After a couple years of playing kid games like Hulk Smash and Buckaroo and travel Hungry Hungry Hippos, I’m pretty psyched to be graduating to the real classics. My older son is just about to finish 3rd grade and seems to think he’d like Monopoly because he played the 5 and under version a couple years ago at a birthday party. Since most family game nights end in tears (not everyone can be a winner – especially not me) and since my kindergartner hasn’t yet mastered high finance, I am happy that we found another option.

Clue!

Yup, one of my favorites when I was growing up, Clue is fast becoming a feature of our occasional game nights. So much so, in fact, that we’re now contemplating a Clue-themed dual birthday party for the boys. Their birthdays are 3 days apart, so we’re thinking we’ll have a joint party. Live action clue, using adults as characters, rooms in the house, and the kids teaming up to solve the case.

Stayed tuned – it’s not until August, but dude it will totally rock.