When it’s time to stay at home, find new ways to play and learn together. Here are some tried-and-tested game and craft kit suggestions for your family’s next night in.
Food Fight Frenzy
A high-energy family game that mixes speed, dexterity and quick thinking. Players race to match food-themed tiles to dice faster than their opponents in a chaotic, laugh-out-loud showdown. $19.99, ages 6+, ultrapro.com
Who What Why
Explore social-emotional learning as a family with these conversation cards. Each one presents a real-life scenario with animal characters, plus guiding questions that spark meaningful talk. $23.99, ages 4+,various retailers.
Number Hunter
Travel four parts of the world, while practicing addition, subtraction and even/odd numbers as you race to the finish line. Fast turns, beautiful illustrations and fun challenges keeps everyone engaged. $29.99, ages 5+, various retailers.
Mumaloo Craft Box
Get creative together with this fun box that includes 10 pre-packaged activities with easy-to-follow instructions and all the materials you need. $29.99, ages 4+, mumaloo.com
Sticki Rolls Sticki Rolluxe
This all-in-one crafting and jewelry-making kit doubles as a handbag. Features individual pods to house beads and other crafting materials and includes three mystery jumbo stickies. $49.99, ages 5+, stickirolls.com
KLUTZ Make Your Own Loom Animals
Create up to 12 adorable animal friends with this kid-friendly knitting kit. Just wrap the easy-to-use yarn around the loom and then use the hook tool to weave it together. $24.99, ages 7+, various retailers.
National Geographic Mega Earth Science Kit
Includes everything you need to conduct 15 activities including dueling water tornadoes, building and erupting a volcano, starting a rock collection and more. Includes an additional guide with more than 85 experiments you can conduct using common household materials. $29.99, ages 8+, various retailers.
Machie Mole
It’s tough to read words underground. Grab your handy shovel and dig through the leaves to find words, then read each word out loud for our mole to hear. $36, ages 4+, simplfyfun.com
Tie-Dye Dotz
Create vibrant garments and accessories with nearly no mess at all. Simply place your Tie-Dye Dotz on the item you wish to dye and add water. It’s that easy. $14.99, ages 5+, various retailers.
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