Playing Cards and Games for Families

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Decks of Cards

Discover the different types of playing cards and learn how to use them. Cards for playing, admiring and collecting

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Playing Card Games

Card Games for beginners to adults. Learn the variations of classic games, or unlock your children’s potential with educational cards

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Games for Families

Gather your family and step into the world of family games fun. Age guides, reviews and classic games re-imagined

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Playing Cards and Games for Families

Age Guides, reviews of playing cards and family friendly games

We strive to connect you with the benefits, joys, surprises and thrills of Playing Cards and Games.

Are you a parent looking for ways to engage your children?

Looking for ways to dis-engage from your hectic life?

Or are you a grandparent ready to share your time with grandchildren? 

 We will also help you rediscover some less known benefits of playing cards and games as a family?

Best Playing Cards Online makes it easy.

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How much fun can you find in the games box? – just ask Ben Cook.

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Turbo your Family Time

Would you like to spend more quality time with your family?

Would you like to encourage your kids away from electronic devices and screens?

Turbo your family into the proven benefits of Playing Cards and other fun and skill enhancing games to:

 

  • Tap into Brain Games
  • Teach your kids about strategy
  • Fun ways to learn numbers and letters
  • Develop Social Skills
  • Increase Communication
  • Improve Mental Health
  • Uncover Hidden Talents
  • Reactivate some muscles
  • Bring Joy and Laughter

We help you choose a game for your Family

 

We draw on decades of games experience from a broad range of manufacturers and suppliers of family oriented games

Best Playing Cards Online – the website – helps you choose or learn a game that suits your family’s needs and lifestyle.

We will encourage you onto the living room floor, sit up at the kitchen table or venture out into your yard. It is time to have some fun with your children, your friends and your spouse.

We will offer you choices and guides to the best games for your family.

Playing Cards and Games for Families is here to help you develop balance and fun in the fast paced, technological world that we live in.

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There is an endless choice of Playing Card Decks

Colored Card Decks

Why add some color to your card games? Why not? Break out and have a look at what is on offer

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Card Trick Decks

Did you know that there are different type of trick decks of Cards? Do you have a budding trickster in your house? Where would you like to start?

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Collectable Card Decks

Card Collecting is BIG. Start your collection with a single deck, or even a single card. You never know where it will take you.

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Waterproof Playing Decks

Kids, playing cards and water do not mix well – it’s a fact. Explore the benefits and choices of plastic cards from a wide range of makers

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Some Card Games to Tempt You

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Solitaire

 

Solitaire or Patience is the broad term for many many card games that are played by one person. The games vary in difficulty and use either one or two deck of cards

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Card Games For Under 5 years

The time honored games of Go Fish, Old Maid and Crazy Eights hit the mark with children as young as three years. Flash card matching games are great for younger children but need more parent input ( to stop the kids eating the card corners!)

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Card Games For 2 players

The list of 2 player card games is pretty long. The age of the players is an important consideration. A two deck favorite is Canasta.

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Card games for 13 year olds

Teens are often very strategic card players. It is a natural progression from rummy to trick taking games. Although they may not admit ir, teens are usually happy to play a very boisterous, loud and hilarious game of SNAP

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More Games for Families

Family Board Games

Which board games are easy to learn? What age can we start playing board games? How do we choose a board game that we can play over and over again?

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Outdoor Games for Families

Tempt your children out of the house with DIY outdoor games. Silly and fun games with little or no gear for you to try

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Fun family games

Build family relationships and  happy memories with fun, interesting and exciting games. Let’s start with the flour game!

Water Games

Get ready for squeals of delight this summer. Bucket and cup water battles, slippy-slidey, and of course water balloon games. For toddlers to grownups

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The Cards and Games ‘Family’

Ben Cook

Ben Cook

The Playing Card Guy

I cannot remember a time when I wasn’t playing cards. Having a deck of cards in my hands feels natural. I don’t play poker or gamble on the cards – that’s not my thing. I am happy playing 500 with friends or Solitaire. It’s just something my parents and grandparents taught me. Playing Cards is just normal.

Charlotte Harvey

Charlotte Harvey

Product tester and mum

Playing cards and games was part of my childhood, especially during family vacations. So when I had my family, I really wanted them to learn too. They have there electronic games, but I like them to develop the communication and sharing that comes when they move away from the screens

Charlie and Isabella

Charlie and Isabella

Product testers

Our family does lots of stuff together. Bella  and I, because of Uncle Ben get to try out new stuff. He gets other people to try stuff too, but we tell him we are his favorites. I am learning card tricks and Bella like the sporty games more.

What our Readers Say

I always like to have some fresh games and activities when I look after my grandkids. ‘Playing Cards and Games’ keeps my games basket up to date. Thanks.

Ada Davies

Babysitter and Grandma

Keeping young kids happy when they are getting photos taken is a real challenge. I like to stay up to date with a few distracting and funny games. The kids like to find something different to what they have at home and I like to shop online. ‘Playing Cards and Games’ is ideal for me.

Ken Creek

Photographer and Dad

Family (Performance) Games you might have forgotten

Music and Song

Make music and song in the home a normal part of life and develop an ear and love for music. Lullaby and action songs and move onto instruments like bells and chimes.

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Charades

Charades is fun social word guessing game for ALL ages. How do you play? What are the rules? Suggestions and ideas

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Role Playing

Get your kids to pretend they are someone or something else. Animals, the local store keeper, or a superhero are always popular with kids. Here are some more ideas

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