? It has all kinds of
creative aspects to it. Pretty cool, though it helps if they are readers.

--danielle


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Mary

This is just what my kids have been and are into game wise.

Chess, checkers, chinese checkers, triominoes, sorry, monopoly, scrabble,
trouble, yahtzee, connect four and uno.

They also have but don't play as often, battle ship, chutes & ladders, guess
who, junior scrabble, air hockey, kerplunk and memory.

We also have games for younger kids like candy land, go fish, spot the dog,
etc.

I bought the kids cadoo for Christmas. They play it at a friends and really
like it. I'm also thinking of backgammon for Joseph. He was asking about it
awhile ago. I'm looking into some different board games too so I'll be
watching to see what everyone else suggests too. There are some games that I
never even played. Like Life and Stratego to name two that just came up with
friends of mine. Do they even still make stratego??


Mary B.
http://www.homeschoolingtshirts.com

Penn Acres

Mary mentioned "Junior Scrabble". The girls have it but the directions for the "easy(junior) version are missing.The side of the board that has all of the easy words printed on it.Anyone care to e-mail them to me? I would so appreciate it.
grace'...In the stunningly beautiful Rocky mountains of BC..where the snow is scheduled to begin again..

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[email protected]

In a message dated 11/26/03 11:53:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
danielle.conger@... writes:
> Liza wrote:
> >I need ideas for board games. We've done Pokemon, Chinese Checkers &
> >Trouble to death.

To order from a series of co-operative board games online, go to:
http://www.abundantearth.com/store/games1.html

Many of these games are award-winning, and they have no winner -- instead,
the players have to work together to complete their objective. A nice change of
pace!

Peace,
Amy


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Fetteroll

on 11/27/03 2:57 AM, Penn Acres at pennacres@... wrote:

> Mary mentioned "Junior Scrabble". The girls have it but the directions for the
> "easy(junior) version are missing.The side of the board that has all of the
> easy words printed on it.Anyone care to e-mail them to me? I would so
> appreciate it.

Have you tried the manufacturer's website? They might have them there.

Joyce

Jon and Rue Kream

Here're some games my kids like. They're 11 and almost 7.

Mancala, Set, Trouble, Clue Jr., Monopoly Jr., Life, Battleship, Abalone,
Guess Who, Zoom Out, Chinese Checkers, Chess, Checkers, Othello, Backgammon,
Uncle Wiggly, Horse Sense, Chutes and Ladders, Winnie the Pooh Stamp Game,
Candy Land, Poppa's Pizza Pileup, Harry Potter Trivia Game for book one, Dr.
Seuss Green Eggs and Ham, Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, Don't Break the Ice,
Don't Spill the Beans, Memory. ~Rue


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

TreeGoddess

My 4yo DS loves Yahtzee Jr. - the Toy Story 2 version. :)

Tracy in MI
aka TreeGoddess

Wife2Vegman

We like the games from www.turnoffthetv.com and the
prices seem reasonable.

We enjoy Set, Quiddler, Five Crowns.

Also, the Uncle Wiggly Game, Looney Tunes bingo, any
matching game like Lotto. We got a really cool one
that is bug lotto. Real pictures of the bugs, too.



=====
--Susan in Sterling, VA

"In our every deliberation we must consider the impact
of our decisions on the next seven generations" -- The
Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy

__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now
http://companion.yahoo.com/

[email protected]

In a message dated 11/26/03 9:58:53 PM, danielle.conger@... writes:

<< and Settlers of Cataan for the 6
yo--geography, strategy, you name it, probably slightly over her head, but
I think she'll catch on pretty quickly. >>

I'm glad someon recommended that. It's a really good game. Not cheap. $40
probably, but you'll forget that pretty quickly. And if you have lots of
friends to play or other kids, you'll want the expansion set so more can play at
once. Probably $20. Suck it up. It will be worth it.

Oh hey! on sale together here:
http://thetoyhunt.com/seofcapl56pl.html
Retail Price: $58.00

Our Price: $47.99
(You save: 17%)


I think this is ond of the problems with people having all those old-time
games, Monopoly, Parcheesi, Candyland, because they're cheap. $10 or less, or
already at your house.

If you want better quality games, you have to spend more money. For cheap
you end up with noisy plastic crazy stuff like Hungry, Hungry Hippo. And you
might want to get some of that too, but don't expect it to create nearly as
many learning moments as something like Settlers of Catan.

BTW, there's a Christian version of that. http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/

Sandra

Elizabeth Roberts

What about Othello? What about Risk? Battleship? We're not sports oriented so I can't help there. I've seen something called Smath...some sort of math oriented game.

Hope that helps!

MamaBeth

liza sabater <listdiva@...> wrote:
I need ideas for board games. We've done Pokemon, Chinese Checkers &
Trouble to death.
Thing One is 6 and Thing Two is 3.5 :-)

Thing One is learning chess (he has been adopted by a couple of
park-bench chess masters),
so that one's taken care of. So strategy is something he is into.

Thing Two likes collecting things (a la Pokemon). They get a kick out
of adding numbers and raking in points.

I'd like to throw some reading/writing skills in the mix. Oh, they also
like maps so anything with geography or dealing with it should be
interesting as well.

Hmmm. Thing One is a sports buff. OH! and they both like the Beatles
(and #1 is learning guitar).

Are those clues enough to get your gray cells going?

Can't wait for your suggestions!

/ l i z a, nyc
============================
http://culturekitchen.com
http://blogundanga.com
http://typepadistas.com

and contributing to

http://radiofreeblogistan.com


Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT

"List Posting Policies" are provided in the files area of this group.

To unsubscribe from this send an email to:
[email protected]

Visit the Unschooling website and message boards: http://www.unschooling.com

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.


---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

my3sonsinva

Thanks for the abundant earth tip. I bought several games for the
boys. I would like to point out these necklaces that can be given
out as gifts:

http://www.abundantearth.com/store/fishpendant.html

Trees for Life Fish Pendant

Trees for Life empowers people by demonstrating that in helping each
other, we can unleash extraordinary power that impacts our lives.
They do this by helping people plant fruit trees in developing
countries. Each tree protects the environment and provides a low-
cost, self-renewing source of food for a large number of people.
Since its inception in 1984, Trees for Life has assisted more than
2.5 million people through its programs, and has helped plant more
than 30 million trees in developing countries.

Order 1 Fish Pendant for $3.50
Order 5 for $3.35 each
Order 10 for $3.20 each
Order 20 for $2.95 each
For odd lots, please call us at 1-888-51-EARTH (513-2784)
Packaged in biodegradable cellulose bag.

Barb in VA



> To order from a series of co-operative board games online, go to:
> http://www.abundantearth.com/store/games1.html
>
> Many of these games are award-winning, and they have no winner --
instead,
> the players have to work together to complete their objective. A
nice change of
> pace!
>
> Peace,
> Amy

Tia Leschke

>
> Many of these games are award-winning, and they have no winner

I know what you meant, but I thought this was funny.
Tia

[email protected]

In a message dated 11/27/03 2:03:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, leschke@...
writes:
> >Many of these games are award-winning, and they have no winner
>
> I know what you meant, but I thought this was funny.
> Tia

Oh yeah, I coulda been a little more careful with my wording. <g> Let's try
"these non-competitive games have trounced other games in award contests."
Hmm, something's still funny . . . <g>

And I second the motion on Settlers of Cataan -- we bought it for the adults
in the house years ago, and Fisher has been helping to play since he was 3.
We love it.

Peace,
Amy


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[email protected]

In a message dated 11/27/03 1:00:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
my3sonsinva@... writes:
> Thanks for the abundant earth tip.

So glad you liked it -- I've actually done quite a bit of my Christmas
shopping on the rest of the site -- re-usable grocery bags (from plantain leaves!)
for my relatives that shop a lot, a ladybug home for those that garden, organic
cotton body wraps and eye pillows, etc. I read _Ishmael_ by Daniel Quinn
this year so now I'm feeling very environmentally conscious and trying to reflect
it in my gift buying. <g> My poor relatives go through whatever my cause is
every year -- one year it was "I have to support my local bookstore," so I
bought everyone books and CDs; another year it was fair trade/global gifts kinds
of things.

At least I know I'm silly. <g>

Peace,
Amy


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

kayb85

Here ya go:

http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Scrabble_Junior.pdf

I've found that most board game rules are available online.
Sheila

--- In [email protected], "Penn Acres"
<pennacres@r...> wrote:
> Mary mentioned "Junior Scrabble". The girls have it but the
directions for the "easy(junior) version are missing.The side of the
board that has all of the easy words printed on it.Anyone care to e-
mail them to me? I would so appreciate it.
> grace'...In the stunningly beautiful Rocky mountains of BC..where
the snow is scheduled to begin again..
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

kayb85

> Thing One is learning chess (he has been adopted by a couple of
> park-bench chess masters),
> so that one's taken care of. So strategy is something he is into.


Sounds like searching for Bobby Fischer (the movie). :)


Oh, they also
> like maps so anything with geography or dealing with it should be
> interesting as well.

We like the Top Secret Adventures board game.
http://www.highlights.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=822

Actually, if you're not familiar with the whole Top Secret Adventures
series (they come in the mail every month with word puzzles and stuff
based on different countries), they might like that. Not a board
game, but really fun. Every page you do gives you a clue, and you
get to figure out who the mystery person is once you've figured out
all the clues. They might like a gift subscription to that.
http://www.highlights.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=1077

Sheila

[email protected]

In a message dated 11/27/03 8:40:25 PM, arcarpenter@... writes:

<< My poor relatives go through whatever my cause is
every year -- one year it was "I have to support my local bookstore," so I
bought everyone books and CDs; another year it was fair trade/global gifts
kinds
of things.
>>

Queen Elizabeth I gave the same gift to everyone each year and it made it
easy to keep track of, or at least there was a theme. One year it was pouches
(purses--drawstring bags). Some people got better purses than others, and some
were more personalized, and down near the end of the list there were lots the
same and not as fancy, but it was probably much easier to keep track of.

(The reason I know that was that one day hanging out in the library at the
university waiting for a friend, I happened on a set of books that contained the
bookkeeping records of Elizabeth I, by year, with expenses and salaries of
staff, and I started looking through Christmases to see what kind of stuff she
gave. Each year had a list of who got what and what it cost.

Sandra