
Games kids will want to play again and again, from first games for preschoolers to quick-fire challenges for older children.

1. Elefun
Vivid Goliath · Ages 4+ · SRP £19.99
Best for: Active play with preschoolers
Why we love it: Elefun blasts colourful butterflies into the air from his trunk, and players race to catch as many as they can in their nets before they flutter to the ground. Active, giggly fun for little ones.
Elefun blows 25 colourful butterflies out of his trunk, and players race to scoop them up with their nets before they land. Suitable for 1 to 4 players, it gets everyone up and moving. Needs 4 x C batteries (not included).

2. Don't Wake Dad Bluey Edition
Vivid Goliath · Ages 4+ · SRP £24.99
Best for: Young Bluey fans
Why we love it: Join Bluey and friends as they sneak past Dad to grab a piece of pavlova. Roll the die and creep around the board, but land on the wrong space and you have to press the boombox, which might just wake Dad! No batteries needed.
Roll the die and tiptoe around the board towards the kitchen and the pavlova. Land on the wrong space and you press the boombox, which might wake Dad and send you back to the start. Includes Dad, the couch, six character pieces and the game board.

3. Cock-A-Doodle
Vivid Goliath · Ages 4+ · SRP £11.99
Best for: A first game for little ones
Why we love it: How many farm animals can you wake up before the rowdy rooster crows? Pick an animal, press the rooster's wing and wait for the pop-up squawk. No batteries needed.
Players take turns picking animal tokens and pressing the rooster's wing, never knowing when he will burst into a crow. Wake the most animals before the big squawk to win. For 2 to 4 players, with no batteries needed.

4. Guess in 10
Skillmatics · Ages 6+ · SRP £13.99
Best for: Curious kids who love trivia
Why we love it: The award-winning trivia game where players ask up to 10 yes-or-no questions to guess the answer on the card. Themed packs cover everything from animals and geography to pop culture.
Ask up to 10 yes-or-no questions to work out the answer on each Game Card, using Clue Cards and Bonus Questions to get ahead. The first player to collect 7 cards wins. The Animal Planet edition comes with 50 game cards and 6 clue cards in a travel-friendly box.

5. Who Saw What? in 60 Seconds
Skillmatics · Ages 7+ · SRP £19.99
Best for: Sharp-eyed kids who love a challenge
Why we love it: Study a busy picture for 60 seconds, then race to shout out what you saw and get rid of your letter cards first. With 1,000+ objects to spot, no two rounds are the same.
One player flips a busy picture card and everyone has 60 seconds to memorise as much as they can. When time is up, race to get rid of your letter cards by shouting out the objects you remember. Includes 20 picture cards with 1,000+ objects, 75 letter cards and a sand timer.

6. Crossover
Skillmatics · Ages 7+ · SRP £14.99
Best for: Quick thinkers and fast card play
Why we love it: A fast card game of chain reactions. Everyone plays at once, linking pictures to categories and categories to pictures, and the first to play all their cards wins.
Everyone plays at once, linking Picture Cards to Category Cards to build a chain of connections, so pizza can lead to something gooey and on to chocolate cake. Refill your hand to five after every play, and the first to empty it wins. For 2 to 8 players, with 200 cards.

7. Axe Max
Vivid Goliath · Ages 8+ · SRP £19.99
Best for: Competitive kids who love action games
Why we love it: Tabletop axe throwing! Spin Max's arm, press the button and launch your axe at the target. The closer to the bullseye, the more points you score.
Spin Max's arm, press the button and watch him launch your axe at the target. You score more points the closer you land to the bullseye, and quick turns keep everyone involved. Easy for kids to pick up, with plenty of challenge for grown-ups too.

8. Marshmallow Madness
Vivid Goliath · Ages 8+ · SRP £19.99
Best for: Parties and sleepovers
Why we love it: Put on the tiny hands and see how many marshmallows you can shovel into your mouth in 60 seconds. Hilarious fun for parties and sleepovers (just add marshmallows).
Players use a pair of tiny hands to grab mini marshmallows and get them into their mouths before the 60-second sand timer runs out. The player who eats the most wins. Includes the tiny-hand figure, an illustrated face plate and a timer (marshmallows not included).

9. The Sims YaGoBuGi Card Game
Vivid Goliath · Ages 8+ · 3 to 6 players · SRP TBC
Best for: Silly word games with friends
Why we love it: Speak Simlish, the language of The Sims! Build silly words from your cards, say them out loud and match phrases with other players to earn Simoleons.
Draw Ya-Go-Bu-Gi syllable cards, build Simlish words of two to four syllables and say them out loud. Match a phrase with another player to earn Simoleons, and the longer the phrase, the bigger the reward. Includes 120 cards and 90 Simoleon tokens.
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