Children’s Games
Boggle Junior
The classic word game re-­‐imagined for a younger audience, Boggle Junior uses a smaller word jumble to accommodate junior players and help them build their vocabulary. Ages 3 +
1 – 2 Players
Word Game
10 minutes
Candyland
Use candy and colour-­‐based cards to navigate your gingerbread man up the rainbow path to gumdrop mountain. A good choice for young players and to help children learn colours. Ages 3 +
2 – 4 Players
Racing
30 minutes
Safetyville
Educational and enjoyable, Safeyville teaches children how to stay safe as they spin the colour wheel in order to cross the board to school. Ages 3 +
2 – 4 Players
Movement
20 minutes
Snakes & Ladders
A children’s board game classic, players race to the end by rolling dice, but must be careful where they land, ladders jump a piece ahead while slides drop you back. Ages 3 +
2 – 6 Players
Dice Rolling
30 minutes
The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game
Spin the wheel and try to fill your log with acorns before the other players, but watch out, some spins lose you acorns or let you steal them from other players. Ages 3 +
2 – 4 Players
Educational
15 minutes
Barnyard Critters
Quick wits are a must when playing Barnyard Critters! Each player must figure out which cards don’t fit the pattern and be the first one to grab those cards. Ages 4 +
2 – 8 Players
Pattern Recognition
15 minutes
Feed the Kitty
Roll the dice to eliminate the other players mice but don’t let the kitty eat your own! Ages 4 +
2 – 5 Players
Dice Rolling
15 minutes
Connect 4
An easy classic for gamers, young and old! Try and create a row of four tiles while blocking your opponent’s moves. Ages 5 +
2 Players
Strategy
10 minutes
Pick Up Sticks
Draw sticks from the jumble to earn points, based on the colour of each stick, but be careful not to disrupt the pile or you forfeit your draw. Ages 5 +
2 - 6 Players
Puzzle
20 minutes
Scrabble Jr.
Players have two options when trying out Scrabble Jr., either the classic Scrabble layout, best suited to older children and experienced players, or the new board. This second option is closer to a crossword, with possible word choices already spelled out to help children build their vocabulary and improve their spelling. Ages 5 +
2 – 4 Players
Word Game
30 minutes
Taiga
Spin the wheel and try to fill your log with acorns before the other players, but watch out, some spins lose you acorns or let you steal them from other players. Ages 5 +
2 – 6 Players
Memory/Deduction
15 minutes
Ghost Blitz
Following instructions from the item cards, players compete to snatch the right items off the table. But be careful, the items on the cards may not match what’s on the table! Ages 6 +
2 – 8 Players
Pattern Recognition
20 minutes
Hey, That’s My Fish!
Each player moves their penguin across the board, collecting fish as they go and breaking paths through the ice. Pick up as many fish as you can and block your opponents progress to guarantee the win! Ages 6 +
2 – 4 Players
Strategy
20 minutes
Jenga
Use your personal strategy or rely on your instincts to pull blocks from the tower, but don’t be the one to make it fall! Ages 6 +
2 – 4 Players
Puzzle
20 minutes
Orwinkle
Mix and match tiles of different colours and shapes to score points in this deceptively strategic game. Ages 6 +
2 – 4 Players
Strategy
45 minutes
Stare Junior
Each player must try and remember as much of the image card as they can before the thirty-­‐
second timer runs out. But don’t slack off, skill-­‐testing questions about the images will challenge even the sharpest minds. Ages 6 +
2 – 10 Players
Memory
60 minutes
Uno
Similar to the card-­‐game classic Crazy Eights, players must empty their hands while forcing their opponents to pick up cards. Score as many points as possible, advance through the rounds, and be the first player to shout, UNO! Ages 6 +
2 – 10 Players
Card Game
30 minutes
Pictionary Junior
Pictionary Junior is more suited to a younger audience than the adult version, with a less complex serious of topic cards, but the rest of the game should feel familiar. Players move around the board by successfully guessing the images drawn each turn by the appointed artist in a race to the finish. Ages 7 +
3 – 8 Players
Drawing/Deduction
15 minutes
Gobblet
In a test of your memory skills and strategy skills, Gobblet has players try and create a row of four pieces with some pieces hidden and others revealed. Forget where your pieces are and what you thought was a victory may be a disadvantage, or even a defeat. Ages 8 +
2 Players
Memory/Strategy
20 minutes
Morphology Jr.
Using a variety of different props the nominated Morphologist will do their best to recreate a word from the deck of cards. Each round can change with more and less difficult cards or the addition of sound effects. Ages 8 +
4 Players
Word Game
60 minutes
Canadian Trivia Family Edition
With dual-­‐sided cards that accommodate players of every kind, Canadian Trivia Family Edition has players answer questions from categories like History and the Arts to travel between Canadian cities and make their way across the country. Ages 9 +
2 – 8 Players
Trivia
45 minutes
Apples to Apples
Test your creativity and humor in the creative party game Apples to Apples. Match your funniest or most creative card to the definition each round to score points and win! Ages 10 +
4 - 10 Players
Card Game
20 minutes
Blurt!
Each turn a reader announces a definition to the table and the first player to shout out the word it describes moves forward one space! One-­‐on-­‐one challenges and other twists keep the game interesting as the turns go by. Ages 10 +
3 - 12 Players
Trivia/Word Game
60 minutes
Mind’s I Junior Edition
Mind’s I will be familiar to fans of Trivia games; players must answer two question cards correctly from each of the six category pyramids to advance to their final, game-­‐winning, question. Ages 10 +
2 – 6 Players
Educational/Memory/Deduction 45 minutes