The DailyBzz Campaign for BzzAgents today is a game called Bananagrams which I would really like the chance for our family to try and review since board games and card games are enjoyed pretty much daily in our household. Having this campaign come up brought back a lot of memories and has me thinking about all the differences there are between activities available for families now compared to what was available when I was growing up.
When I was growing up in our household board games and card games were how we spent the most time together. We would gather around the kitchen table or the coffee table in the living room and play which ever game had been chosen for that night. If we went to other family members homes or had visitors over, out came the games. Even after video games started becoming popular and we had Atari and Nintendo consoles in the house we still turned to the board games or cards when a group of us got together.
Now with children of my own I find that we do the same. We have numerous video game systems which we all play individually and together and multiple computers but every night when we sit down for dinner out comes a game or the deck of cards. Both of my children are teens now so sitting and playing games gives us a chance to spend time with them and hear how their days have gone. While playing the games there are none of the teenage attitudes involved or the teenage wanting to go do, we just get a chance to enjoy each other and have a good time at something we all love. When my children have company over they might hit the video games and computer for a short time and then they are digging through the game closet and pulling something out. They will gather around the games with their friends, grab snacks and spend hours having a good time together.
So even with all the different forms of electronic entertainment available today when it comes time to do something together in our household we tend to go the old fashioned route and pull out the games or cards much more frequently than anything else.
How about your household do you play and enjoy board games and cards, do you gather around the various video systems or take it outside for yard games and sports?
4 comments:
I live with a board game designer, so yes, we play ALOT of games. When we go out to dinner or the corner coffeeshop a game or a couple decks of cards are usually in tow. Since we play alot of obscure games, we often are asked what we are playing and where can they get a copy LoL
My then wife and I always insisted that we (two sons), as a family, spent time together when the boys were young. Whether it was cards, board games, fishing, or just walking through the fields around where we lived.
Our sons have grown and have families of their own. Both families have time set aside for family activities.
Where this post has such deep meaning to me right now is, though my then wife and I divorced nearly twenty years ago, she unexpectedly passed away this week. Visitation was last night. Funeral this morning.
Because of the way we raised our sons, our sons insisted I be there, so we could be together, the family we were when they were growing, one last time.
Yeah... the tears are flowing at this moment.
@Desi I'd love to live with a board game designer sounds like a blast.
@DA I'm so sorry for your loss. No matter how long you may have been divorced you loved her enough to build a family with her and even though things didn't work in the long run you still have those years together in your heart. My prayers are with you and your family during this time. Take care of yourself.
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