Winter is fast approaching – the nights are drawing in and it’s time for cosy evenings inside. What better way to spend the evening than games night in your holiday home on one of our parks? No matter what the ages are in your family, everyone can get involved! Take a look at our top picks of games this season. Who says a night in has to be boring?
Games perfect for families
Charades
A game of acting and word guessing, charades is the perfect activity for playing pantomime. Try guessing what the other person is acting out, and it becomes laughs from start to finish. Before starting the game, make sure you have enough phrases and words written down on paper and secretly stashed inside a hat. Each person can take turns to pick a phrase and without telling anyone else try to act it out! The great thing about this is you can pick your own topics – Christmas films, Tv shows or famous quotes.
Pictionary
Pictionary is known as a board game, but if you haven’t got one you can play without. Similar to charades, you pick topics, but instead of acting them out you draw them. There are some real laughs to be had with this! Time to decide which family members can and cant draw so well.
Scavenger hunt
Scavenger hunts are always great fun, especially for the young children! Either a put a list of items together that everyone around the home has to find, or tell them a list of items you have hidden to try to find. Either way it gets competitive and burns some energy!
Family card games
BrainBox The World
A memory game that will give you 10 seconds to memorise as much as you can on the country card you’ve been given. You are then asked questions about the card you memorised. Sounds simple?
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UNO
A classic family card game which is endlessly fun. It can be played from 2 – 10 people, so perfect for big or small families! Everyone starts with 7 cards then take turns drawing from a stack in the middle. Each card has a different meaning, and by the end you must aim to have no cards left – that’s when you shout ‘UNO’!
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What do you Meme? Family Edition
A hilariously brilliant game that has come from popular meme sharing, you will be passed various cards with memes on them. You must then pick a phrase which you think best matches the meme photo, and the one with the best reaction wins! Perfect for all the family.
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Board games for families
Monopoly
Does it even need an explanation? Monopoly is a classic board game – competitive between family members and perfect for a long evening in your holiday home. There are so many themes out there now, so to make it more exciting why not pick a family favourite theme? Such as Harry Potter, Simpsons, Coronation Street or Stranger Things..
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Scrabble
For those who prefer a more mentally stimulating game, why not try this classic scrabble. Take turns to create words on the board using the letters you have picked. Double and triple points can be scored too for joining multiple words together! The player with the most points at the end wins.
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Game of Life
Follow different paths on a board and choose your life.. starting with a career card then receiving promotions/more money. Each path will lead to you spending more money, but spend wisely – the winner is the one with the most money at the end!
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Family games night apps
Heads Up
For the more tech savvy of us – try heads up! Wear your phone like a headband, pick a category then take hurts holding the phone above your head. Try guessing the word on screen from the clues everyone is giving to you. If you cant figure it out, tilt your head back to skip that word! How many can you get right?
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Family Feud 8, Friends
Inspired by family fortunes, family feud is a similar game with 6 different modes to choose from. It’s a great way to laugh and have fun whilst head to head in a range of different games.
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Who Can’t Draw
A game to be played by up to 8 people, you have 15 seconds to draw a word that is randomly given to you, before having to pass the screen onto the next player. They will then continue on with the drawing for another 15 seconds until the drawing gets to the last player. The aim is to guess what the drawing is from the word!
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