Board Games for Kids: The Ultimate List
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Best board games for kids
New and classic, for little kids and big kids, these board games will give every child hours of fun.Chickapig

Ages 8+ | 2 to 4 players | 25 to 60 minutes |
Apples to Apples Junior

Ages 9+ | 4 to 8 players | 30 minutes |
KerPlunk

Ages 5 to 10 | 2 to 4 players | 20 minutes |
Mexican Train

Ages 8 to 14 | 2 to 6 players | 20 minutes |
Carcassonne

Ages 7+ | 2 to 5 players | 30-45 minutes |
Gobblet!

Ages 7+ | 2 players | 20 minutes |
Blokus

Ages 7+ | 2 to 4 players | 20 minutes |
The Magic Labyrinth

Ages 6+ | 2 to 4 players | 20 to 30 minutes |
Elementos

Ages 7+ | 2 players | 15 minutes |
Spot it!

Ages 7+ | 2 to 8 players | 15 minutes |
Board games for the whole family
Make your next family game night memorable with board games the entire family will love. Accessible for kids and engaging for adults, these games offer something for everyone. Plus, we’ve included some of the best card games for variety!Throw Throw Burrito

Ages 7+ | 2 to 6 players | 15 minutes |
Skip-Bo

Ages 8+ | 2 to 6 players | 20 minutes |
Balderdash

Ages 8+ | 4+ players | 60 minutes |
Catan

Ages 10+ | 3 to 5 players | 60 to 120 minutes |
Pandemic

Ages 8+ | 2 to 4 players | 45 minutes |
Cover Your Assets

Ages 7+ | 2 to 8 players | 15 to 45 minutes |
Anomia

Ages 10+ | 3 to 6 players | 30 minutes |
Codenames

Ages 14+ | 2 to 8 players | 15 minutes |
Sushi Go!

Ages 5+ | 2 to 4 players | 15 minutes |
Dixit

Ages 8+ | 3 to 6 players | 30 minutes |
Charterstone

Ages 14+ | 1 to 6 players | 45 to 75 minutes |
Telestrations

Ages 12+ | 4 to 8 players, or more with expansion pack | 30 minutes |
Qwirkle

Ages 6+ | 2 to 4 players | 45 minutes |
Board games for young kids
It’s never too early to start introducing your child to board games! Start building their board game skills with these exciting and easy-to-understand options.Enchanted Forest

Ages 4+ | 2 to 6 players | 30 to 60 minutes |
Perfection

Ages 5+ | 1 or more players | 6 minutes |
Rhino Hero

b>Ages 5+ | 2 to 4 players | 5 to 15 minutes |
My First Stone Age

Ages 5+ | 2 to 4 players | 15 minutes |
Ice Cool

Ages 6+ | 2-4 players | 30 minutes |
Classic board games for kids
For years, these games have been some of the top board games for kids and adults. There’s a good chance you remember some of these from your own childhood, so why not introduce them to your kids for an afternoon of family fun?Operation

Ages 6+ | 1 or more players | 10 minutes |
Trivial Pursuit: Family Edition

Ages 8+ | 2 to 6 players | 90 minutes |
The Game of Life

Ages 10+ | 2 to 4 players | 40 to 120 minutes |
Monopoly

Ages 8+ | 2+ players | 60 to 90 minutes (that is, if you’re playing it properly) |
Trouble

Ages 5+ | 2 to 4 players | 30 minutes |
Candyland

Ages 3+ | 2 to 4 players | 20 minutes |
Sequence

Ages 6+ | 2 to 12 players | 10 to 30 minutes |
Guess Who?

Ages 6+ | 2 players | 20 minutes |
Scrabble

Ages 8+ | 2 to 4 players | 90 minutes |
Ticket to Ride

Ages 8+ | 2 to 5 players | 30 to 60 minutes |
Sorry!

Ages 6+ | 2 to 4 players | 30 minutes |
Uno

Ages 7+ | 2 to 10 players | 5 to 10 minutes |
Mouse Trap

Ages 4+ | 2 or more players | 30 minutes |
Clue

Ages 8+ | 3 to 6 players | 45 to 60 minutes |
Scattergories

Ages 8+ | 3 to 6 players | 3 minutes per round |
Educational board games for kids
Want family fun night to be educational, too? These board games teach kids basic STEM and literacy skills to help them succeed beyond the game board.Osmo: Coding Awbie

Ages 5 to 7 | 2 to 12 players |
Robot Turtles

Ages 4+ | 2 to 5 players | 15 minutes |
Chronology

Ages 14+ | 2 to 8 players | 30 minutes |
Rory’s Story Cubes

Ages 8+ | 1 or more players |
Upwords

Ages 8+ | 2 to 4 players | 90 minutes |
Cooperative board games for kids
Less competition and more cooperation is the theme of these games, where players work together to solve challenges and learn board game basics.First Orchard

Ages 2 to 5 | 1 to 5 players | 10 to 15 minutes |
Gnomes at Night

Ages 6+ | 2 to 4 players | 15 minutes |
Richard Scarry’s Busytown: Eye Found It!

Ages 3 to 8 | 2 to 4 players | 30 minutes |
Final thoughts: Best board games for kids
Family game nights can be a great way for the entire family to have fun together. Plus, many of the board games on this list teach children essential skills like reasoning, strategy and planning. We want to know: what are some of your family’s favorite board games? Leave a comment below!Want a game that's fun to play and gets your kids excited to learn? Prodigy is a free math platform that makes learning math an adventure with exciting pets, cool prizes and epic quests. Loved by more than 50 million teachers, students and parents, sign up today to see how Prodigy turns play time into education time.
