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!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Raelynnkay
Trouble
Wendy
Life. Ever since my younger son learned how to count money, he absolutely loves to play Life. And, I get a real kick out of watching him be the little banker :) .
Wendy
I’m a member of the forums.
Wendy
I subscribe to the e-mails, too.
Jessica Barnum
My daughter loves to play candy land
Dizzy Mommy
My neighbors and us get together the kids play things like Dora/Diego themed games like candyland or shoots and ladders.
We love playing apples to apples and Catch Phrase. We did play men are from mars and woman are from venus a couple weeks ago and that was just plain funny. I knew my husband better then anybody knew there spouses and vice versa.
colleen
my kids like to play Life and twister.
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Dizzy Mommy
Im a suscriber
Dizzy Mommy
I belong to the forums
rachel
We love Apples to Apples! My daughter is just getting into board games.
Stacey
My favorite game is Wacky 6.
Stacey
I am a subscriber. :)
Nancy
My daughters love playing cutes and ladders with mommy and daddy!
Deidre
We love playing Life. The new game is so much different than the older version so we mix a little of both!
Charity
We love Candyland!
Charity
I’m also a subscriber.
Gina
Our favorite game is a German one called Gulo Gulo. It’s all wooden, and great for all ages. The little ones have an advantage because you lift small eggs out of a bowl, and they’re better at it than the adults!
Gina
I’m already an RSS subscriber!
Dawn Williams
We are more or a card playing family. One of our favorites is Skip-Bo.
Mindy Ranck
I am a subscriber.
Mindy Ranck
My family likes dice and card games like Farkle.
Karla
My favorite game is Monopoly.
Karla
I subscribe to the e-mail.
One Frugal Girl
I absolutely love scrabble!
Karla
I am a registered member on the forums.
One Frugal Girl
I subscribe via email and RSS.
Daniell
We borrowed Sorry from our local lending (toy) library. We have had so much fun playing it! It gave us a chance to play the game with our kids to see if they were old enough to understand it and to see if they would enjoy it. It was a YES on both accounts. I would buy this game.
Daniell
I am a subscriber!!! I am so thankful I found your money saving site!!! =)
loretta
My familys favorite board game is Monopoly. There is 7 of us and we can all play and if we can’t finish the game on Friday evening we leave it set up to finish Saturday evening. We all have our favorite piece and we make homemade pizza. Our family night is every weekend.
Stephanie
Apples to Apples Junior is one of our favorites! My kids love game night with mom and dad more than any other activity. It’s the simple things, isn’t it?