Episode 198 - Our 5 Rebuy Games

December 14, 2023

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ra and Rafter Five. Then, we talk about which five board games we would buy back first if our entire game collection suddenly disappeared!

Children's Games

June 4, 2023

When my twins were a little over 2 years old, they started playing some board games by the actual rules! Before that, I had introduced them to board games and they liked playing with the pieces. I blogged about some of those experiences in my Training Games series. But when they started playing games by the rules, I started making overview videos of each game we've played. Here's the playlist on YouTube of all the videos I've made about children's games. The links to each overview video in the playlist are also below, grouped by how old my kids were when they first played the game by the rules.

Additionally, I made a list of some of my (and my kids') favorites to play with 2 year olds and 3 year olds! I'm also planning on making a list video for each year as they grow older.

Episode 173 - Bonus Favorites

December 29, 2022

In this now annual special bonus episode, Ambie facilitates while her two guests talk about some of their favorite games they've played recently, including Stuffed Fables and Teddy's Colors & Shapes. They then talk about some more of their favorite games and why they like them. For a video version of the podcast with subtitles, click here.

Episode 165 - Think Inside The Box

September 8, 2022

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Desktop HEBOCON Battle Kit and The Cupid Crisis. We then talk about board game.... boxes! And other containers, receptacles, or holders that board games can come in.

Episode 148 - Top 5 HABA Games

January 13, 2022

In this special episode, Ambie takes a backseat as her two guests take over the episode to discuss a couple games they played recently, including Boggle and Go Away Monster!. They then talk about our top 5 games from the publisher HABA.

For a video version of the podcast with subtitles, click here.

How to Play: Tidy up! (in song form)

September 27, 2021

This is the first in a series of children's instructional songs for children's board games. Learn how to play Tidy up! from HABA's My Very First Games line! And download the song here!


Training Games: Tidy Up!

February 22, 2021

by Ambie Valdés
This is part of a series called Training Games, where I review children's games when playing (with modified rules) with my twin toddlers. This review was written when my twins were 17 months old.

Tidy Up! Is a game where you have cardboard squares representing different types of toys - stuffed animals, vehicles, or blocks. The box itself has a storage shelf of cardboard with slots in it, so you take a piece and put it into the correct slot to match the type of toy.

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