In our family, board gaming is a well loved hobby. Both my husband and I grew up at the table playing games with our families and it’s a passion that has followed us to adulthood and that we now have the pleasure of sharing with our own children.

First Orchard by Haba
Ages: 2+
Time of Play: 10 minutes

If you were wondering if there are great games to introduce your littlest gamers to that are not only inviting but have rules the kids can actually follow the answer is a resounding YES! 

First Orchard by Haba was the very first board game we bought our daughter and it is still going strong five years and three new gamers later.

One of our family’s favorite games to play is the Magic Labyrinth. In this game, players must navigate a maze to collect different items. The first person to collect five items wins the game – there’s just one catch, no one can see the maze because it’s hidden under the board! Players move a magnetized wizard on top of the board while below a small ball is sliding along the underside thanks to the power of magnets. Not visible to the players are the many path blockers that the ball can run into, breaking its connection with the wizard and rolling its way back to the start where the player must begin again, looking for a different path free of roadblocks to get the special item.

This game can be hard, and that is why I love it.