As the weather starts to shift to full-time wintry temperatures, it’s necessary to spend more time inside. For those of us with a basement in the house, we have a little more options to keep us from going stir crazy when the snow threatens to close us in. Of course, we all know that ping…
Christmas is a festive season and full of secrets, surprises and excitement for the kids. But for some parents, the Christmas season can be a time of stress as they struggle to find ways to just make ends meet, much less think about having gifts under the tree for each child. There are many organizations…
These ideas and games for beating the summer slump are brought to you by Winning Moves. Hobbies on a Budget received products for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own. No monetary compensation was received. Most parents and teachers are familiar with the phrase “Summer Slump”. Kids get out of school and…
What games have you been playing these last few weeks? Thanks to Winning Moves offering us these games for review, my family has tried many new games over the past few years. This past weekend, we shared a game of Uncle Wiggily and Moose Caboose. Spending a few minutes playing a board game is a…
Hobbies on a Budget received products for the purpose of this review. No monetary compensation was received. All opinions are my own. My kids are at a great age for playing games. We have some family favorites that come out every time we have family and friends over, but we’re always on the lookout for…
What is your first memory of the game of Monopoly? Do you remember playing for hours at a time at sleepovers when you were a kid? Maybe you can remember the first time you ever got to be the banker or the excitement of landing on the Free Parking space. Did you play by the…
Do you remember the classic board game Risk where you try to conquer the world? You are given a set of cards that show you which territories you control. Then each turn you have the opportunity to add more armies and battle your opponents. My kids have never had the chance to play this classic…
Do you remember the classic family game Jenga? I have great memories of me and my brother building the classic tower of wood blocks and trying to outdo our best tower. When my kids were smaller we picked up the classic Jenga and have built many towers with them. Now there is an updated version…