Kelsey Norwood

Two-player logic games are FANTASTIC to have in a homeschool family’s game closet. Sometimes two is just the right number and can help siblings practice math-brain reasoning skills during a part of the school day when they need to be more self-directed. That’s one of the ways we use them, anyway! They’ve also been making […]

Embrace your inner farmer, gather up your extra produce, and head to the market to see if you can have a profitable day! Two to four players can try their hand at this farmer’s market business and see how it turns out in My Farm Shop, a 30-45 minute game for 8+ where the luckiest […]

Roll and climb your way to the Himalayan summit in this pencil and paper competition of strategy and good fortune! Trek12, an exciting roll & write adventure, is a 15-30 minute experience for any number of players ages 8+, which makes it an excellent educational family or party game! Players can choose from two different […]

Well, it’s summer, which means our beautiful white mountains are white no longer and snow skiing is a distant memory, but we’re bringing the snow to summer with a family strategy board game!  It’s Ski Fest at Skull Canyon and the skiers are in for a solid 4 days of powder and sunshine. The goal […]

Imaginary mice are so much cuter than those in real life! Why is that?? How did mice get such an adorable reputation?!?  If you’re a fan of cooperative games, you are going to LOVE Peek-A-Mouse. It’s adorable, unique, quick, and so much fun to play with your favorite little people! The target age is two […]

You don’t have to wait until Saturday to go to the Farmers Market anymore! Just crack open this family board game to fulfill all your market desires and build some practical thinking and math skills along the way! Downtown Farmers Market is a tile placement game with a twist. Players blindly select 8 tiles to […]

YOU are the captain of an intergalactic crew of space hunters. Your prey? The legendary, elusive, and dangerous SPACE DRAGONS! Players begin by building their “crew”. Each player is dealt a hand of 9 cards, out of which one is selected and placed face down to keep as a crew member. Players pass their remaining […]

Welcome to the bazaar! Will YOU be the craftiest merchant at the market today and sell the most rugs???  Marrakech is a fantastic gameschooling math/logic/problem solving game with some lovely visual elements and very nice quality wooden pieces. Assam is one of my favorite elements OF ALL TIME. (I am tempted to try to make […]

Playing games for math is a super effective way to teach years’ worth of elementary principles and skills in a very natural way. Learning Resources is a great source of elementary math games that focus on specific skills. Place value is something many children struggle to understand because it’s such an abstract concept. Dino Math […]

Get your climbing gear and stretch your muscles, the King’s Contest is about to begin!  Simply Fun’s The Climbing Knights is a great tactile and physical challenge with moving parts, strategy, and lots of suspense that kids will love! Master gameschool skills like spatial reasoning, strategy, and fine motor skills in this Medieval game of […]