As the snow piles up outside you could stay inside and play games (see our 10 games that take an hour to play for some ideas) or you could slap on hats, mitts and head outside for some Winter Minute to Win It games. We […]
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How to Play the Christmas Shenanigans Card Game
One of the best parts of Christmas is getting together with family and, if you’re anything like our family, that means shenanigans. How fitting, then, that we created the Christmas Shenanigans Card Game. (To see more of our original games click here.) This game is […]
Play to Play the Hockey Dice Game
Have a hockey fan in your life? Is that person a dice game fan too? Then we have the perfect game for you: Hockey Dice. All the fun of hockey without the cold nose! Yes, another Family Game Shelf original dice game. What can we […]
How to Host an Epic Grinch Party
“You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch.” With these simple words, I’m instantly, transported to my childhood and the magical time of Christmas. Does it do the same for you? Every year the tall and the small gather around the TV and watch the Classic “How […]
How to Play the Grinch Dice Game
Who doesn’t have a soft spot for The Grinch? He’s terrible and loveable all at the same time. And since we love dice games, we thought we would bring them together and create the Grinch Dice Game. It’s a fast, easy game of risk and […]
How to Play Santa UNO
UNO is a family card game classic. It has many variations (you can see the list and get the free printout of our Ultimate Uno variation list here.) So it surprised me that there is yet to be a Christmas variation. So, we created Santa […]
How to Play Bones and Pips
Bones and Pips is a unique game that uses both dice and dominos for 2 to 8 players of all ages. A great Halloween game. Bones and Pips is an easy to learn game that is great for the whole family to play this Halloween […]
How To Make A Halloween Dice Game Bag
Liven up your ghosts and ghouls this year with a Halloween Dice Game in a gift bag. Is Halloween looking a little less exciting this year? Maybe your kids have declared that they are too old to go trick-or-treating. Or maybe you just want to […]
How to Play the Halloween Dice Game BOO
The Halloween dice game Boo is perfect for any family game night. It is unlike any other dice game that I’ve ever played and it’s a Family Game Shelf original! Face paced, a little loud and full of rewards, it is sure to be a […]
How to DIY your own Bounce-Off Game
Bounce-Off is a great active family game. You can read our review of the Fast Fun Bounce-Off here. It is also easy to DIY Bounce-Off. In this post we show you how to make your own Bounce-Off game, tell you where you can find mission […]










