Back when I was growing up, my brother and sister were older than me, and one of the last things they wanted to do was play board games with their younger sister.
I tried to play games with my Mom, but she wasn't interested either. She did buy me games that I could play alone like Perfection, Yahtzee, and Solitaire was good as well. What I really wanted back then was to someone to play games with.
These days my daughter and I enjoy playing both board and card games. Some of our favorites card games are Spot It, Moose in the House, and Slamwich. While some of our favorite board games are Monopoly and Life.
Playing games together is fun, allows you to spend time together with family engaging with each other while talking and laughing together.That is more fun to me than sitting in a room together while everyone does their own thing.
When you stay home and play games you are not out and about spending any money. And, you are not putting wear and tear on your car.
One thing board games teach children is how to manage their money and not to spend everything they have. Monopoly is a great game for this as it teaches them not to spend all their money on one thing likes houses, because they may land on a space where they have to pay taxes and with no money they'd be hurting just like in real life.
Playing games is also good for your mental health as people who engage in mentally stimulating activities are less likely to develop dementia later on in life and studies show it even helps to improve your memory.
My daughter and I have a wish list on Amazon of both board and card games that we would like to own someday.
We lucked out the other day at a yard sale and found Ticket to Ride, a board game that sells for $32.00, for only $3.00. We were so tickled to find that and at such a great price. :)
Belinda
~ Living within our Means ~
