Make Your own Family Game Day
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One of our favorite things to do as a family is play games. We all have our favorites and take turns picking which one to play. This weekend we had a few hours to fill, so we created our very own family game day.
It was even more fun than I hoped it would be. The kids had a friend over and she said she couldn’t wait to tell her mom about the fun we had. (Mark this one kid approved!)
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Family Game Day Prep
It was important to give everyone a chance to shine. That meant picking the right games. The easiest way to pick the right games? Have each family member “bring their own game of choice.”
Pick the games – I gave everyone the chance to choose a game. It could be a game we owned or a game they made up. Tip: if someone is using a made up game make sure to get the rules clearly understood before the game starts.
Make medals – Ours were very simple. Cardboard from an old cereal box cut into a circle, two holes punched on top and yarn tied to make them wearable. Have everyone decorate one medal for their game.
Game Training – Spend some time training each other. The person who selected the game will be the coach. This is a great way to let your kids teach you something new. Think about what tricks, strategies or techniques you use when playing this game and pass it on to the rest of the family.
The games chosen for our family game day were:
- Hold a bridge. Who can hold a bridge position the longest?
- Trampoline laps. Run 10 laps around the trampoline without falling (while being showered with sprinklers).
- Obstacle course. Fastest time wins. Time deducted for knocking down the course.
- Putting. Closest to the hole wins.
- Draw a face. Who can draw the most smiley faces in one minute?
Game Time
Now that everyone is prepped and excited to play… it’s game time!
Play – Make this time extra fun. Play hard and go for the win. Competing with your kids is a great way to teach them sportsmanship and how to have fun even if you don’t win. Plus, if you play for real they know when they have really earned the win. Like today… I’m the only one who walked away with no medal. I might call for rematch.
Celebrate – Cheer each other on and hand out medals after each competition.
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I would bring badminton.
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I would bring a ring toss game.
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I would bring table tennis
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I would bring my Ping Pong game and play with the whole family! We love playing ping pong.
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I would bring our couquet game.
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I would bring my bag toss game
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We like to play corn hole.
We like to play corn hole..
I would bring cards and Yahtzee for family game night.
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/756252833905770496
For family game night we love to play uno! any card games are fun for our family!
tweeted https://twitter.com/stephcouponsxx/status/756510532635652096
This year, make the season even more exciting by bringing everyone together to create a game day of your own and bring the family closer than any televised game could.
I would bring a bean bag toss game. Thanks so much.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/756642420905967616
Thanks again
We love tennis for Family Game Day.
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I would bring the game Twister to family game day.
I would bring badminton, so fun.
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Your game day sounds like lots of fun! I’d add a somersault race.
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/757325106875998208
https://twitter.com/Natashalamoreu1/status/758456515191865344
I would bring potato sack races. So much fun and its hilarious seeing everyone fall and laugh.
My kids love hide and seek, quite fun for game day! That is one game they never grow out of.
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I would bring Zingo. My 2 year old and five year old love it! We all love it, even my grandma ?
I would bring ring toss and badminton.
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We love playing the ping pong ball shake game. Put ping pong balls into an empty tissue box and strap it to your waist via a belt. Shake shake shake until the balls are all out. Time to see who gets the best score
I would bring corn hole!
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What fun! Can’t wait to share all your great family game night ideas ?
My tweet: https://twitter.com/thecaterpiyears/status/770608288593383424
I would bring red yard and some duct tape to create a “laser” maze for the kids to get through.
Balance beam (we have a 4×4 block of wood the girls love) and archery.
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/773952282958426112
Horseshoes!
I would HAVE to bring Skip-Bo because it’s a game I played all the time with my parents and grandparents 🙂
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/782785300800020481
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I would bring table tennis.
We would do tennis.
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https://twitter.com/myway070/status/786682666993287168
We love bocce ball. I’d bring that.
https://twitter.com/suburbsanity/status/794339161943769088
Scrabble or uno.
I would bring Yahtzee for family game night. My family loves that game.
Jumping jacks! Or skipping around 🙂
We love monopoly!
https://twitter.com/eliza_elliott/status/809819703954866177
Monopoly is our family-approved favorite game!
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I would bring Uno!
Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/810912295538794496
I enjoy games of strategy! Some of my favorite games to play are Scrabble, Risk, or Boggle. Card games are also a lot of fun!
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scattergories… our family seems to enjoy that =)
tweet entry 2 https://mobile.twitter.com/faithjacklynswe/status/811395065226653697
I’d bring Yahtzee!
tweet – https://twitter.com/LAMusing/status/811455888275873792
My kids love the outdoors and think they would love a scavenger hunt around the neighborhood!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/811641640851017728.
I think I’d like to try some croquet…it’s been a long time since I’ve played that.
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i posted a tweet here;
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we enjoy playing dominos
I would bring volleyball. We love it and are very competitive.
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I am not a big game person and I don’t have kids, so…hahaha! That said, I think the game Taboo would be fun for all ages! I used to love playing that as a teen.
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/814157548358082560
I would set-up an Obstacle Course – one of our favorite outside games to do 🙂
I would want to p lay bean bag toss. Thanks for the chance to win.
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We like to play bocce ball
I would play bunco.
We would bring Twister, it’s got a bit of exercise to it, logic and family involvement too.
Twitter Entry Here https://twitter.com/zanderbear/status/814217988220010497
I would bring twister!
We would probably bring our Boston Terrier and try to do relays with him fetching.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/PastelBabyBats/status/814220224320913408
I would bring frisbee and cornhole!
I would bring Monopoly to family game night.
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Dominos or yahtzee are my favs.
I would bring Trivial Pursuit Family Edition! We have been playing it nonstop since we got it for Christmas!
https://twitter.com/fairy_mojo/status/814240312335941634
I would bring Twister or Fluxx.
I would do a modified pictionary!
Our family likes to play Uno.
https://twitter.com/jnbwrs/status/814247658030239744
I would bring Uno. It’s a big favorite with our family!
I would pick Uno or Yahtzee I think. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you. Happy 2017!
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kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you. Happy 2017!
I would bring Uno cards.
Life sized Jenga!!! It’s so much fun! Everybody loves it, young or old. My kids and I play it throughout the summer, and sometimes in the winter too, in the basement. I just worry about it falling into something breakable in the house, so it’s better to play outside;)
babydjs_mom@yahoo.com
We love to play BINGO
I would bring Connect Four!
https://twitter.com/mherring8/status/814276070061015044
i would bring the dentist mouth guards for a great game with the kids of “what did i just say?”
I would bring a fun relay race.
I would bring Pictionary, my favorite!
I just got my son the “trouble” pop game in the teenage mutant ninja turtles theme and it’s a total hit! i would totally bring that!
https://twitter.com/myWAHW/status/814288596517720064
Over the holidays, we played the newer version of the Life game. It was really fun! I’d bring that to play.
I would include a game of jenga, do board games count? They’re my favorite but my family would choose outside games haha
Scattergories is the game I would bring
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We Love Hedbandz and that would be the game to bring
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I would bring sorry! I love sorry!
https://twitter.com/josnjevsmom/status/814338899346649089 – TWEETED
We love Minute-to-Win-It games, obstacle courses, ninja training, and board games (I’ve converted some of my favorite games, such as Clue and Cranium, to be more toddler friendly). Love this idea!
I shared this wonderful idea on my blog: http://mommyiwonder.blogspot.com/
Thanks!
I would bring Scrabble and Scattegories….I love both of those games.
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Thank you:)
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I would bring Twister
I’d bring a bean bag toss game!
We would bring a mix of video games, card games, board games and outdoor games! We love them all! My personal favorite is Taboo, my youngest son says he’d choose wrestling or football (We have 4 boys)!
https://twitter.com/Giantsis/status/814485881537134596
My family game day is usually cards and dungeons and dragons!
We like to do activities outside, so I would bring a game of Frisbee during the summer, or maybe a sledding contest or snowman building contest in the winter! My son said he would choose hide and seek. 🙂
I would bring croquet, nobody plays that anymore!
Tweeted :): https://twitter.com/angelftw1/status/814511871751401472
I would bring Operation to family game night. Good for hand-eye coordination.
I’d bring our corn hole (bag toss) game. And a frisbee!
I’d bring UNO, Yatzee and Bug Bingo!
I would love to bring twister, it is such a fun family game!
I would bring the card game skipbo or badminton.
I would bring Clue to Family Day!
https://twitter.com/SkyShyskyk/status/814541463971368962
We love Sorry
Monopoly is one we would bring
We would bring Clue!
Cornhole is always a hit when I bring it to my family events.
My family really enjoys playing croquet so that is what I would bring.
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i would bring the dice game farkle! we all here in my family love to play it!
Ping pong is always fun!
I have little kids so I would bring “Go Fish”!
Tweeted!
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I would bring the game of dodgeball! 🙂
I shared on Twitter.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Larescoe/status/814589690577829889
The bean bag toss game.
I would bring the game 5 Second Rule
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I would bring a ring toss game.
I would bring our portable foosball table and have contests or play drop the potato game.
Ping pong would be cool or frisbee golf in the summer.
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Flashlight tag!
https://twitter.com/LadyFly52183/status/814663438756708356
we love to play monopoly on game night
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I would bring a water balloon toss
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We just got ticket today ride junior for the holidays and it’s great fun! For a more active game, wheelbarrow races!
I would bring corn hole!
The game that I would bring to Family Game Day is horseshoes.
I posted publicly on Twitter.
Link: https://twitter.com/starcrossed22/status/814704782610874369
My kids are so into Pie Face!
I would bring a Bean Bag toss game.
I would bring a water balloon toss!
I would bring corn hole.
https://twitter.com/SuperNeena1/status/814831567709368320
I would bring corn hole to FAMILY game night.
I’d bring Pictionary and Telestrations.
tweeted
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I would bring a scavenger hunt (that involved obstacle courses) it’s time consuming but so fun! I love the medals you created. That’s really creative, my two boys would love that!
Here’s my tweet: https://twitter.com/smilingsmyfav1/status/814838810219606016
A mini race car derby (maybe with small hot wheels or matchbox cars) would be fun for a family game night.
https://twitter.com/mbm218/status/814841471169941504
I would bring Scrabble. I love to play Scrabble.
https://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/814849310743556096
We love to play catch with nerf football the kids love it
I tweeted https://twitter.com/johnverse68/status/814852696259825664
I would bring Twister – it’s such a great active game for all ages!
I would bring the game of Life!
I would bring twister and checkers.
I tweeted about this https://twitter.com/getinonthewins/status/814863107638120448
I would add a sprinting contest! We do a lot of triathlons in our family and a great way to train is through some sprints. Also, sprints are fun because you don’t do them for too long so you don’t get bored!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/krisgan07/status/814873209589862400
I would bring Italian cards and teach anyone a great game “Scopa”
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I would bring HillBilly golf. My family and I love to play it together.
I would bring our homemade bean bag toss.
Monopoly on game night
Just need to add dedicated time together!
I would bring Giant Jenga or set up an American Ninja Warrior Obstacle course!
I would bring silly races. Walk backwards, spin while you walk, chicken walk, etc.
I would bring Go Fish
Tweet: https://mobile.twitter.com/Gerisandoval/status/814916398694678528
I would bring a Pie Face game to Family Game Day. It is engaging and fun for all ages.
I would bring table tennis to game night.
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I would bring Bop it. It is always fun to play!
I tweeted at: https://twitter.com/cjcmommy/status/814925048175882242
i would bring Pie Face. My boys (3 and 5) get a kick out of it!!
I would bring yard yahtzee to family game day!
I would bring Apples to Apples Junior to Family Game Day.
https://twitter.com/h_n_b_breyer/status/814934494218252292
I shared this post on Twitter: https://twitter.com/247Contests/status/814934698589847552
I’d bring Coup!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/short624/status/814935317518106624
I would bring Say Anything Family game.
I would bring twister, an old fun favorite..
Tweet
https://twitter.com/Janetfaye/status/814941584898883589
I would bring giant Jenga!
We enjoy playing corn hole.
My tweet
https://twitter.com/GrowUpNatural/status/814961700088713217
This is an easy question. When my son was younger we used to bring Tiddly Winks to family game night. This year for New Years Eve we will be staying home with snacks and having a game night. We will be playing Phase 10. It is a really fun card game, that we all enjoy.
Link to my tweet https://twitter.com/jonesfd28/status/814962229875445760
I love the game from my childhood Twister
My kids love playing UNO, so that’s what I would bring!
We would love to bring dodge ball to our family game day!
I would bring 100 wacky things to play! It’s super fun and active and you can’t help but have a blast!
https://twitter.com/chennagir/status/814981004657995776 tweet tweet!
I would bring badminton racquets and a few birdies. I remember how much fun it was to play when I was a kid.
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Gameday events would be who can hula-hoop the longest, who can stand on one leg the longest, and who can balance a balloon on their head the longest.
My daughters love playing UNO!
I Tweeted: https://twitter.com/PricelessTeam/status/814992567670636545
I would bring Uno Attack! Thanks!
I would bring Twister.
https://twitter.com/MamaQueen1980/status/814995670436343808
I would bring Pictionary Jr. Our family loves it!
I tweeted : https://twitter.com/Liese2/status/814998893704294401
I would bring charades to game night. My children love playing it, especially when us adults make full blown idiots of ourselves playing.
https://twitter.com/lyzjus2/status/815004596234031104
I would bring pictionary.
I would bring Mexican Train Dominos, my family has a blast playing it.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/renee0150/status/815008807847923716
I would bring horseshoe game
I tweeted Make Your own Family Game Day and follow
Maybe ring toss.
tweeted – https://twitter.com/lindapetteys/status/815015159659950080
For Family Game Day, we’d bring some hula hoops and pool noodles that we would set up in an obstacle course we could run through.
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/815023251273510912
I would bring a frisbee or Uno Card game!
https://twitter.com/SeymaShabbir/status/815025328359952384
I would bring table tennis
I would bring Articulate!
https://twitter.com/wernie07/status/815030685404659712
I would bring Kerplunk! Haven’t met anyone yet that didn’t like playing that one! 🙂
Happy New Year!
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/elw484/status/815038701688471554
Our family has this fun little game we call, “Catch The Squirrel” that I’d totally take with me anywhere.
You see, our dog’s name is Squirrel (he’s a rescue) and when he gets off his leash he takes off all around the perimeter of the yard- but WON’T go onto the road or go farther than the next door neighbor’s house. I don’t know how he knows where the yards and such end- but he’s done it at our house in TN and my friend’s in VA and our beach rental in VA Beach too!
Nobody ever catches him, of course, we all get tired way before he does and he just comes back. LOL
We love to play tennis so I would bring tennis racquets.
I tweeted:
https://twitter.com/savvyblog1/status/815045506640596992
I’d bring Twister, it gets everyone connected by physical activity and talking.
Twitter Entry https://twitter.com/zanderbear/status/815050905099837440
I would bring Tennis
https://twitter.com/momsfocus/status/815052415607173120
I would bring Monopoly to Family Game Day, thanks!
I would bring badminton, family fun!
https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/815059692770705408
I would bring bocce ball.
I’d bring either scrabble or monopoly to family game night. Thank you for the chance ?
I tweeted
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i think the game i’d bring is dodgeball! that’d be hilarious.
i tweeted about this post – so fun! i would love to do this activity with my family this summer https://twitter.com/JeaniBrickner/status/815074736074031105
I like nerf guns
https://twitter.com/momknowsbest15/status/815082017612242944
I would bring badminton.
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https://twitter.com/Sweepymom/status/815085800547373056
I would bring volleyball! It’s our family favorite!
I would bring Sorry!
ill bring our bean bag board!!
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I’d bring twister becausr its active and really gets the kids involved
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I would love to do diving sticks or something similar in the pool. My nieces and nephews love to swim, we just need to wait until it warms up again.
https://twitter.com/crazydazedesign/status/815287096478810112
I’d bring cornhole! Always goes over well at parties and it’s something that everyone can do regardless of your age!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/ClairFreebie/status/815288205620740097
No kids. I volunteer at the botanic gardens and love to teach kids about plants and our world.
Go on a plant finding game.
Thanks for the contest.
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/815313663309426688
I would bring Uno and apples to apples
Fun idea! My daughter would like to have some kind of racing game – that she’d win, of course! lol!
I want to be trying out these great L’il Critters vitamins very soon.
I definitely are interested in trying out these great L’il Critters vitamins very, very soon.
I would bring Yahtzee for family game night.
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we playing human bowling. lol its so much fun!!
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I will bring corn hole.
Scrabble! It’s my favorite game and that’s probably because I almost always win.
The game I would bring to Family Game Day is Monopoly. It’s a great game for the whole family and the kids learn as they play as well.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/tlawoodall/status/815420190192271360
I would totally bring Monopoly of Jenga. The 2 best group board games!
https://twitter.com/myWAHW/status/815431658384007168
I’d bring Settlers of Catan!