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by Molly Wey

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Family Game Night, in a Minute!


We are just getting to the point that our boys (Cooper especially) are wanting to play games. We’ve done some Spiderman Memory, a little Cootie Bug and even some made-up games. It’s always fun to spend some family time together and we’re at the age right now that it’s fun to “let them win”. What isn’t that fun, is the same games over and over. We only have so many board games, only have so much space for them and aren’t going to buy too many more. But, we needed some spice in the game department.

 Ever seen Minute to Win It on GSN? I’ve always loved watching it and often thought about how much fun it would be to play. What I never thought about, was playing with my kids. After reviewing a list of the games they have, and will be playing on the show, I was surprised at how many I thought would be a blast with the boys. The majority of the games require household items. Ping pong balls, solo cups, soda bottles and tissue boxes can make for a stellar family game night! 

 Case in point:

This game is called “This Blows”. 15 cups are placed near the edge of the table in a row. (You better measure the distance from the cups to the table, or the winner will be disputed. This is experience talking.) The contestant stands behind the table and with only the air they blow into a balloon, propel all the cups off the table. And remember, you only have a Minute to Win it! 

The hubs happened to be out of town when we played, but we played with his Mom, sister and her husband. And of course the babies thought it was a hilarious thing to watch! Some of the people didn’t win it when we played and some did the victory dance. 

Cooper had the best time. We played together, so I didn’t get pictures of us, but we have played tons since then. He thinks it is the best game ever. 

 Need ideas for your next family game night? Stop. Watch. Minute to Win it! You will get tons of ideas from Minute to Win it with the new host Apolo Ohno. The all new season begins June 25th at 8/7c only on GSN. Find out more here and by following Minute to Win it on Facebook and Twitter! 

 What Minute to Win it game would your family like to play? Tell me in a comment and be automatically entered to win a $100 Visa gift card! 


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Comments

  20. Stephanie says

    Love the show and play all the time in this house. hanky panky is our fave game!
    (except now I have Ziploc bags full of tissues)
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  45. Stephanie G says

    I'd like to play the one called Bucket Head where they catch tennis balls in a bucket on top of their head, that looks like fun!

  72. Amy says

    You guys definitely had fun! My family love these games and Junk in the Truck is one of their favorites. 🙂 Can't wait to have a game night with my family.

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

  84. kolpin says

    This Blows looks hilarious! Think I'd need to clear out my living room of all the fragiles first before trying though!

  95. Crystal M says

    I'd like to try playing Hoop de Loop with my family this summer. It looks easy enough that my younger boys can have fun with it too 🙂

  111. Janice Crespo says

    The cups with the balloon looks fun – could do that after they tired of trying to get the red cup to the top of the 39 blue cups from another post – LOL – you guys are great!

  112. angie lilly says

    LOL that is hilarious! This is the first time I am seeing this particular balloon/cup game and have to say it is the game I would choose too! Especially since so much of my family is full of hot air! LOL
    Angie
    14earth at gmail dot com

  134. crystalf says

    I think it would be fun to play the Dicey game. It seems like it would be hard to balance six dice on a spoon but fun to try. Thank you!
    crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com

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