Are your kids into board games? My girls like to play board games, but some of our favorites were too difficult for my youngest daughter to play. Since we didn’t want her to miss out on the fun, we had to shop for games she could play.

All of the games we found are great for homeschool families because they are fun, educational, and can be played during the school day. As older kids play these games with a younger sibling, you may gain a bit of uninterrupted teaching time with another child. That’s a win for everyone!

If you’d like to add a few more board games to your family’s collection, check out the six board games my youngest one loves most:

Perfection: This old school classic is great for motor development and memory skills. The premise is simple. Children pick up the pieces and place them into their corresponding spots. The game’s timer encourages children to place pieces as quickly as they can. Perfection can be played alone, one versus one, or with partners.

Guess Who: This is another much loved classic game. The board is divided into two different sections (red and blue), one for each player. Players then flip up the 24 faces on their side of the board. Each player draws a character card that shows the character their opponent has to guess. When a player’s turn comes, he or she asks a yes or no questio to help them identify their opponent’s hidden character. Players continue to question one another until someone is ready to guess the character displayed on their opponent’s card.

The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game: This is one of the cutest games ever! The squirrels are trying to store acorns for the winter. Acorns are scattered across the board and each player is given a log with holes of five different colors. Players spin the spinner and use the squirrel squeezer to pick up acorns and place them in the color coded log holes. Players need to beware of the spinner. Sometimes it lands on spaces that allow acorns to be blown away or taken away by other squirrels.

Brain Quest Sea-Quence: The goal of Sea Quence is to create chronological rows of cards based on themes such color, size,and time. There are three reasons I love this fun beach themed game. First, it is a cooperative game that results in a group score. This means as players help one another, everyone benefits. Next, children improve logical thinking as they strategize and move. Finally, the game helps children strengthen memory skills as they recall card placement. When playing with young ones just learning the game, it may help to leave properly placed cards face up and to play without the Beach Boost cards.

Count Your Chickens: Count Your Chickens is another cooperative game. It’s a short and simple game. While Mama Hen was was away, her 40 of her chicks escaped from their chicken coop. The players’ job is to get all the chicks back inside the coop before Mama Hen returns home. Players move along the path by spinning the spinner. Not every space on the spinner is helpful. Sometimes chicks escape from the coop!

Go Go Gelato: All three of my girls love this game. (Even the thirteen year old!) Players are given a set of 4 colorful cones and three colorful gelato scoops. To begin play, a gelato card is flipped up to display a pattern of scoops and cones. Players race to complete the pattern, but they may not use their hands to adjust the scoops. Scoops can only be moved using two cones. The first person to successfully recreate the pattern yells, “Go Go Gelato!” This is game is great for the development of logic and motor skills.

Younger children don’t have to watch while other family members play board games. Our younger learners can join in on the action and learn at the same time. Are there any additional board games you play with young kids? If so, leave a comment and tell us all about them. We’ve always got room for one more game!