Homeschooling

If you are looking for some new board game ideas- try some of the European ones that have become very popular. One from Mayfair Games and All in Wonder are good bets.
They rules are generally easy to pick up and the game play fun without being to stressful- allowing for conversation and social time… Some of our family favorites are Settlers of Catan, Blokus and Ticket to Ride. We also play a lot of one called Carcassonne. The games are good for about ages and up.
I am not much of a traditional board game player- I loathe games like Life, Monopoly and even Scrabble. They just seem so pointless and maybe not enough stress in them for me, Though I have to admit I do LOVE Boggle.
One of my bigger challenges is finding people to play with- or finding time. You can play some of these games online but the fun for me is the socializing