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The BEST Educational Board Games for Families!

This is a sponsored post on behalf of SimplyFun  All opinions are 100% my own.  Read my full disclosure.

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I have always loved games even as a small child. I have instilled my passion into my family.

Providing the best educational board games for your children will reap benefits and rewards beyond measure.

There is no better way to increase knowledge, fine motor skills, teamwork, and strategic abilities than playing FUN games.
 
SimplyFun games provides exactly what their websites states:

With more than 100 award-winning products that support the needs of today’s kids, parents and teachers, SimplyFun games are repeatedly recognized for their unique and easy to learn concepts, interactive components and specific skill–building features. SimplyFun games meet the educational needs of children in language development, math, critical thinking, spatial reasoning and more. Plus, the games are fun for the whole family – an award–winning combination.

I find SimplyFun’s website full of information when choosing a game. Each product includes the following helpful information.

  • General information about the game
  • Highlights
  • Core Curriculum standards, if any
  • Skills that will be mastered
  • Modification tips on how to meet special needs children
  • Special tips to engage Autistic children
  • Extended play suggestions

SimplyFun has really put a lot of thought into their games to make them excellent for all children and families.

Our family has been having a blast playing Get 4 & Score and Letter Slide during school time and Family Game Night. They are both vibrant with colors and come in sturdy boxes. There is nothing worse than purchasing a game with a cheap box. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to throw away games due to missing pieces. 

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Get 4 & Score

This is a favorite of my older children, however, I was able to modify it so our whole family could play together. Just flip over the top card in the deck from each of the Four Letter Card piles and roll the dice to reveal their point values. Next, turn over the top category card and flip over the timer.

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Players scurry to write four answers correlating with the category and starting with the letter on each of the flipped cards. Players reveal their answers and score points based on the dice rolled after the timer expires. After 10 rounds, the player with the highest score wins! It really gets them thinking.

Take a peek at how to play Get 4 Score.

 

Letter Slide

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My little ones enjoy the challenge of this game. It took them a few games to really get the hang of it. I did modify the rules for my 4 year old. Helping my second grader just a few times made him feel like he was Einstein. He has been working on 4 letter words, so this is very appropriate for him.

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Just pick Letter Tiles to make as many four-letter words as you can before the timer runs out. Place one Letter Tile from each correctly spelled word onto a corresponding letter space.  Cover all the Letter Spaces on your Slide Board first to win the game! 

Take a peek at how FUN Letter Slide is when playing the game.

 

I highly recommend SimplyFun when choosing the best educational games for families. They make wonderful gifts that can meet any family’s needs.

Enter to WIN 3 SimplyFun games for your family

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SimplyFun wants one of Blessed Beyond a Doubt’s readers to win a Grill Party, Get 4 & Score and Letter Slide,. This is a  retail value of $96.00.  I will be picking a random winner on November 13th at 12am.  Winner will be contacted via email and must respond within 48 hours or another winner will be picked. All entries will be verified.

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Comments

  1. Sommer says

    November 5, 2014 at 9:19 am

    I really think my kids would enjoy Get 4 & Score! It looks really fun!

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  2. Erika S says

    November 5, 2014 at 10:47 am

    This looks like a great game for my kiddos!

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  3. Erika S says

    November 5, 2014 at 10:49 am

    The Make It Real Learning workbooks would be great.

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  4. Courtney says

    November 5, 2014 at 3:03 pm

    I think my kids would like all of these games. They enjoy fun, hands-on learning activities.

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  5. Tina Smith says

    November 5, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    I think the Blue Series would work best for us.

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  6. Amy says

    November 5, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    Light Blue Series Grade 6

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  7. Starlene Stevens says

    November 5, 2014 at 10:12 pm

    Letter Slide looks fun!!!

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  8. Ally says

    November 6, 2014 at 4:55 am

    We’ve never considered using Math Mammoth ñ but these learning games look awesome!

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  9. Jaime Lynn says

    November 6, 2014 at 7:02 am

    They all look fun! The blue series would be the best fit for our family I believe 🙂 Thanks for offering this!

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  10. Marna says

    November 6, 2014 at 7:52 am

    Letter slide

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  11. Kayla Arrowood says

    November 6, 2014 at 8:00 am

    I really believe we could have a lot of fun with Letter Slide 🙂

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  12. tricia says

    November 6, 2014 at 8:29 am

    I think we would have a blast with Get 4 and score.

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  13. erin margolin says

    November 6, 2014 at 8:56 am

    These look amazing and perfect for my girls! I love educational games!

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  14. Michelle M. says

    November 6, 2014 at 10:17 am

    We love to play games as a family. Letter Slide looks fun!!

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  15. Darlene Sullins says

    November 6, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    There are soooo many fun looking games! I think “My Mine” looks super fun!

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  16. Texas Momma says

    November 6, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    My kiddos would LOVE Letter Slide!

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  17. erickajen says

    November 6, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    wow! i think those sound like some really fun games, but i LOVE word games of any kind. 🙂

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  18. erickajen says

    November 6, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    letter slide!

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  19. Deana says

    November 7, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    The Get 4 game looks like a great family night game. So much fun!

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  20. Bonnie Boucek says

    November 7, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    I think my kids would just laugh their heads off trying Get 4 and Score.

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  21. Becky Lyons Borgia (@BeckyatGUNT) says

    November 7, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    This game looks awesome! http://www.simplyfun.com/publicstore/stores/homeoffice/AM/product/15-to-Zero,1327,1.aspx

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  22. Erica says

    November 7, 2014 at 5:42 pm

    My kids would really like Letter Slide!

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  23. Kellina says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:10 pm

    Letter slide looks fun.

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  24. Deanna B. says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    Letter Slide would be great for my daughter.

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  25. Ginajohnson says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:19 pm

    Letter Slide would be played a ton at our house! Looks like so much fun!

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  26. Rhoda says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    I know that I would like any of these games, but probably for my kids–Letter Slide. Thank you for a great give away.

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  27. Melissa Fawley says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    My family would love ALL of these games:)

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  28. Cindy eh? says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    I really think my tween and teen would enjoy all the games. We are big games fans. 4Score would be good for my teen and his friends. Letter slide would be good for my dyslexic tween.

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  29. Brenda says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    Letter Slide!

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  30. Laurie says

    November 7, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    I think my children would like both but at this age would benefit more from letter slide. Thank you!

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  31. Desta says

    November 7, 2014 at 7:36 pm

    Get 4 Score looks fun!

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  32. Joanne says

    November 7, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    Letter slide would be the game we would love. I have a 5 and 7 year olds.

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  33. AshleyC says

    November 7, 2014 at 8:04 pm

    I think my boys would love Letter Slide!

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  34. L says

    November 7, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    Get 4 Score sounds fun.

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  35. Jennifer C says

    November 7, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    I think we would enjoy Letter Slide.

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  36. R G says

    November 7, 2014 at 9:05 pm

    Wow! This looks great. We would be split in our family some would like the Letter Slide, and others the Get 4 & Score and they saw the High Tail It on the site. Great fun. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  37. Marie moffatt says

    November 7, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    Letter slide looks like lot of fun!

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  38. Judith Martinez says

    November 7, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    Oh my goodness! the Shakespeare game looks so fun!

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  39. Tanya says

    November 7, 2014 at 11:05 pm

    Get 4 and Score looks like a lot fun!

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  40. Molly says

    November 8, 2014 at 2:14 am

    Letter Slide would be great for my Kindergartener.

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  41. Sally W says

    November 8, 2014 at 2:47 am

    I like the looks of 15 to Zero.

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  42. pat says

    November 8, 2014 at 7:45 am

    we would probably like letter slide since we enjoy word games

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  43. Teresa Locklear says

    November 8, 2014 at 9:09 am

    I like the looks of all the games. We have a 15 yo, 13 yo and 7 yo, so any game would be a blessing.

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  44. amy says

    November 8, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    I’d love to try the Shakespeare game!

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  45. Sarah says

    November 8, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    Letter slide would be great!

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  46. mmmonchan says

    November 8, 2014 at 9:58 pm

    Perhaps Letter Slide; they all look fun! 🙂

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  47. Angela Bergeron says

    November 10, 2014 at 4:20 am

    I think my family would enjoy letter slide. My 2 kids are beginner readers and I think it would be a fun way to get them spelling.

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  48. Donna Pheneger says

    November 10, 2014 at 5:27 am

    It’s a hard choice! Letter Slide would be a good one with the three grand kids!

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  49. Amy says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:01 am

    Math games like Fourmation, 15 to Zero, and Front Runner look excellent, as well as the choices you have reviewed here.

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  50. Tyra says

    November 10, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    The get 4 and score looks fun!

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  51. Melanie says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    My girls would love Get 4 and Score!

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  52. Jessica Medina says

    November 11, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    Get 4 and score look slike a game we would really enjoy.

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  53. Amy says

    November 12, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    Letter slide looks fun!

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  54. Erin says

    November 12, 2014 at 10:52 pm

    Letter Slide looks good!

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