Games are a brilliant way to have indoor fun with the whole family. They also make great gifts! With input from our expert panel of children, we’ve compiled the ultimate list of the best table games to keep kids entertained. From trivia games to at-home escape rooms, here are our top picks!
Top Table Games for Kids:
- Stand Up! Sit Down? – Active Quiz Game
- Liar! Liar! – Pants on Fire!
- Dinosaur Snakes and Ladders
- Amazing Animals – Rank Up!
- Mega-Tastic Challenges Game – David Walliams
- Kersplatt! – Squishy Squashy Ludo Game!
- Leaps and Tumbles – Animal Adventures
- Go Genius World – Geography Game
- Biggest Loser – General Knowledge
1 Stand Up! Sit Down? – Active Quiz Game , £18.99 £18.99
Action packed energetic fun!
This active and frenetic quiz game is packed with 400 question cards with 50:50 options. Answer by simply standing or sitting! Stand Up if you think that the strongest animal for their body weight is an ant… Sit Down if you think that it’s a gorilla. Which grows up – stalactite or stalagmite? Fun and educational too!
2 Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire! – Game of Bluff , £16.99 £16.99
Who’s telling the truth?
Who’s the best liar in your family? Find out with this zany card game! Each card contains three ‘facts’, except one is completely and utterly made-up. Start practicing your poker face now because your job is to convince your opponents that you’re telling the truth, no matter which ‘fact’ you read out. Can be played with up to eight players, making this one perfect for family gatherings. Who’s the better liar — grandpa or mum?
3 Dinosaur Snakes and Ladders , £16.99 £16.99
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Fun & colourful board game – a roarsome twist on an all-time classic.
Embark on an exciting prehistoric adventure, combining the classic fun of snakes and ladders with cool dinosaurs! Use the spinner, dodge dino traps and race to the finish line. With no reading required, it’s perfect for all ages. Have fun working your way up the board, navigating the dino tracks and avoiding the dangerous lava rivers. Be the first one to reach the hatching baby dino to win!
4 Amazing Animals – Rank Up! , £8.99 £8.99
Fun card game comparing fascinating facts on 75 animals
This fun card game has the time-tested Trumps format… with a brilliant animal twist. Ideal for 2 to 5 players, go head to head as you compare the stats of 75 cool creatures, from Anteater to Zebra. You’re sure to learn something brilliant along the way – like the fact that there are more than 43,000 species of snail!
5 Mega-Tastic Challenges Game – David Walliams , £14.99 £14.99
Challenge yourself with this mega-fun game
The whole family will love this game, based on the popular David Walliams books. Move around the board by successfully completing a mega-tastic challenge. Will you have to complete a physical feat? Or will it be solving a brain-teasing puzzle? How about answering a tricky trivia question? Get ready for some mega-challenging, mind-boggling entertainment!
6 Kersplatt! – Squishy Squashy Ludo Game! , £16.99 £16.99
Hilarious board game racing dough figures who get squished if caught!
This entertaining game is similar to the classic Ludo, but players make their pawns out of colourful dough in their own design. Pull a card, then move around the board, aiming to get all of your pieces home free. But watch out… if your opponents are lucky, they get to splat your piece until it’s flat! As the game goes on, it gets quicker and trickier. This modelling mayhem game of fun is very satisfying to squish your opponent and very funny – KERSPLATT!
7 Leaps and Tumbles – Animal Adventures , £14.99 £14.99
Race around the board, naming animals & avoiding slippery spots!
Race around the board in this fast-paced and entertaining game! Similar to snakes and ladders, roll the dice and move your play piece, looking out for adventure spots… Zoom up the elephants trunk, swing with the monkey into the trees or splash down the waterfall with a beaver! Land on a star to complete a fun challenge, like naming farm animals, insects, pets and more. Great fun for 2-5 players and perfect for animal lovers. Elephant-astic!
8 Go Genius World – Geography Game , £21.99 £21.99
Packed with fun facts from capitals to animals
Travel around the board answering multiple choice questions, from capitals and countries to the tallest mountains and saltiest seas! Can you name the longest river in the world? Or which country Komodo dragons come from? Geography has never been so fun!
9 Biggest Loser – General Knowledge , £14.99 £14.99
Guess the obvious answer and lose points the quickest!
Can you name a type of flightless bird? How about a famous wizard, or a popular nineties girl group? In this fast-paced game, the aim is to write down the most obvious answer in 30 seconds and lose points if you’re in the top three common answers. Race down to zero as you answer questions on popular culture, geography, movies and more. Quick to play and great fun.
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