It ain’t pretty, but it should give you some idea of how nuts we are about board games…and now I’m realizing we still need to donate our copy of Candyland!

They’re all chance and no thought, and at best they prepare your kid to understand the concept of a lottery ticket.Īnd yet as much as I’d love to groom my preschooler into a ruthless Scrabble whiz, some of the best family games are just too advanced to be board games for 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds. Those typical preschool board games require little to no strategy. The people who invented Candyland, Chutes & Ladders, and Hi Ho Cherry-O must have had some deep-seated hatred for parents of the world because playing those preschool board games will slowly kill off every brain cell that sleep deprivation hasn’t already taken care of. The games specifically designed for preschoolers are kind of… soul-sucking. My preschooler’s absolute favorite time of day is after her little sister goes to bed at night because that’s when we bust out a board game or card game to play as a family. Inside: Forget those boring preschool board games like Candyland and play these educational and fun board games for preschoolers instead.

Free learning games for 3 year olds