Tell me what board games your 5/6/7 year olds love.

[NeverHomeAlone]

Preferably something that is simple enough for them to be able amongst themselves, but fun enough that grown ups would also enjoy it.

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Outfoxed is a great game.

Watching for ideas.

Labyrinth.

Junior risk
Dobble (not a board game but awesome still)

Enchanted Forest
Sleeping Queens
Rummikub
Carcasonne (our DD5 needs a bit of help)
What a Performance

Not a board game but my five year old loves Uno.

frustration!
also great for teaching how to deal with frustrating things!!

Lots of the orchard toys ones at those ages - especially pizza pizza. Labyrinth but possibly a bit tricky for the youngest. Bugs in the kitchen is a hit still.

Triominoes
Frustration

Labyrinth

Not a board game, but my 7 year old loves Exploding Kittens.

Junior Monopoly
Dobble
Outfoxed

Mine also plays chess! Makes us sound really brainy, but we aren't. She started when she was 4. She is 6 now and has beaten a grown up, (OK the grown up in question hadn't really played chess before, so wasn't really fair, but even still). She also likes chequers.

Dobble, fun for all ages!
Super farmer
Uno
Too many monkeys

Another one saying Labyrinth! We used to make it easier for the younger players by letting them have all their cards at once. Adults had to turn one over at a time.

monopoly cheat goes down well with my dd.

Other than that, I agree with Uno - there are various versions now. And also mine likes Pit. But it's a bit shouty and we don't like playing it with er!

Junior monopoly is a big hit in our house. So is a simple game of go fish or uno

My five-year-old is currently obsessed with the junior version of Cluedo. It's currently reduced to £9.50 on Amazon.

The perpetrator breaks a toy, rather than commits murder.. It did take me about three games before I stopped calling them murderers though

Another vote for Outfoxed. Hoot owl hoot is good too.

Labyrinth
Mousetrap

Junior Cleudo,
JUnior Monopoly
Junior Scotland Yard
Hoot Hoot Owl ( a collaborative game)

My DS7 loves junior cluedo, junior articulate and ludo.
He also loves exploding kittens, uno and we’ve just discovered uno flip!
I also love all these games 😊

Outfoxed
Dragomino
Junior Catan (5 year old might find that a bit challenging)
My first ticket to ride

I Saw It First is a big hit here, plus they can do it entirely on their own.

Thank you. Lots of new games there we haven't got already

My first ticket to ride is brilliant
My first carcassonne is a favourite in our house

We got a new one a few weeks ago called Monza. It’s fun for adults and the children (even my 4 year old) can play it independently)

Kids of carcassone
Junior monopoly
Marrakesh