Family game night ideas
The trick is finding games a six year old and a grandparent both enjoy. These do the job.
Card games
- Uno Easy to learn, noisy to play.
- Cheat Lie about your cards; get caught.
- Rummy For the older half of the table.
- Pig Collect four of a kind, then quietly touch your nose.
Board games that do not drag
- Connect 4 Two at a time, winner stays on.
- Guess Who? Deduction for the young.
- Dobble (Spot It!) Pure speed; children often beat adults.
- Jenga Steady hands.
- Ludo The original family argument.
No equipment
- Charades Teams, a timer.
- Twenty questions
- Who am I? Sticky notes on foreheads.
- The alphabet game An animal for every letter.
On one screen
- Marble Rumble Four round a tablet, one-minute rounds, Team Play for adult and child pairs. We make Marble Rumble, so of course it is on this list. Everything else here is someone else’s game, and we have no connection to any of them.
- Quiz apps on the television Everyone answers on a phone.
Keeping it fun
- Short games first Warm up before anything long.
- Mix the teams Adult with child.
- Let the youngest choose one And stick to it.
More game ideas
Common questions
What are good games for a family game night?
Uno, Dobble, Connect 4, Jenga, charades and, on a tablet, Marble Rumble all work across a wide range of ages.
How do you make game night fair for young children?
Pair them with an adult, choose games of speed or luck rather than knowledge, and use handicaps where a game offers one.
Ready to flick?
Marble Rumble is free, runs in the browser and needs no account or download.