Note: The manufacturer says Dixit is for ages 8 and up, but according to several other families (including mine!) most 5-year-olds and even some 4-year-olds are ready for this game because no reading is required.

A few ideas if you’re playing with a younger child:

• The first time you play, do a few practice rounds to help your child get comfortable with the rules and strategy. (You might even start with a practice run every time you sit down to play this game as a family.)
• Make a house rule that clues can be just one word. This will help younger kids avoid giving away too much about their cards.
• Or as an alternative, you can have a rule that kids’ clues must be feelings. Ask the kids to describe how the card makes them feel, and they’ll avoid being too literal.
• Try playing without keeping score so you keep the focus on the best part of the game – getting your creative juices flowing.

From the Manufacturer

Dixit: Odyssey: Elevate your storytelling experiences with Dixit: Odyssey, the second expansion for the best-selling game of imaginative interpretation and deduction, Dixit. Immerse yourself in the world of Dixit with 84 new cards featuring captivating art drawn by Piero and brought to life by Marie Cadouat. These cards offer a wealth of fresh, evocative, and unexpected storytelling possibilities.

Easily incorporate these 84 cards into your existing Dixit collection, expanding your gameplay options and adding layers of creativity to your gaming sessions.

Dixit: Quest: Venture into the unknown with Dixit: Quest, the exciting expansion for the critically acclaimed card game Dixit. Ignite your imagination with 84 new cards featuring mesmerizing original artwork. Add depth and complexity to your Dixit adventures with these captivating cards. Dive into a world of artistic wonder and storytelling, where every card sparks new tales and mysteries.

Easily incorporate these 84 cards into your existing Dixit collection, enhancing gameplay options and breathing fresh life into your gaming experience.

This is the perfect fit for kids in kindergarten or first grade, but preschoolers who are starting to work on addition and subtraction can have fun with it, too!

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Math becomes an adventure with this award-winning addition and subtraction game that takes kids on a journey through Sum Swamp. They’ll make their way over the crocodile shortcut and through the swamp to the finish by adding and subtracting the numbers on the dice.

Engage students as they explore and apply the properties of operations. Our unique tools reinforce these essential skills while challenging students to create and mentally solve equations.

WARNING: Choking Hazard – Contains small parts not suitable for children under 3 years.

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Five Crowns is a five-suited rummy-style card game that appeals to a wide array of card players. This award-winning, classic game is a quick favorite features a unique double deck that contains five suits: spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds and stars. This special deck makes it easier to arrange your entire hand into books and runs. The rotating wild card keeps players on their toes. The game begins with three cards and 3s are wild, the next round has four cards and 4s are wild, and so on ’til the Kings go wild. Make the right combinations, be the first to go out, then watch players scramble as they get one last chance to cut their losses. It’s a fun and addictive family game that provides great interaction for kids and adults.

WARNING: Choking Hazard – Contains small parts not suitable for children under 3 years.

These 150 conversation starters for kids are the key to unlocking your child's heart: what's important to her, what has her worried, what she's excited about.

And most important of all, you'll close any distance that's come between you and your child during the day so you both go to bed feeling connected, loved, and happy.

Plus, you can play a game in 30 minutes or less. And because you can play with up to 12 people, Sequence makes the perfect choice for a family game night or any other family get-together.

When you upgrade to the deluxe edition, you get a cushioned playing mat instead of a folding game board.

If you’re planning a trip, grab the travel edition so you can keep your kids entertained and nip those “I’m bored”s in the bud.

From the Manufacturer

Sequence: Play a card from your hand, place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board…when you have five in a row, it’s a SEQUENCE. Learn to block your opponents—remove their chips. Watch out for the Jacks—they’re wild. With a little strategy and a little luck, you’re a winner!

Deluxe Sequence: This deluxe version includes a cushioned playing mat in place of a folding game board as well as reversible playing chips.

Travel Sequence: This compact travel version easily stores pieces for use anywhere you go. Play a card from your hand and place a peg in a corresponding hole on the game board—four in a row makes a SEQUENCE. The first player with two SEQUENCES wins!

WARNING: Choking Hazard – Contains small parts not suitable for children under 3 years.

Each person takes turns placing a card from their hand face up into a community pile while saying the next word in the sequence of taco/cat/goat/cheese/pizza. For example, suppose it’s your turn to say “goat” and as you lay the card down, you see that the card matches what you just said. Then everyone slaps! The last person to slap picks up the pile and adds it to the bottom of their hand. The person to get rid of all their cards first wins.

The deck also has a few special cards where you have to act something out before you slap the deck, like with the gorilla card where you have to beat your chest like a gorilla before slapping. This game is great silly fun!

Note: The manufacturer says this is for ages 8 and up, but according to several other families (including mine!) most 6-year-olds are ready for this game.

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Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is sure to bring some card-slapping belly laughs to your table. The best thing about it? Anyone can play!

This addictive game is as unique as its name. It’s a power-packed quick and simple party game. Race against each other to slap a match between a card and spoken word. But watch out! Your mind will play tricks on you. This game was engineered for maximum fun.

But even when the stack does come crashing down? Giggles all around.

This game is simple enough for young kids to play independently, which is perfect if you need a few minutes to yourself to make an important phone call, take a bathroom break, or sneak a piece of chocolate from your secret stash (I won’t judge).

And unlike some other stacking games for kids that are made with low-quality plastic, these sturdy wooden pieces are made to last. Our copy of this game has lasted through four toddlers! (Side note: This game is made by the same company who makes First Orchard, which my kids also love.)

Note: The regular version of Animal Upon Animal is one of my family’s favorite board games for young kids. But if your child tends to put small objects in their mouth, I recommend starting out with this Animal Upon Animal Junior edition because it has larger game pieces perfect for younger toddlers.

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There’s pandemonium on the farm! Who can stack the hen on top of the sheep? And is there any space left for the dog?

This simplified version of HABA’s classic game is made especially for the needs of toddlers and preschoolers. This is a great first game for children to learn the rules and structure of organized play. The game includes two stacking game variations and a cooperative game variation.

This game is also the winner of six prestigious toy awards including the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval and Dr. Toy Best 100 Children’s Products.

And the best part? It’s small and portable. You can throw it in your purse or your car for when you’re heading somewhere your child will have to wait a bit, like the doctor’s office or to eat out at a restaurant.

The small tin holding the cards also makes this game a great fit as a stocking stuffer for kids.

Note: The manufacturer says this the Classic edition is for ages 7 and up, but according to several other families (including mine!) most 5-year-olds are ready for this game. For the Jr Animals edition, most 3-year-olds can play and enjoy the game.

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Spot It! Classic: Test your observational skills and hone your reflexes with the award-winning gameplay of Spot It!, a game of lightning-fast choices for a group of two to eight players. The game functions on a simple mechanic: fifty-five circular cards, each of which features a number of symbols and has exactly one of those symbols in common with every other card in the deck.

With five distinct mini-games, you can be sure that Spot It! will be different every time you play, and because it’s always your turn, there’s never any downtime!

Spot It! 123: Spot It! 123 adds an educational twist on the family favorite! All of the symbols in Spot It! 123 are a number or familiar shape. With quick, engaging gameplay and multiple variants to play, Spot It! 123 makes for learning fun for the whole family.

Spot It! Jr Animals: Be on the lookout for creatures of the land, sea, and sky! Designed especially for ages 4 to 7, the Junior edition of the popular card game Spot It! features an adorable animal theme that kids love. Play this travel-friendly game five different ways for a new experience every time.

This particular card holder has stood the test of time, as opposed to other card holders we’ve tried!

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Give a big hand for this amazing card holder that makes playing card games easier than ever. Put as many cards as you can between the plastic paddles and before you know it, you’ll be playing like a pro!

Plus, the pictures on the cards give you lots of opportunities to say different words and grow your child’s vocabulary!

Note: The cards might be a bit thin for very young toddlers, so some parents laminated the cards to keep them in good condition over many game sessions.

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Seek-a-Boo is an engaging way to build your child’s vocabulary and improve memory skills with matching and repetition. Your active child will love moving from card to card, peeking under each “SEEK ME” circle, looking for a match to your “FIND ME” square. Seek-a-Boo has six color-coded card categories that highlight: foods, toys, clothing, colors & shapes, things found outdoors and animals. The interactive parent guide provides instruction for more ways to play; giving flexibility to increase or decrease difficulty for younger, older, or for playing with multiple children. Switch roles, create your own combinations, practice taking turns—the learning and play is endless!

The game has several variations, but our favorite is this: Each player takes turns picking a random card. The first person starts a story with “Once upon a time…” and then on the next turn, the next person uses their card as inspiration to add to the story.

The stories we come up with as a family always leave us giggling. Even my toddler loves to play!

What’s especially great about this game is you have several versions to choose from, and to kick it up a notch you can even mix different sets together.

This game also makes for a fun travel game to take along on road trips or plane rides.

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Use this beautifully illustrated visual card set to create your own stories. Recurring characters, locations, and props encourage linking the cards in endless combinations for fresh, new stories every time you play. You can play individually or in a group, or you can make up your own way to play!

Fairytale Mix-Ups: Arrange these charming fairy tale characters, locations, and iconic objects to create logical and/or hilarious tales. Kids will build critical thinking skills when they devise a way to incorporate a fire-breathing dragon and a flask of magic potion into their tale of a clever boot-wearing cat.

Animal Village: Join the animals in this village as they dance, sing, and play.

Mystery in the Forest: Storytellers will find plenty of images to develop a mystery and solve it, too. Will they connect the squirrel eavesdropping on chipmunks with the squirrel hiding golden coins under his acorns? Which happened first?

Volcano Island: Create a story with these fun illustrations of children exploring an island and encountering adventures along the way.

For kids who are learning the alphabet, be sure to check out the Sequence Letters edition for an educational (but fun!) game.

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Sequence for Kids: It’s the classic game of Sequence made just for kids! Play an animal card from your hand, and place your chip on the corresponding animal on the board. Wild cards add excitement to the game – use a unicorn card to place your chip anywhere, or use a dragon card to remove an opponent’s chip. The first player with four chips in a row wins! This exciting strategy game helps develop logical thinking skills. Reading is not required to play.

Sequence Letters: Kids will have fun playing the great game of Sequence while learning the letters of the alphabet! Players sound out the letter on their cards, match it to the beginning sound of a picture on the game board, and then place a chip there. Each card features a letter of the alphabet in upper and lower case. Colored squares on the cards and game board help with faster recognition. When you have 4 of your chips in a row, you’ve got a Sequence! Dot your ‘i’s’ and cross your ‘t’s’…it’s the way to learn your ABC’s!

WARNING: Choking Hazard – Contains small parts not suitable for children under 3 years.