We are long-time Catan fans. Catan was actually the first strategy game I ever remember playing as a college student. Before that, all I ever played were card games, and I loved the strategy and social nature of Catan! We played it for years and enjoyed many of the expansions, and I was thrilled to … Read more
We love dragon everything – books, action figures, costumes… It was high time we found a favorite dragon game! Haba has been one of our favorite game makers of all time, especially for preschool/early elementary games. They are so colorful, have lovable themes, high quality components, and are so fun to play! In Dragon’s … Read more
Nature themed games are some of my favorites for gameschooling. They are a wonderful supplement to a holistic, curiosity led, interest driven way of studying science out in the natural world through observation and experience. Bosk is a beautiful game about trees, our favorite element of nature. I’m a native Oregonian and am also a … Read more
We’re a bunch of Harry Potter fanatics around here…we’ve all taken the Pottermore Sorting and Patronus Quizzes, read the books independently and together, listened on audio, watched the movies, dressed up as its characters for Halloween…so it was high time we played a Harry Potter board game! Battle for the Castle is superbly congruous with … Read more
Two-player games are AWESOME. With six boy, sometimes more is NOT merrier… 2 player games keep the interpersonal skills at a manageable level, and it’s fun for just two of my boys to get to spend some quality time together. Everybody takes turns playing though, this game gets A TON of mileage! It’s also one … Read more
Games are my favorite way to add some fun and curiosity to a science unit, and Bugs’N’Slugs is a really fun, active, and super educational board game for elementary science. Each player chooses a bug as their player’s token, begins on the starting square and rolls the die to travel around the board, answering questions … Read more
Science is another really easy subject to gameschool, and it doesn’t necessarily replace all scientific reading or experimenting, but games are a great way to introduce or bring some fun into a unit study about a particular subject. Photosynthesis is the perfect supplemental game for any science unit study about plants or trees or the … Read more
“From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a peaceful year have passed in Everdell — but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities to be established. You will be the leader of a group of critters intent on just such a task. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, … Read more
We cannot get enough of quick logic games. My boys love the strategizing, blocking opponents, and playing with each other and their friends, and Battle Sheep almost always gets pulled out first when we have friends over to play! It’s a quick game and takes about 20 minutes to play, start to finish. Two to … Read more
This is clearly a game for our dinosaur loving friends! If you’re not a huge dinosaur fan, that’s ok, you’ll still love this game! Dinosaur Island is an amusement park themed (think Jurassic Park) strategy game for players 8+. Learning a new game always feels a little daunting and sometimes games can feel more complicated … Read more