With the Olympics being a hot topic for the last few weeks, well I have to be honest, we haven’t watched much of it on TV. I honestly get all the highlights on Facebook as I’ve just been way too busy to watch real time! As a family, we’ve really been soaking up the Summer by letting our kids stay up late and indulging on snacks and desserts more often than normal. The other night we had some company over to play some games, play on our new Jumparoo and have some fun. There were a lot of smaller kids (all 4 and under) and I have to say that Austin felt pretty proud to be the oldest kid there. Currently one of Austin’s very favorite games is “War” and he’ll sometimes forget which number is bigger when he loses, but I’ll just have to gently remind him. š Vivian can’t quite read numbers yet or tell which one is bigger than the other, but just repeating numbers around her, helps her learn. We’ve been loving hanging out in our new outdoor patio set from Walker Edison Furniture with pillows from Mae Woven. But of course, any gathering at our house has to always be packed with good food, drinks and snacks!
For the night, I served an assortment of CVS Gold Emblem and Gold Emblem abound snacks for guests. There was a mix of nuts, popcorn and puffs and the kids really went at it. Specifically there was Berries & Nut Clusters, Pistachio & Almond Blend, Jalapeno Cheddar Quinoa Puffs, BBQ Potato Fries, Blueberry Lemon Almond Crunch and Heavenly Light Popcorn.
And because we were inspired by the Olympics, we decided to rate the snacks with medals. Drum roll please…
Bronze – Gold Emblem abound Berries & Nut Clusters
Silver – Gold Emblem abound Heavenly Light Popcorn
Gold – Gold Emblem abound BBQ Potato Fries
This was how the kids rated the snacks, but I actually really loved the Gold Emblem abound Blueberry Lemon Almond Crunch the best!
My dress: Gunny Sack and Co.
Austin’s shirt c/o Childrensalon
Vivian’s dress c/o Childrensalon
Photography by Summer Nicole Photo
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We haven’t really entertained in quite some time, but I am excited to host more gatherings at our house now, with games!
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I like playing checkers & war.
I liked (and still like) playing the game of Life.
I like to play uno. It helped my son learn colors a numbers.
We love playing tag & hide n seek!
Such a fun idea. We really need to try a game night!
We love to play Uno, yhatzee, and also Jenga.
This is so sweet (and I LOVE your patio furniture!)
We like Pictionary, Monopoly, and Bunco.
Love the backyard set up Sandy!
We are in the teen years now and Scrabble is always fun. Apples To Apples is a hit too. Thanks!
Classic Monopoly is my favorite. I can’t wait to introduce my little to it in a few years.
My kids are so young that we play a lot of made up games.
Enjoy playing scrabble.
Our family liked Aggravation (marbles) and Scrabble.
I used to love playing with my barbie doll. I also remember playing with marbles. Since my sister and I were crazy about horses (and animals in general), we would play with our toy horses.
Those snacks look delicious and I love your patio set! Layla and I love to play matching games!
Fizz and Frostingā
double dutch jump rope!
Hide and go seek, Simon says, 7up with ball against house, Stone teacher
I used to like Yahtzee, Life, Sorry, Parcheesi and Scrabble.
As a kid we played Monopoly a lot.
I have 3 kids and our favorite game to play as a family is UNO.
We love trouble! I’m so glad that games is still around!
I loved the game Operation and Simon
My toddler loves peak a boo
I like to play peekaboo with my toddlers, or chase. When I was a kid I loved Sorry, Monopoly, and Uno, and I love Trivial Pursuit.
Okay, these snacks are making me hungry!! Love it!
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When I was a kid, I loved to play Monopoly.
Connect 4
Life, Scrabble, Rummy, Monopoly
Such a fun idea! I love game night parties!
Karen
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We like Monopoly and Uno
I like to play word games.
I love playing any type of board game – life, trouble, cranium, all of that fun stuff! I still think it’s fun as an adult!
I loved playing LIFE(:
My kids and I play all kinds of games. Usually it is Paw Patrol board games, Candyland, or Old Maid
Our family likes hangman.
I enjoyed card games and Monopoly.
Duck, Duck, Goose!
i love playing hungry hippos and go fish with my girl
We used to love doing scavenger hunts! There’s just something so adventurous and rewarding about them! That’s probably why I love geocaching today hah!
We like to play card games like Uno and we also like to play frisbee outside.
We always played Monopoly, and Twister was always fun.
My daughter isn’t old enough to play real games yet, but I love playing hide and seek with her.
My kids have been enjoying a kid version of charades we’ve been playing lately. I think they just like to see me being goofy and acting stuff out.
UNO! we’ve played it for years and I love watching how competitive my adult kids still get!
My kids love playing Candyland, Old Maid and Go fish
LOVE this! War was one of my favorite games growing up, too! Loving that you are keeping game night with the kids alive. I don’t feel like enough families break out game nights together anymore. Precious! XO
Anna || A Lily Love Affair
I love to play any Cranium games with my kids.
I loved Rummy!
Some of my favorites are connect four, jenga, apples to apples and uno!!
my son loves to play apples to apples junior
I like playing Scrabble and Monopoly.
I’m a little sad the Olympics are over – for multiple reasons but mainly because my excuse to stay up late and veg on snacks is over! š
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We love playing board games of all kinds.
right now we play a lot of cadny land because even my youngest can play!
As kids, my brothers and I used to love playing board games like Monopoly, Sorry, and Trouble. Monopoly always ended in someone quitting when they got angry for losing money and property.
Loved LINCOLN LOGS and TOY SOLDIERS
The board game Life was a big hit with my kids when they were younger. And for outdoor, physical games, corn hole (bean bag toss) is always a family favorite. To
My kids and I like to play Monopoly and Scrabble.
Uno is the best game
I love play Chinese Checkers
we like to play bingo and UNO
I liked to play hopscotch and jacks when I was younger
Game night sounds like such a fun time, and I absolutely love the idea of delicious snacks! I want this snack pack for myself š xx Adaleta Avdic
I love to play uno
We like to play Candyland.
I like to play Scrabble and Battleship with my son.
We play Uno and Apples to Apples.
I loved playing checkers when I was younger š
We like to play Blokus and Uno.
We always liked card games or the game of life the best.
We love Apples and Apples and Yahtzee
We enjoy trivia games
I still love games! Scattergories is my favorite.
We liked playing Uno and Life.
My kids & i loved candyland when they were little.
Our family loves to play Skipbo!
I love to play bananas, its like scrabble but faster paced and more interactive
Hide and go seek!
Tag was always one of my favorites growing up!
i love playing connect four, sorry and monoploy jr with my kiddos!!
My daughter loves to play Pretty Pretty Princess and my 2 boys love to play Sorry the Pokemon version.
I love Uno and Scrabble.
I liked to play UNO.
We usually will make it a game/movie night. We make popcorn, put in a movie and usually play Guess Who, I spy, Monopoly. Yahtzee. or Uno. It’s a great way for family bonding and all electronics are banned.
we play hide and seek
We love playing scrabble.
We like hide and seek
We like to play Sorry! We also play Monopoly and Simon Says a lot too!
I had my daughters play UNO. Its great for colors and numbers. We also played cribbage which teaches them to count and match numbers. We also played a version of scrabble. I gave them a list of easy words and they used tiles to spell them out and connect them on the board.
we love to play “i spy”
thanks !:) xoxox
We like to play hide and seek and tag.
My daughter and I love Scrabble!
I played checkers with both of my sons. They won every time.
These snacks look yummy! I’m a big board and card game fan! I love Euchre!
~Hillary
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When I was younger and even now, I loved playing any kind of game. Board games like clue, monopoly, life; card games like gin, poker, and uno; and word games like scrabble and boggle. I guess I’m just a big kid at heart!
I loved to play Mouse Trap, Sorry and Candyland with my kids.
I liked playing Candy Land and Go Fish with the kids.
We like to play outside – basketball, badminton, croquet, kickball, baseball. When we aren’t able to get outdoors we enjoy playing card games like Uno & Phase 10.
My family loves to play Skip-bo!
We love to play hide & seek š
I loved to play monopoly with my siblings.
we play Apples to Apples or Scattergories every weekend with the kids
We play Monopoly, Clue, Yahtzee and Risk!
My kids like to play Clue. We also like Sorry.
Card games and dominos!
Tag, hide n seek, the kids love monopoly and pie face!
Always loved to play Old Maid and MouseTrap with the kids.
Used to love Candyland. I have since graduated to nerd tabletop games.
My son loves Monopoly, LIFE and cards
I liked Scrabble and Monopoly!
We had/have a Life board game at my parents that my children Loved playing and I didn’t mind playing with them as well. It always turned out fun.
My kids love to play uno and dominoes.
I love to play Boggle with kids who are a bit older. It was my favorite game when I was about 9 or 10. With a lot younger children, I love to play Candyland. Because who doesn’t love a world made of candy! Chutes and Ladders is fun, too.
we use to ride out bycicles and have races , or run and play tag
We like to play war and go fish right now. Uno is fun too.
Love playing monopoly, twister and scrabble
Some of the board games I liked playing was Go Fish, Chinese Checkers, Monopoly , and Clue.
We love playing uno, zingo, and candy land.
What a great spread! Loving the olympic themed way you rated the snacks as well. Your kids must have had a blast during game night. It such a perfect way to spend some quality time with the family, right? Thanks so much for sharing this on #shinebloghop this wee
This really makes me miss my children being little again. We used to play monopoly and scrabble most of the time. There’s a game called Cards Against Humanity but it is strictly for adults and they seem to like it.