Toys So Great Even Adults Want to Play

Most people who know me know that I’m kind of a big kid, so it’s not surprising that I had to restrain myself from grabbing a red pen and circling about 20 items in my latest MindWare catalog.  What’s so great about their products is that a lot of them are really enjoyable for kids and adults alike, and they’re lifetime pieces that you can keep coming back to.  Here’s a short list (and believe me, it was tough to narrow it to these few) of my favs:

• Match Wits With Mensa: I have a cousin who’s a member of this prestigious organization, so I’ve always been in awe of it.  This would also be a great activity to do with my mother, who complains of needing a “brain workout.”
• Mancala for Four: I could hardly contain my excitement when I saw this game and proceeded to ask everyone I know, “Do you remember Mancala?  I found a 4-player version!”  This is totally a game of my generation and was always a fixture on camping vacations - and now my whole family can play!

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Tags: Bananagrams, ColorKu, Cool Kids Toys, Mancala, Mancala for Four, Match Wits With Mensa, Professor Noggin's History & Geography Card Games, Q-Bitz, Risk, Rubik's Cubes, Survivor, Toys for Grown Ups