TOP GAMES FOR CHRISTMAS 2009
There’s something for the big kids amongst us within the Games group this year as old favourites such as Rubiks 360, Monopoly City and Jenga are updated with a modern twist.
Energetic games which are ideal for families the whole year round include New Bop It, Gator Golf and Pictureka Flipper. There are more challenging games for the brain-boxes amongst us with the LOGO Game, LEGO Games Ramses Pyramid and Peppa Pig Tumble and Spin. Little hands will also be kept busy with the Topsy Turtle and Uno Moo and Lego engages a new audience with the LEGO Games Minotaurus.
OFFICIAL TOP CHRISTMAS GAMES 2009
Bop It- Gator Golf
- Jenga
- LOGO Game
- LEGO Games Minotaurus
- Monopoly City
- Peppa Pig Tumble and Spin Jumbo
- Pictureka Flipper
- LEGO Games Ramses Pyramid
- Rubiks 360
- Topsy Turtle
- Uno Moo
Christmas is often associated not only with presents but family Christmas meals and Christmas parties. One of the most important parts of a family Christmas meal are the Christmas games played at the end of Christmas day. Many families include all age ranges from grandparents down to small children. It is therefore essential that you include Christmas games that will involved all people of all ages, or play a Christmas game for children early on, and an adult Christmas game later in the evening on Christmas day.
Some of the biggest Christmas games over the past few years include Connect4, Yahtzee, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Deal Or No Deal and of course Cranium. Deal or No Deal was one of the best selling Christmas presents in 2006 however it looks like this year’s top Christmas game will be the newly released and updated Cranium 2. For those that haven’t played a Christmas game of the first edition of Cranium won’t realise that this game caters for almost all levels of age. It includes answering general knowledge questions, acting out films, drawing actions and modelling objects with clay.
The long awaited update to Monopoly has also arrived and reflects the change in the house market. No more Old Kent Road for £18! Monopoly has always been an old favourite as Christmas games on Christmas day and any other day as it provides interaction with children. Playing games with children is essential to their development and when we say games; we mean board games, not the latest PS3 or Xbox games. Xbox games and Nintendo Wii games will feature in many top Christmas present lists for boys and Christmas gifts for girls, but a board game at Christmas helps with children’s learning’s and is essential family time over the Christmas period.
