Then the parents take turns asking questions about a subject in that category. They start by choosing an age-appropriate category so their kids are familiar with the topic. Marisa Iallonardo, 37, says her six- and three-year-olds are obsessed with playing trivia on family road trips. “Sometimes we'll play with famous people in mind, but more often than not, we actually play using people we know, which seems to be much more fun for my kids,” she says. You can increase the level of difficulty by reducing the number of questions allowed.įabian-Weber shares that her family typically uses people for their subjects. The person who guesses correctly takes their turn as the player who picks the object. The other players then ask up to 20 yes-or-no questions to figure out the mystery object. Here is a quick how-to if you have never played before: Each person takes a turn thinking of an object or noun. “I played it with my parents and sister when I was little.” “We're a 20 Questions family-a game that stands the test of time,” Nicole Fabian-Weber, 41, tells SELF. The girls love it because they are competitive and think it’s super fun.” 4.

“Plus, there are no materials needed for this game, so we can play it anytime during a trip-in the car or waiting in line. “The girls are practicing their alphabet and using their brains instead of technology to find answers,” she says.

If it’s a really long car ride, we will also name fruits and then vegetables for the alphabet,” she tells SELF.ĭevan says that as parents they love playing educational games with their two daughters. “We go in alphabetical order-antelope, alligator, arachnid, ape_and then move on to B.

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