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.
How much fun can you find in the games box? – just ask Ben Cook.
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.
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.
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
Some Card Games to Tempt You
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?
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
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
The Cards and Games ‘Family’
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Charades
Charades is fun social word guessing game for ALL ages. How do you play? What are the rules? Suggestions and ideas
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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