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Board Games for Kids!

Check out our new collection of board games for kids, with titles for anywhere from 1-10 players, for kids as young as 2!

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  • An updated edition of "Don't Break the Ice" with two play modes: the original version (where players take turns carefully knocking blocks from the stand), and a slightly more complex mode that challenges players to remove specific colored…
    Board GamePawtucket, RI : Hasbro, ©2024. — jBoard Game Don't Mammoth
  • Slamwich

    the Fast Flipping Card Game

    A fast-paced card game for sandwich lovers, each card in this die-cut deck is shaped like a slice of bread, printed with delicious sandwich ingredients (plus a few twists). Players rapidly take turns laying down cards, slap completed…
    Board GameNewton, MA : Gamewright, [2005] — jBoard Game Slamwich
  • A card based draw-and-move game, featuring a board filled with classic Mother Goose characters and cute, rhyming movement cards that will lead young players along the path to go visit Dr. Possum's house. The cards also have numbers and…
    Board GameDanvers, MA : Winning Moves Games, [2000] — jBoard Game Uncle
  • A competitive spelling game for 2-4 players, ages 6 and up. On your turn, roll two letter dice, then use the letters on your side of the board to make the longest word possible. The first player to use all their letters wins! Takes about…
    Board GameChicago, IL : Cadaco, [2004] — jBoard Game Four-way
  • Fish in a Barrel

    the Fish-linking Game

    Similar premise to the classic "Barrel Full of Monkeys," but with interlocking fish (bass, trout, and muskies!). Players must race to link as many fish into a chain as possible in 60 seconds! Supports 2-4 players, ages 5 and up.
    Board GameSeattle, WA : Front Porch Classics, 2013. — jBoard Game Fish
  • A turn-taking game for learning counting, for 2-4 players, ages 3 and up. Takes about 10 minutes to play!
    Board GamePawtucket, RI : Hasbro, [2007] — jBoard Game Hi-ho
  • Oh, no! The baby chickens are on the loose! Work together to get all 40 chicks back in the coop before Mother Hen notices they've gone missing. A quick co-operative game for 2-4 players, ages 3 and up. Takes about 15 minutes to play.
    Board GameBerkeley, CA : Peaceable Kingdom Press, [2018] — jBoard Game Count
  • The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game!

    a Game of Strategy for Sneaky Squirrels!

    Wilkinson, Riley,
    Help the sneaky squirrel gather (or steal!) acorns to store up for winter. A spinner-based, random-chance game for 2-4 players, ages 3 and up. Takes about 15 minutes to play.
    Board GameGardena, California : Educational Insights, [2010?] — jBoard Game Sneaky
  • Work together to help a group of dinosaurs escape the island before the volcano erupts! A cooperative game for 2-4 players, ages 4 and up. Takes about 20 minutes to play.
    Board GameBerkeley, CA : Peaceable Kingdom, [2018] — jBoard Game Dinosaur
  • An all-time favorite board game for littles, based on a traditional game from ancient India that was brought to the UK in the 1890s. 2-6 players ages 3 and up race to be the first to the goal. Takes about 30 minutes to play.
    Board GamePawtucket, RI : Hasbro, [2022] — jBoard Game Chutes
  • Eye Found It!

    Hidden Picture Game

    A co-operative spin-and-move game for kids ages 4 and up, featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends and a dozen beautifully-illustrated, iconic Disney settings. Supports 1-6 players, but is best with a mid-sized group, and takes about 30…
    Board GameSeattle, WA : Ravensburger North America, Inc., [2021] — jBoard Game Eye
  • Outfoxed

    a Cooperative Whodunit Game

    A cooperative deduction game where you and your fellow players try to find out who stole Mrs. Plumpert's prized pot pie... before the guilty fox can get away! 2-4 players, ages 5 and up.
    Board GameNewton, MA : Gamewright, [2015]
  • An abstract strategy and memory game with a "living" game board that changes as you play, "Pictureka!" is better for slightly older kids (6 and up) and involves dice rolling, card drawing, and mission completion. Challenging and highly…
    Board GamePawtucker, RI : Parker Brothers/Hasbro, ©2007. — jBoard Game Pictureka
  • Labyrinth Junior

    Marvel Spidey and His Amazing Friends

    Kobbert, Max J.,
    A special marvel-themed, kid-oriented edition of the classic maze game "Labyrinth." Travel through a moving maze, racing your friends to be the first to claim the treasures hidden inside. 2-4 players (and best with a full squad), ages 5…
    Board GameRavensburg, Germany : Ravensburger Verlag ; Seattle, WA, USA : Ravensburger North America, [2022] — jBoard Game Labyrinth Spidey
  • Spelligator

    How Many Words Can You Chomp?

    Milne, Duncan, 1975-
    A delightfully tactile word game for kids ages 5 and up, where players stack letter tiles on top of each other, aiming to make as many words as possible before running out of playable tiles. 2-4 players, but best with a full group.…
    Board GameHuntington Beach, CA : Junior Learning, [2012] — jBoard Game Spelligator
  • MMRY

    Moons & Planets

    A tile-matching memory game for anyone who loves outer space. These round tiles are gorgeously printed with images of moons and planets. 1-4 players, ages 6 and up. Takes about 20 minutes to play (but you'll spent longer looking at the…
    Board Game[Place of publication not identified] : HungryRobot Games, ©2012. — jBoard Game MMRY
  • Candy Land

    Kingdom of Sweet Adventures

    An all-time classic! Race your way through Candy Land with simple math and color prompts, no reading needed. 2-4 players, ages 3 and up.
    Board GamePawtucket, Rhode Island : Hasbro, 2010. — jBoard Game Candy
  • A game for the very-littles, this tactile puzzle game encourages pre-writing skills and number recognition buy having kids match written numbers and numerals with groups of objects of the same quantity. Great to start with 3+/preschool…
    Board GameCarson, CA : Lakeshore, ©2011. — jBoard Game Tactile
  • Qwirkle

    Mix, Match, Score and Win!

    Ross, Susan McKinley,
    A game of matching shapes and colors with a little dice-based luck! 2-4 players, ages 6 and up.
    Board GameRoseville, MN : MindWare, [2018] — jBoard Game Qwirkle
  • Make a path, collect the keys, and unlock the treasure chest before the ogre can beat you there! A cooperative tile-laying game with pieces that feel a bit like Carcassonne or Kingdomino, but with shared wins or loses rather than a…
    Board GameRoseville, MN : MindWare, [2017] — jBoard Game Race