We love a good family game night or leaving a puzzle laid-out on a side table to assemble day-after-day. Binge-watching our favorite television series has its place in our lifestyle, too. But we really enjoy family time around the kitchen table and interacting as a family. Board games, worksheets and cards provide hours of interactive conversation and laughs.
We were sent Taco vs Burrito and Bold Made to try this fall. Our children are ages 5, 13 and 17 years. Both card games are suitable for both children and adults. Both of these games come in nice, colorful boxes that would make a great stocking stuffer or small thank you gift.
Bold Made is an updated version of the family favorite, Old Maid. The deck of forty beautiful cards is filled with STRONG women from across multiple genres and decades. These women are accomplished artists, explorers, scientists, inventors, authors and entrepreneurs. We recognized most of the women and their names and contributions to society. But some were new to us. We were also sent an athlete expansion pack, which includes a variety of strong women who paved the way for other female athletes, were strong leaders or paved the way for other women in athletics.
This version of the game is about collecting cards and assembling a strong "team" of bold women. The game includes three games in one with different variations for different age groups.
Bold Made is suited for both children and adults. But honestly, Bold Made is right up our oldest daughter's (17 years) alley. I am going to have her take it with her to college in the fall.
Looking for something fun to end your next Taco Tuesday on a high note - after everyone cleans up the dishes together of course??!! Check out Taco vs Burrito. Our family is well-known for our family taco-themed nights. So Taco vs Burrito will now accompany our mariachi music and sombreros around the dinner table.
Each player chooses a taco or burrito. From there, we really had to read and reread the directions as we found the variety of cards a little confusion at first. There are different points on each of the card categories: ingredients, hot sauces and "tummy aches". There were also action cards that we spent a good time discussing on how to approach them.
If your family falls in love with the game in your home, you can also purchase the expansion pack for more hours of foodie fun around the dinner table.
The cool thing is that this game was developed by a little seven year old boy. So perhaps our kindergartener understood the concepts easier initially than the rest of us.
