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Gameschool Fridays: Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters

Skip to Game Overview Sometimes you just need to fight some ghosts. Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters is a family favorite. This 2-4 player cooperative game is engaging for everyone at every roll. Your goal as a group is to gather gems from the haunted mansion before it is completely overrun with poltergeists. It takes strategy, cooperation, and a little luck. One thing we really enjoy about...

Life with juji

Or “What it’s like to have a perpetual toddler with attitude.” Cuddly or deadly? If you come into, or even near, the Stubborn House you will encounter the epic personality of Juji Sue. Juji is basically my first child. She came into our family in the winter of 2007/2008 which means she officially became a teenager in 2020. This is still very young for a Congo African Grey...

Gameschool Friday: Der Verzauberte Turm

Skip to Game Overview This one is a little harder to find here in the states, but it’s so fun. Der Verzauberte Turm is a hide-n-seek race to rescue the princess from the tower before the wizard intercepts you. The wizard hides a metal key in a cubby and covers it with a token that bears a simple symbol. The tokens can be randomized to add to difficulty. The Prince and the Wizard then take turns...

We love a budget

Hubby Really Does “Wow. Those growing kids must be draining your budget.” Large Family Mama confession: I rarely shop at thrift stores. They are too expensive. For all of the fans of a certain financial guru, I am going to say something very controversial. We use credit cards for almost everything, and it benefits our family’s budget. I just bought nearly $400 worth of brand...

Gameschool Friday: Azul

Game Overview Today’s Game Recommendation – Azul by NextMove Category: Puzzle strategy You might enjoy this game if you enjoy sequence, Rummikub, or Qwirkle. Ages – Child (out of choking hazard range) to adult If your child is able to understand pattern-making and multi-step directions, they will be able to play this game with appropriate support. Mr. D, age 5, loves this game and...

Cooperative Games

Cooperative games are a genre that have gained a lot of popularity lately, and for good reason. Families especially can benefit from cooperative games because of their unique ability to remove barriers that might hinder a person or group from playing more traditional competitive games. A cooperative game is a game designed to be completed together as a group, cooperatively. The people playing...

What is Gameschooling

And why is it a good thing for our family? Gameschooling could be defined as using games, whether tabletop or electronic, to supplement or replace some or all of your homeschool curriculum. It’s a spectrum. Some gameschoolers completely replace all of their daily curriculum with games of various kinds. Others, like us, use games to supplement and enhance our daily curriculum and family life...

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