educational games Archives

Explore and Learn About Ancient Egypt With ‘Egyptians’

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018Sophie Brown

Reading Time: 5 minutes Egyptians, Image: Green Board Games Co. Egyptians is a part-roll-and-move, part-trivia board game that is designed to teach you and your family about Ancient Egypt in a fun and engaging manner. The aim of the game is to collect a complete set of Pharaoh cards and place them safely inside your […]

‘Discovery: The Human Evolution Game’

May 12, 2017Rebecca Angel

Check out a new educational card game about the evolution of humanity with ‘Discovery.’

‘Timeline’ Gets All Your Dates in a Row

January 27, 2017Sophie Brown1

‘Timeline’ is a cute card game that’s all about getting your dates in a row.

‘HoliMaths X’: A Multiplication Game That Won’t Make You Hate Times Tables

September 7, 2016December 13, 2017Ruth Suehle

Currently on Kickstarter, ‘HoliMaths X’ is a card deck multiplication game. But most importantly, it’s flexible and fun.

ThinkFun, one-player games, logic games, reasoning games, educational games

Keep Those Kids Busy With ThinkFun’s ‘Back Spin’

May 23, 2016Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

I don’t know about you guys, but with three kids 8 and under it gets pretty loud around here. I’m always on the quest to find educational activities that will provide a little bit of silence. My favorite way to do this is by using one-player games.

That’s where ThinkFun’s Back Spin comes into play.

educational games, strategy, logic, reasoning, board games, family games, homeschool, parenting, play

Stratos Spheres: A 3-Dimensional 4-In-A-Row Game

March 22, 2016December 16, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

What if I told you that you could take your Connect Four love to the next level with an updated game that you can hold in the palm of your hand?

Get Ready to Rock Family Game Night With 'Rock On!'

July 26, 2015Kelly Knox

Rock On! is both board game and rock collection in one.

Boost Your Kids’ Brainpower With Brainzy [Giveaway!]

November 25, 2014Kelly Knox3

Brainzy is a fun new educational web site for kids ages 3-7. Read our review and win a year subscription!

BrainBox: Educational Family Fun

February 4, 2014Sophie Brown

BrainBox is a simple game with editions aimed at every age group and interest that combines memory skills with other subjects in a fun game.

Go Go Kiddo! Entertains and Educates

December 13, 2011December 13, 2017Nicole Wakelin

There are a lot of apps on the market geared toward kids right now. Some of them just kill time, and some aim to educate, but not many of them manage to pull off both for more than a short time before kids get bored. That’s not the case with Go Go Kiddo! which […]

The Universe Is Your Sandbox With Universe Sandbox

August 4, 2011November 22, 2017Jules Sherred

I’ve seen some pretty wonderful interactive programs that allow you and your family to explore the vast regions of the universe, but nothing nearly as enthralling as Universe Sandbox. In a nutshell, it is an interactive program that allows you to explore our solar system, galaxies and the universe. It also allows you to manipulate certain […]