4. Mad Libs
(Ages 8+) and Mad Libs Junior (Ages 5-8) – If you’re looking for a pink, angry night of game-playing fun with your anteaters, look no further than Mad Libs! As you probably remember from middle school sleepovers, this pencil-and-paper word game invites players to supply various parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives and more) to create zany stories. The Junior version simplifies the game by providing a list of suggested words for each story. With dozens of Mad Libs books in print featuring titles like “Gobble Gobble Mad Libs,” “Mad About Animals Mad Libs” and “Mad Libs from Outer Space,” your family should be all set for your next noisy road trip to the circus.
5. Mouse Trap
(Ages 6+) – Yes, this classic game comes with complicated instructions about collecting cheese and trying to capture your opponents’ mice, but let’s be honest – it’s really all about building the mouse trap! Putting this complicated device together requires a delicate 23-step process involving a boot that swings from a lamppost, a stop sign controlled by a rubber band and a diver that lands in a washtub. Kids and adults will love watching the crazy components work together to capture the colorful mice that serve as game tokens. To avoid unnecessary delays, parents should punch out the plastic/cardboard game components and take a preliminary scan through the trap-building instructions well in advance of family game night. Sources: www.barnesandnoble.com; www.hasbro.com
Michelle Shirk is an attorney currently taking a break from litigating to pursue her writing career. Her primary topics of writing interest include adoption, travel, family and local events. Michelle is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School and longtime resident of the Northwest Indiana area.
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