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Family fun night is a great addition to your week. It gets the entire family together for some fun and socialization with each other, even though your schedules are busy. Family fun night games are even more important in today’s society when most children and parents see each other only in passing to activities and work. There are many games you can choose from for your fun night, but below you will find the top five games played by families across the nation.

1.      Monopoly is perhaps the most beloved of all family fun night games. The game offers fun and competition, allows for the kids to team up against the parents, and lasts forever.

2.      Scrabble is a great game for family fun night. Not only is it competitive and fun, but it helps build vocabulary and spelling skills. If you have younger children, try Scrabble Jr. or Upwords, which are easier variations of the game.

3.      Rummy is a great card game for children of all ages. It is very similar to go fish, so younger children can easily pick up the rules and learn how to play. It is also great fun for older children and adults.

4.      Trivia games are also great fun, and there are many of them to choose from. You can choose anything from history to television to Disney for trivia games. Test your knowledge and memory, learn new and interesting facts, or just sit back and see who is smarter, the kids or the adults!

5.      Traditional family fun night games are always a hit. Games such as charades or Pictionary can be a great time, especially when you play boys against girls or kids against parents. There are also variations on these traditional games that you can purchase, such as Taboo.

Besides the traditional, try a scavenger hunt with Riddle Me software.

Planning an Easter egg hunt for your family can be fun and easy. There are many different variations on this game you can use to keep it interesting and fun for everyone no matter the age range.

Some fun ideas include:

• Use plastic eggs, so at the end you can put all the eggs in a piñata. The child who has the hit that breaks it open can win a special prize.

• Write different letters on each egg so the children can make words after they have collected all the eggs. The one that makes the most words wins a prize.

• If you have a large family with a large age range of children, try designating different colored eggs to specific age ranges so that the younger children have a fair chance at finding plenty of eggs.

• When using plastic eggs, besides filling them with candy put different coupons in some of them as well. Ideas for the coupons could include:

-       Going for ice cream with Mom or Dad

-       Extra time doing an activity they enjoy (something that is usually a privilege or limited)

-       Having one exemption of a chore of their choice

-       Getting to pick a movie on movie night

-       Extra one on one time with Mom or Dad

Other Tips:

When planning the hunt, remember to record how many eggs you have hidden to make sure all the eggs are found, especially if you are using real eggs! A map helps with this as well. Set clear boundaries in your yard, etc. so that the hunt remains safe at all times. Above all, remember to keep it simple so Mom and Dad can have fun too!

Here’s a thought from a user:

We set aside Monday nights as Family Home Time.  For about an hour every week, our whole family is together.  We always do something fun, but usually at home because it is easier to really communicate and bond with each other.  This also makes it more difficult to find different activities, every week.  We have used Riddle Me over and over because it changes every time, and its not the same person always winning.  Thanks Riddle Me!

Heather V., Dublin, Ohio

This is a great idea as well as having a day a week set aside for family time. With lives as harried as they can be it’s hard to get everyone together on a regular basis and spend quality time with each other. A family home evening should be part of every family plan.