Budget Living: Family Board Game Night | Romance on a Budget

The weekend is almost here and many families will be trying to figure out what they can do together with their time off. Many of the options, such as batting cages, movies, mini golf and dinging out, can be tough the budget. Today I?d?like?to talk a little bit about something that is not only easy on the wallet, but can become a long-standing family?tradition: ?Board Game Night.

This coming weekend,try reserving a couple of hours to play a board game with your significant other or the family. Put aside those cell phones, PDA?s and blackberries and visit memory lane as you open one of those board games you have stashed in your closet. Not only will you get a chance to re-live some great memories, but you?ll create new ones as well. And it?s free.

Don?t?have?a board game? No problem. Games can range anywhere from $2 to $80, depending on the type of game and it?s popularity. You don?t need the flashiest or most popular game to create a fun night. A simple deck of cards for $2 can provide hours of entertainment?and?some great bonding time.

My family began game night a while ago. It started out as a once a week event and it was so much fun that we now do it several times a week. It?s great getting together after a long day and reconnecting with each other. My kids are small, so we play games like Chutes and Ladders and Apples to Apples. After the kids go to bed, my husband and I pull out cards and play cribbage, poker, or spades. Sometimes we place bets on who will win and yes, sometimes those bets may be for sexual favors. Hey?it makes the games more interesting. But I?ll save that for a Budget Romance post?

For now, let?s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we? What was your favorite board game as a kid? Do you play board games now? What is your favorite game that you have in your closet? Tell me about it! I?d love to hear from you.

Note: Photo taken from Morguefile.

Source: http://suzannerock.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/budget-living-family-board-game-night/

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