In today’s economy, a family outing to the movies can put a strain on most budgets! You don’t even want to know what a recent trip to the movie theater cost our family. We dropped over $100 and didn’t even get to watch the entire movie between bathroom breaks and tantrums. From now on, we’re definitely waiting for the DVD!
Luckily Walmart and Hasbro have partnered to help families make memories and enjoy each other at home. This week, stores across the country have Family Game Night aisles dedicated to helping you put together your own Family Game Night for under $40.
Choose a theme like Sweet Tooth Sunday — with Candyland and the sugary sweet movie Pollyanna along with soda and makings for a homemade ice cream sundaes — or Special Mission Night — all about solving puzzles and using your smarts to uncover a mystery and play Pictureka along with secret recipes of creative snacks to enjoy while you watch National Treasure. Or pick from your all-time favorites at affordable prices.
We headed out to Walmart today with $40 in hand to check it out, and the kids were thrilled with both the selection of games and movies. We finally narrowed it down to Trouble and Operation (both faves of mine when I was younger), and the girls picked out High School Musical. We snagged all 3 for just $35, so we have $5 left over to pick up some simple snacks. $40 for a fun and relaxing evening at home compared to $100+ for a disastrous and stressful outing is a huge bargain! Plus the entertainment isn’t limited to a single 2-hour span.
One lucky Deal Seeking Mom winner will receive a $40 Walmart giftcard to put together their own Family Game Night theme!
To enter, tell me what your family’s favorite board game is. Do you have young children who love Candyland, or do you prefer adult games like Apples to Apples?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
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Prize:
(1) $40 Walmart gift card
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday 9/23. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
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Jessica Hunt
APPLES TO APPLES! LOL!
denisse
We love Taboo, Life, and my daughter loves bingo!
denisse
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denisse
I am a member of your forum!
Kim
We love Disney’s Monopoly. It is like regular monopoly but uses Disney characters.
Kim
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Terri
Our family likes Operation and for the little ones Hi Ho Cherry O.
Lisa
My family’s favorite is definitely Monopoly. Our youngest has a knack for the game so the question is always can one of us beat him or will he bankrupt us all yet again!!!
Lisa
I am already subscribed to email
Lisa
I am already subscribed to the forum
Stac
We love Candyland with our young kids!
Jilana
With 6 kids going out to the movies isn’t even an option. My 3 year old loves to play memory games. The rest of my crew is older so they love battle ship and of Wii bowling.
Melinda
Cranium Cadoo is my family’s favorite. My personal favorite growing up was Operation.
molly
We love Candy Land and Cariboo.
Melinda
I subscribe to your e-mail feed.
melissa
My family loves to play Sorry together. Usually my husband gets the short end of the stick, as we all gang up on him.
marlena
Ooh since we have two VERY little one we LOVE chutes and ladders, Candyland, and MEMORY! FUN FUN!!!
marlena
I have subscribed via email!
marlena
I also keep track of you via RSS
Candra
We love Scrabble and games like Partini and Apples to Apples. Our baby is almost a year old, so we’ll probably be embracing some more kid-friendly games in the near future.
Patti
Our family has always liked Monopoly.
Lisa
Our favorite game to play is Life, although my 2 youngest prefer Operation! :) thanks for the chance!
Kindra
We love the game Settlers!
Rebecca
I love Scrabble!
Freda Yoo
Our family’s favorite game is Yahtzee. We’ve been playing it for years!
Amy
We play endless games of Monopoly Jr. I told my hubby that we’re getting a message to Santa to pick up some other games for our kids!
Terri Lopez
Our favorite is Clue. My kids like to play all the different versions of the game.
Liz
We played cherry picker with my son when he was able to count to five. We also play life, even with our littlest ones. I love game night and definitely less stressful than going out to the movies with small children.
Liz
I’m a subscriber too!
Cheryl Burnett
Our family likes to play Chicken Foot or Train with Double 9 dominoes. Another favorite is Settlers of Catan.