We LOVE to play games… and the girls and I will often get out our very favorite game… Settlers of Catan.

If you haven’t heard of this game, it is the coolest thing… and oddly addictive and fun. You set up this board with these little hexagon pieces and make a fantasy country or contenient. And then everyone is a settler and tries to make towns and cities and get resources from the hex you’re sitting on with a dice throw each turn. It’s simple, yet, complex. And fun. Even my little one was playing with us when she was about 10 or so. And there are expansive packs for it, so you can add ships and sailing, as well as knights and cities and all this stuff.

They have a website that explains it much better… but we just love to get a bowl or two of snacks, some pops and just play and laugh and trade resources and build little medieval cities and see who’s gonna win! When they play with their Dad, he usually wins because he’s a really smarty pants about strategy and all that. When we play, we’re a little more into the building and not that worried over who wins! But it’s always fun and better than mindlessly watching the tube.

www.catan.com