Comments on: Childhood Family Games That Save Money

By: Persephone

Persephone — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:28:19 +0000

I love to play board games with my family. They are also a great way to watch our kids develop. My ten year old routinely beats my husband and elder son in games of SCABBLE. That is a joy to watch!

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:27:52 +0000

These are great ideas. They cost nothing but they provide wonderful family bonding time.

By: spicoli

spicoli — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:39:11 +0000

I still play Scrabble and a lot of board games and my adult friends enjoy those games, too.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:03:59 +0000

These are some great ideas for families on a budget looking for entertainment. Plus, a little family time definitely never hurt anyone. Thanks for the post.

By: David G. Mitchell

David G. Mitchell — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:53:32 +0000

I’ve gotten to know many of my readers over the past several months. Some, I know from past jobs or from schools I attended. Others I’ve met at http://www.ww2f.com, a World War II forum that I moderate. Often, I receive comments via e-mail instead of posted to this site. A comment I received yesterday I found to be quite wonderful and, with the author’s permission, I post it here.
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I grew up in the northwestern section of Philadelphia, in an area called West Oak Lane. I lived on a small street not far from a main trolley route that extended from the suburbs (Cheltenham) to a major north-south subway route that led into the center of the city. Looking back, the area was probably a lower-middle to middle income neighborhood. In the 1950

By: Tightwad

Tightwad — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:23:07 +0000

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES….
We enjoyed playing “Kings in the Corner” card game, as well as “Rummy” and other card games. A deck of cards can still be found pretty cheap and I believe that the .99

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:44:39 +0000

When my mother died, I asked my nephews and niece if there was something in particular that they wanted to remember her by. My one nephew mentioned a brainteaser puzzle that my mom had that he used to sit and play with for hours! As a matter of fact, he and his brother and sister used to fight over it. LOL

Scrabble, Monopoly and card playing carried from early childhood to adulthood for all of us. Putting together a big puzzle together kept popping up intermittently. Lots of pleasant memories — like learning how to play poker literally on my grandpa’s knee, while he took his sons to the cleaners.

If your budget is really tight, hit Goodwill or Salvation Army. Ours here has a whole row of board games and puzzles for just a buck or two each.