Grab some Hasbro Games to play on Family Day–February 20th in ONTARIO

As the world leader in family games, Hasbro continues to bring families together around kitchen tables and living rooms for entertaining and fun nights.   With updated classics and new ways to play favorite titles, games are sure to help families create meaningful moments and cultivate togetherness on Family Game Nights throughout the year.

This February in Ontario, we have a special day called Family Day.   Family Day is always on the third Monday of the month of February – every year… This year is will be on February 20^th.   Originally, the purpose of this special holiday was to reward Ontarians because of their hard work and let them spend some quality time with the people they love – their family!

Hasbro offers more than sixty games to help you spend some fun time in the evening after some fun time outdoors with your family on Family Day.

Here’s some titles that you might want to consider.

Guess Who?

Guess Who? doesn’t need an introduction.  This game is well known by many parents and children.    It is a great guessing game where players try to find the one-of-a-kind.  Now the game is even easier to set up and you can download hundreds of fun characters as well.   We used to have one with Marvels characters but unfortunately it was a second hand one and it broke last summer.    So I know the kids will be delighted to have a new Guess Who? game to bring at the trailer when we go camping.

For fun I went to check the download area for the numerous other characters I could get for the game.   I was happy to see that you can download many from various languages as well.   There are some in French for our bilingual family as well as other languages like Spanish, German and others.   I’m disappointed at the numbers of selection though but there are some for dinosaurs, G.I. Joe (my boys will be rejoicing with this one!), Kooky Creatures, Sports, Easter and Littlest Pet Shop (something my daughter will more than likely ask!).   I hope that they will include more choices in the future…  like a Star Wars one maybe?

So having the flexibility to include other characters to make the game more fun is very interesting for anyone.   Guess Who? is a perfect game for younger kids and will help them to develop their observation and deduction skills.

Operation

I never had an Operation game when I was younger until I had the opportunity to review the Cars 2 Edition.  It is definitively a classic in many families.   However, did you know that the new version of Operation also includes Sound FX?  Yes siree!    This skill game includes bells, burps, barks and more!    Grab your tweezers and keep your hand steady while operating on Cavity Sam.   What’s this?…   it sounds like a toilet flushing….   He definitively has problem of bad plumbing.  *grin*   With Cavity Sam you can discover if your operation was a success by pressing his nose.

This will definitively delight your kids –especially boys…    Fun time indeed!  Great memory to build while operating on Cavity Sam!

Twister

Ahhhh! Twister is a game that will allow your kids to stretch out and discover positions they didn’t know they could do.   Again this is another game that I never had the opportunity to play before.    Am I missing something real bad?    I am not sure…  I am definitively not as flexible as I used to be when I was younger.   But I know my kids are flexible – especially my third son who is amazing to be honest.

So discover how twisted you can get with your family this coming Family Day and have tons of laughter in your house (coming from the kids seeing mom and dad trying to keep up with them!).    Memories are guaranteed with this game.

Scrabble Flash

This is an absolute must for every families.  Granted not everyone like to play word games but this one is fun and addictive.   I had the opportunity to review it last year and we have played quite a bit with it.   Often I would play alone but you can play various ways with this game.

This game is more geared for older kids ages 8 and up and will give you the opportunity to develop your vocabulary against time.     Shuffle the cubes to create new words before the time is up.   It is a perfect game to bring on a trip or to visit family.

Cranium Brain Breaks

If I say the word Cranium to you chances are you will know that it is a popular game.  

Since the company released their first game many years ago, they have imagine new game that are a delight for the families everywhere.

This new edition is different and will allow you to have fun for mini games of one-minute each.   When I first encountered this game I immediately though that the packaging was fabulous!

The original Cranium game can take quite some time to complete.  So if you are in a rush and want to have fun with friends or family, Cranium Brain Breaks is a great option.    You will reunite with Creative Cat, Data Head, Star Performer, and Word Worm for a quick game of tickling your brain and getting the brain cells going.  

If you love the original Cranium, I’m pretty sure you will adore the Cranium Brain Break.   Thinking about it this game could also be perfect at the workplace to entertain workers during  lunch time.  

Battleship Live

Expect the unexpected!   Literally!   My husband and I were quite pleased and impressed with this particular game when we had it for review last fall.  We absolutely adore it and my sons are playing with it quite often.     Initially, our first reaction was – “What difference than this game has compared to the original one?”.   Well be prepare to be amazed if you like the original Battleship game because this one is totally different and quite original.    You will never know what will happen as the game is guided by the tower in the middle of it and will bring you challenges and events that can totally turn the results of the end of the game.    

We highly recommend this new edition of a tradition game as it is out of the ordinary and will keep you on the edge from one game to another!  

Monopoly  Electronic Banking

Everyone knows Monopoly.    Everyone has competed to win this tradition game for generations now.    But here’s a new twist to an already popular game.   Before you had a banker and money on the side of the table.   I recall my dad managing the money while my husband says his older brother did it in his family.   Now either my husband or my oldest son is managing the money from our Monopoly Star Wars or Monopoly Marvel games we have.    We don’t own an original game…     Monopoly games are so popular that you can find a version on almost anything out there – even a Canadian edition.   I even have a version on homeschooling believe it or not.

So what’s new with this edition of the Monopoly.   Well for starters you will have electronic banking.  Good bye money.   After all, in this time and age many of us are using bank cards to complete purchases while shopping aren’t we?   So it makes totally sense that Mr. Monopoly gets updated as well.   With the help of the Banking unit, you will be able to pay your rent on time, receive gifts on your birthday and complete transactions rapidly.   You can trade your cash electronically to buy properties, pay bills, collect gifts and debts from your opponents.   

If you are looking for a new way to play Monopoly the Electronic Banking Edition looks fantastic.   Who needs the Monopoly money when you have your own electronic card?
GREAT NEWS!

Hasbro has been very generous in sending me five of the above mentioned titles for a giveaway.   However, I will have to limit the contest for my city and surroundings.   Why?   Simply because the winner will have to either come and pick it up at my place or get it at one of the various places where I go throughout the week like Eagleson Road, Dovercourt, Sunnyside or our church to name the most frequent ones.

Here’s the titles that I have received to giveaway; Guess Who, Twister, Operation, Cranium Brain Breaks and Monopoly Electronic Banking.   A total value of 100$ for all these games.

How to enter?   It simple, leave a comment below and tell me what was your favorite game to play as a family when you were younger.     THIS ENTRY IS MANDATORY!

I personally remember Stratego and Stop Thief which was an electronic game of cops and robbers.  With the electronic device you will follow the thief and try to catch him.   Oh the memories I have with this game.   I wish I would still have it so I can play with the kids and my husband.    It was a fun game that helped me to find clues and try to determine where the thief was.   

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Now having said that…. the only thing missing is the deadline.

Since this blog post is to promote Family Day in Ontario, I am choosing February 20^th to be the last date to enter this giveaway.

Open to residents in the Gatineau/Ottawa area only and pick up has to be done by the winner.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Hasbro Canada for sending me the above mentioned products for review purposes and for the giveaway . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.