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Family games create lasting family memories!
Dining together can be important for family bonding ... and playing a game immediately after dinner is wonderful too. Family games bring us together where we learn to communicate, cooperate, share, and compete in friendly ways. All lessons in life. If you’re unsure … imagine two scenarios this evening:
- You all complete dinner and share the cleaning up, then sit to play a low stress game in teams. There’ll be laughing, smiles, teamwork, sharing, empathy and compromise.
- You all complete dinner and leave the parents to clean up, then sit in front of the TV, in your rooms, or working on your lap … all staring at screen devices.
Our games selection looks like our own family games cupboard. They're all winners, and all tested by at least one of our staff. Most have been recommended by customers or are simply classics that have lasted for decades. If you're looking to buy family games online in Australia, these make perfects gifts and represent screen-free fun.
New games are things you just can't have enough of … but if you've got too many, rehome some to friends and try something new. Try swapping games with other families. And if you can get into the habit of playing games with your family, you'll make memories for life.
What are the benefits of set of family games?
Family games are surprisingly powerful in developing relationships. That might sound a bit lofty or grand, but it’s true and families that play together will have more respectful and balanced relationships.
Communication: Family games encourage conversation, helping family members practice active listening, express themselves clearly, and resolve conflicts in a fun, low-pressure environment. Family members will inevitably experience frustration, but in a game environment, they’ll quickly need to adjust their behaviour and learn.
Strengthened Relationships: Playing games together is a bonding experience and creates shared memories. This strengthens emotional connections, deepens understanding, and enhances cooperation among family members.
Promotes Teamwork and Cooperation: Many games require family members to work together to achieve a common goal. This helps teach problem-solving and teamwork skills. Games like Pictionary, 500, and Sequence are played in teams!
Stress Relief and Fun: Games provide a break from the daily routine and offer a chance to relax, laugh, and enjoy each other’s company. This can reduce stress and increase overall happiness. Games like Spot-It and Tenzi are loud, fast and fun … great escapes from a stressful life!
Encourages Healthy Competition and Fair Play: Games can teach children and adults alike about healthy competition, following rules, and dealing with both winning and losing gracefully. Games like Memory, Battleships and Dragonwood are great for a little competition.
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Squigz - Starter Set
Fat Brain$42.95Squigz are fun little suckers! Apply pressure to two Squigz. Air rushes out and the fun rushes in! Connecting to each other and to any solid, non-p...
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Ribbon Ninja
Fat Brain$24.95Ninja Ribbons is a wonderful game requiring skill, speed and a little strategy. Think like a fox, move like a monkey, strike like a cobra! Each pla...
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Wobble Run
Fat Brain$35.50Watch it wobble around and around! Three uniquely textured tracks slide onto the tower in any order you want. Drop one of the balls onto the top an...
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Squigz - Toobz
Fat Brain$55.50Wobbly wonders await! These unique Toobz wildly bend, twist, and loop every which way to inspire hours of creative play. Build them tall. Bend them...
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Squigz - Mini
Fat Brain$37.50Stick 'em to any smooth surface! Mini Squigz may be tiny, but their building fun is MIGHTY! These new members of the Squigz family are 40% smaller,...
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Forklift Frenzy
Fat Brain$49.95Be the first to stack the blocks correctly using only your forklift! Start the round by drawing a card. Your goal is to stack the barrels to match ...
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Heap-O-Sheep
Fat Brain$44.95Taking turns, players use their springboard to launch their sheep onto the hook-and-loop paddock. Each sheep is covered with hook and loop fabric. ...
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Coggy
Fat Brain$26.95Get your mental gears spinning with these 4 brain-busting puzzles! Bend, rotate, and shape Coggy to match the patterns printed on the challenge car...
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