board games

Welcome to Play Everyday in May! Fellow blogger, Mary of NotBefore7 and I are excited to hop on Facebook Live and share some of our favorite games this month! Summer is coming. If you’re like us, you want a change of pace in the summer. But you also know that completely open-ended unstructured free time from […]

Last week I published a huge guide to board games and what you can learn while playing them.  But as I stood in front of our wall of board games, one thought kept creeping into my mind.  “This is a fantastic game and I know it really utilizes thinking skills!  But why can’t I put […]

There is a time for structured learning and instruction.  And we can make use of a variety of activities to meet that objective.  But when we come to “family time” or “game night,” the objectives are different!  Have you ever played a game that everyone knew was actually instruction in sheep’s clothing?  Or struggled to stay engaged […]

This post was originally published on an earlier blog under the title “Does it Draw You In?”  I shelved it while I got this blog up and running, but I’m bringing it back so we can continue the conversation about board games! Living Books Recently I’ve been inspired to learn from the writings of Charlotte […]